Dawn 'till Dusk

Part 28 - The Woman in Red

I woke up, laying on a rock, on a beach. How the hell did I get there? The rock was huge, but I got off easily, just by jumping. My feet landed featherlite on the sand. I looked at myself, I was wearing a long gown, no footwear.

‘Is anyone there?!’ I yelled.

No answer, but it felt like someone grabbed my shoulder ever so lightly. I looked around me, but I was all alone, it was such a peaceful place. I sat down on the shoreline, looking at the gentle waves.

‘You bitch!’ I heard a voice yell in the air.

I scrambled to my feet and looked around me again, but I was still all alone. It had been a woman’s voice, none that I knew. It couldn’t be one of our pack, I would have sensed it.

‘Who are you? How did you get me here?!’ I yelled back.

‘You are nowhere!’ she yelled.

‘Who the hell are you?!’ I screamed.

Again I felt hands on me, my shoulders and my cheek.

‘I am your doom, your demise. You WILL die by my hands!’ she screamed.

A flash of red passed me by at inhuman speed, realisation dawned on me quickly.

‘Vampire!’ I hissed.

I tried shifting, but I couldn’t. A growl emitted, from deep in my throat.

‘Ha.. ha… the puppy can’t protect herself.. You’re in my realm now..’ the woman sneered.

‘Leave me alone!’ I yelled. ‘I never harmed you!’

Two hands closed around my neck, choking me from behind. I clawed at my own neck, trying to shake her. When she finally let me go, I turned around. The woman was slim and tall, her brown hair flowed perfectly around her heart shaped face. The red victorian dress she was wearing was blowing in the wind, she was beautiful, but I had never seen her in my life. From between the folds in her gown she got a knife, she stepped forward and plunged it into my stomach.

I opened my eyes bewildered. Grabbing at my stomach, immediately. Daniel, Kayleigh and Christopher came into view. I backed away, I felt like I was being suffocated, fear dominated my mind.

‘Are you okay?’ Christopher asked me, he looked so worried.

‘What happened..?’ I whispered.

They all took a step or two back and I noticed I was in my bedroom, like I had before.. before I went to sleep. That was it, I had gone to bed.

‘We don’t know, my Luna. You were yelling, nothing woke you,’ Daniel explained.

I ran my hand through my hair and looked into the warm amber eyes beside me. Christopher tried to look calming, but he was frantic, I could feel his fear along with my own.

‘It was a dream.. It was nothing..’ I whispered.

‘It didn’t sound like nothing,’ Kayleigh said.

Daniel gave her a glare, but I ignored her. I didn’t know what they had heard, but it was a dream. Nothing to worry about.

‘You two are dismissed. Daniel, check on the guards and get some sleep,’ Christopher said.

Both of them bowed their heads and they left, leaving me alone with my precious mate. I was still looking at the door when he put his arms around me, hugging me close to him.

‘Are you okay, muffin?’ he asked me.

‘Not yet, but I will be. It was just a stupid nightmare,’ I told him, trying to convince myself.

I turned in his embrace and hugged him tight, which actually made me feel a whole lot better.

‘Can I just..’ Christopher whispered, pushing me off a little.

‘What?’ I whimpered, I didn’t want him to let go.

‘You clawed at your neck, you have some shallow wounds, I would like to check them out,’ he said.

I let go of him and instead of letting him look, I got to my feet and ran over to the bathroom, looking at myself in the mirror. My neck was filled with little scratch marks made by my own hands, the side of my face was purple due to a bruise. My stomach was hurting me again, but when I pulled up my gown, there wasn’t a wound. Christopher appeared behind me, I saw him in the mirror. Gently he closed his arms around my waist and pulled me back up to his chest.

‘I love you darling,’ he whispered tickling my neck with his breath.

‘I love you,’ I said, turning in his arms.

I cupped his cheeks and pulled him into a passionate kiss. I loved having him this close, especially when he was calm and kissing me. I could feel his passion pouring into my soul, it turned me on. I asked acess to deepen our kiss and gained it gladly. He pulled me up on the sink, which made me wrap my legs around his waist. I broke our kiss off and started kissing his neck.

‘Oh muffin,’ he moaned.

I kept kissing him in his neck, gently nibbling on his ear. That earned me another moan and a pinch in my butt.

‘Oh Chris, my dear.. Take me to bed?’ I whispered, nuzzling into his neck.

He picked me up from the sink by my ass and carried me to our bed. While he was walking, I gently kissed his neck and caressed his muscles. He placed me down gently on our comfortable bed and kissed me fiercely. I could feel he needed this too, we needed each other. He was laying on top of me, kissing me passionately, he pulled up my gown and down my panties. A little giddy, I pulled down his boxers, revelling in his perfect body.

‘You are beautiful,’ he whispered, giving me a little kiss on my ear.

I played with him, kissing him, touching him and he loved it. He started to pleasure me, which made me close my eyes. When I closed them, a flash of red and brown passed above us. I pushed Christopher off me and got to my feet, looking around the room for the woman.

‘What is it? What’s wrong?’ Christopher asked.

He could feel my anxiety, he knew I felt uneasy and was in fighting mode.

‘The vampire..’ I muttered.

‘He’s dead darling, don’t worry about him.’

‘Not him.. The woman.. My nightmare.. Oh Chris.. I think I’m just… It was nothing, really. Maybe we’d better sleep..’ I muttered.

I was just standing there, still in my nightgown since he had only pushed it up.

‘Okay darling. Let’s sleep,’ Christopher said.

He felt my fear, I knew he did. He grabbed his boxers and put them on.

‘I’m sorry. I’m just on edge… everything happening,’ I muttered.

I knew he had to be disappointed, but he was so sweet giving it up for me. I grabbed my panties, putting them on as well. I got into bed with him again when I heard a maniacal laugh.

‘Did you hear..?’ I whispered.

‘I didn’t hear anything, are you alright darling?’ he asked, pulling me close to his body.

Soon we both were asleep, this time luckily no nightmares.