Chapter XII

I tried to free myself from his embrace but everytime I tried to push him back Ademar pulled me closer to him. He was stronger than me, much stronger than me.
He pushed me up against the cold steel bars of one of the cells, removed my blindfold and continued to kiss me. For a moment I saw that his eyes had a different shade of blue. A darker one. I have not seen this colour in his eyes before.
I felt this incredile thirst in him. A thirst he could not quench no matter how much he drank.
Ademar removed the right strap of my dress and he began to kiss me on my bare neck. It was cold down there but his kisses were warm. Our bodies generated heat and I did not feel the cold.
Now that I was this close to him I could feel his emotions even better. I was sensing a strong feeling of love from him and I also felt sadness. I do not know the reason that caused it. Maybe it was this place. The cellar, something happened here some time ago. Something that made him sad and everytime he comes down here he remembers.
What was I doing? He led me here. I was exactly where he wanted me. He was in control. I was trapped between him and those steel bars. I let things go too far.
I grabbed the key from the cellar with my right hand and pushed him away with both hands. This time he backed away.
I opened the cellar door, got in and locked it.
He looked at me confused. His eyes had the same shade of dark blue. They were hypnotising. I looked away.
"What are you doing?"
"You like to play games. Here is a game for you: come and get me!"
"You want me to free you from the prison?"
"Yes, without using the keys. Can you do it?"
I flashed the keys in front of him and threw them on the floor.
He laughed.
"Mon ange, I did not know you like to play games too."
I did not want to play any games with him, I wanted to see how strong he was.
I wanted to see if he can bend the steel bars with his bare hands.
"I do not need to bend those steel bars to get to you!"
This black smoke appeared from nowhere and surrounded me and Ademar. He dissapeared in it. I could not see him anywhere.
"You are doing this!"
"Of course I am. Are you having fun?"
I did not know what was going on but I wanted to get out of that place as soon as possible. I began to search the keys on the floor but it was too dark to see anything.
Why did I throw the keys on the floor? I should have kept them.
"Ademar I had enough. This stops now!"
I heard a disembodied voice coming from everywhere.
"I decide when the game is over!"
I continued to look for the keys and eventually I found them.
I unlocked the prison door and ran out of there. That black smoke followed me up the stairs.
I stopped for a moment and looked back. I saw Ademar at the bottom of the stairs. He had his eyes on me. I saw sadness in them and regret. I wanted to go back to him and let him kiss me again. It felt so good in his embrance. I craved for his touches. It has been so long since I let a man touch me.
He did not say anything. I think he knew he went too far too soon.
The black smoke dissapeared. The game was over and I lost.
I went up to my room and tried to sleep. It was 4 am in the morning and I was tired.
I closed my eyes and tried not to think of him but it was impossible.
What is he doing to me?
What does he want from me?
I am not ready to start a relationship with another man.
Ademar is not like other men. He is a vampire and I am only human.
I do not know if he is serious or he is just playing games with me.
At least I learned something new today: vampires can dematerialize.
I heard music coming from downstairs, Ademar was playing the piano really loud this time. He was doing it on purpose to keep me awake. I put my pillow over my head but I still heard the music.
He was playing Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Bach.
I waited for him to stop playing that song but after he finished playing it he started to play it again and again. I could not stand it anymore.
I got down from bed and went downstairs to tell him to stop it already. He does not need to sleep but I do.
As I approached the living room the music got louder.
I opened the door and shouted at him:
"Are you insane? Enough with this loud music! I want to sleep?"
He stopped playing and turned around to face me.
His eyes were black as coal and terrifying. He opened his mouth with those sharp pointy teeth and growled at me.
"You woke up the monster!"
Monster, what monster? What was he talking about?
I made a few steps back and he got up from the chair and ran at me. I tried to run too but I froze. I could not move.
Ademar grabbed me and bit me on my neck. It hurt. I could feel my blood running down my shoulder and I could not do anything. I was trapped.
I screamed and screamed until I could not anymore. I lacked the strength to do so, I was weak.
Ademar let me go and I collapsed to the floor.
The moment I hit the floor I woke up. I was still in bed in my nightgown. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes.
It was all just a nighmare. A horrible nightmare. Ademar would never hurt me like that. Never!