From Dusk Till Dawn

Chapter 2

Celeste

Father was proud to hear of my progress and praised me for being smart enough to rent from my brother's clan. He warned me to be careful. After talking to him, I decided to explore the town, see if there was anything interesting that would lead me to my brother. The store told me that they would be delivering my stuff in about an hour, so I decided to ask Angie if she knew of anything to do for fun. Making my way down the stairs, I heard her voice coming from her office, I have extremely good hearing, stronger than vampire or wolf. "She's delectable, you would love her. I am telling you, long, curly red hair, large green eyes, curvy, muscular body, she's gorgeous. If I can convince her to come to the club, you will thank me. She's pure too, I can smell her innocence." I wrinkled my nose at that, ew, that's just wrong. 

I pretended that I heard nothing as I entered her office. She had hung up before I reached the bottom floor. "Good afternoon, Celeste." Angie smiled and I smiled in return. "I was curious, as a new girl in town, is there anything fun to do around here? I mean, I have to spend all day inside, waiting on the delivery guy." I rolled my eyes for effect. Her grin grew, "You know, I was just talking to a friend of mine, he owns this hot club in town. He would love to meet you. Tell me, Celeste, do you have a boyfriend? Girlfriend?" I laughed and shook my head, "I have been too busy with work to think about it. That's why I am here, my boss told me I worked too much and sent me to look for his next location, thought it would be a vacation for me." She clapped her hands, "Great, then you'll come out with me tonight?" I looked down ant my jean shorts and tee shirt, "I made need your help with the shopping, This is pretty much the extent of my wardrobe." I said, sheepishly. 

She agreed with excitement, so after my stuff was set up, we headed out for some shopping. After hours, I had almost an entirely new wardrobe, dressy, casual, club clothes, shoes, jewelry, and makeup, which I knew nothing about, but I didn't tell her that. She told me she would pick my up at nine, that gave me four hours to eat and get ready. I looked up videos on youtube about makeup and after a few tries, I liked what I saw. I slipped on a pair of black leather pants and a black lace corset style top that Angie insisted I wear tonight. I had a pair of knee high black leather, high-heeled boots and they held my dagger perfectly without being seen. I wore my hair down and slightly wild, apparently, guys liked that. Angie knocked on my door right on time. 

Her jaw dropped when she saw me, "Damn girl, you make me want to bat for the other team." I laughed, "You look stunning." She did, she was a tall, graceful blonde, with large brown eyes. She was wearing a light blue dress that was like a second skin, very short, with slashes all through the middle and killer heels that matched. "Let's go, my friend sent a car for us." She winked at me and I locked the door behind me. "Does this friend have a name?" She smiled, "Remmy." I didn't show anything on my face, I knew Remmy was Drakes second in command. I learned all about the ranks over the years. 

We climbed into a black Lincon Towncar and went to a warehouse, at least that is what it looked like from the outside. You couldn't tell that there was anything going on inside. I saw the symbols painted all over the building as well as a warning, from one sibling to another in our native langue, "Trespassing means Death" I sigh internally, this was going to be harder than I thought. "I know it doesn't look like much, but trust me, it's great." Angie elbowed me and I smiled. We climbed out as the bouncer opened the door, giving Angie and nod and eyeing me like his next meal. I rolled my eyes and caught his smile. 

We bypassed the line and went right into a VIP area. Everything was very dark, but thanks to my advanced sight, it was no problem, I did have to act like it was hard to see, since they all thought I was human. I caught sight of Remmy, he was sitting on a large velvet sofa, surrounded by beautiful women. He was sexy as hell. I had seen his picture, but it not do him justice. He was tall, lean, but well built, long honey blonde hair tied behind his head, brown eyes, full lips, and a killer smile, no pun intended. He stood from his seat as Angie and I approached, "Welcome to my club! Angie, it's always a pleasure to see you and I see that you brought a friend." I smiled at him, "My name is Celeste, and you have a wonderful club here, well, what I can see of it." He chuckled, "Angie tells me that you are new in town, where are you from?" He motioned for the women to move so that we could sit. "Athens, Greece." 

He chuckled, "The homeland." My eyes met his in faked surprise, "You are from Greece?" He smiled, "Yes, my Business partner and I moved here a very long time ago."  I chuckled at his joke, yes about three centuries ago, I thought to myself. "How wonderful, Angie, are you from Greece as well?" She shook her head, "Nope, I am a California girl, born and raised. Never been out of the country." I grinned and looked at Remmy, " Étsi, pós tha vroun tin Amerikí?" I asked him in Greek. He smiled, "Eínai i gi ton efkairión." I laughed and looked at Angie, "I asked him how he liked America and he told me it was the land of opportunities."

Angie excused herself, something had caught her eye. I looked at Remmy and he gave me a wide smile as he scooted closer to me. "Boreíte na myrízei ypérocha, mikró louloúdi mou." He whispered into my ear. I turned to face him and smiled, "Den eímai trofímon, allá prépei na doúme Drake." He looked at me in surprise. I guess that line works on all the girls, but not me. He had told me that I smelled wonderful and call me his little flower, barf. I told him that I wasn't food and I needed to see Drake. "We should continue this in my office, it's more private." His words were sweet like he was trying to seduce me, but his eyes meant business. I nodded, doe-eyed at him, going along with his act. "Privacy would be best."

He took my hand as he stood and lead me down a long dark hall and into a modern office. He took a seat behind a large glass desk and motioned for me to sit across from him. "OK, Flower, what is it you want? Do you know who and what you are asking for?" I nodded, "Yes, you and Drake are vampires and it is very important that I speak with him. If he askes, tell him I have a message from Nyx." Remmy's eyes widened and he picked up the phone. I smiled as he dialed my brother.