Calm down, I'm here:
Kira:
Outside, the street is jammed with black cars and there are about twenty guys in black suits occupying different defensive positions. Patrick stands out. He is the tallest and bares the angriest of expressions. He sighs, visibly relieved when he sees us coming.
Also waiting outside the security cordon are Andrea and Jess's parents, Andrea's husband, Kelly's girlfriend, Aunt Yulia and her husband, and Mila's best friend. Patrick takes me in his arms and crushes me against his chest. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. I thought I would die, I thought we would all die. I thought... that I would never see him again.
— Are you alright? Did that crazy man hurt you? Are you hurt? - He takes my face in his hands and looks at me nervously. He's as scared as I am. Oh, it's so cute. If I wasn't already in love with him, I swear I would fall in love right now.
I sigh.
—I'm good. We are all fine. It was just a scare.
—I'll kill that guy.- Patrick growls.
My aunt and her husband come over, huging me and asking again and again if I'm okay, to which I say yes. A quick glance makes me see Kelly smiling in her girlfriend's arms, Andrea sighing between Niko and her parents, Yess rolling her eyes and protesting while Mila... Mila is shoving her tongue down Cosmo's throat! He is her best friend and neighbor!
—Sir?-One of the men approaches and bows to Patrick.
—Go ahead, Hector.
The suits disperse and I watch in amazement as they approach each of my acquaintances, especially the girls, slightly modifying what everyone remembers.
—Why do they do that, Patrick?- I ask.
—Because the existence of our species must remain secret.
—When that girl hypnotized me, I don't know, it was as if I had been lost in a desert and I swear I was dying of cold.
— Compulsion can be used in that way as well, isn’t only used to modify humans memory, it is also used to control them and even enclose the conscious part of their minds in some kind of fantasies, this makes them easily manipulated. Because they ddon’t resist.
The door to the beauty salon opens and the couple exits. Its evident what they have been doing because the man's clothes are completely crumpled, especially his shirt. The woman's hair is a real mess, and she knows it, I watch her try to tidy it up with her fingers.
The man takes off his cardigan, placing it lovingly on the woman's shoulders. Cleo...and Luca...those are their names, no? She smiles sadly at him. He gives her a quick peck, descends the steps of the short stairway that leads to the door of the salon, walks over to a group of agents, and voluntarily offers his wrists to them. They put a pair of handcuffs on him, put him in a car and take him away.
Cleo sadly watches him leave. Suddenly she seems to remember that she's standing there looking a fright so, I see her walks over another of the black cars, opens the door and gets in. The car starts and drives away.
Patrick yanks me, forcing me into another car. He closes my door, goes around the vehicle and sits next to me entering through the opposite door.
—Let´s go.- he orders and the driver puts the car in gear. I watch as a screen slowly rises, separating us from the driver. Oh, oh... whatever happens back here will be private.
—Listen to me, tigress. This situation is unsustainable. Half the vampire world knows that I'm interested in you and that crazy man is just the... well the second one who has tried to hurt you since you started to have a relationship with me. Therefore you must decide. I erase your memories of everything that has happened wich involves our species or you come to Athens to live with me.- He shoots.
He looks at me, his expression very serious.
—Could you explain better? - request.
I see him sigh,exasperated.
—It's dangerous for you to be with me. You have already seen it. They've tried to hurt you twice in the last four months.
—Will going to live in Athens with you change that?
—Of course. There is a lot of security in the mansion. You will be guarded all the time and I will also be there to protect you.
Patrick:
Looks through the window glass. She is too calm and quiet, it isn’t natural. Another human in her situation would be hysterical.
—The way I see it, it doesn't come down to whether I forget about you or not. This all depends on how you feel about me.
— What?!
She looks me in the eye.
—Think about it, Patrick. You can erase my memory and I can return to my previous daily life as if nothing had happened, but if you love me...if I am important to you...I will continue to be in danger. Precisely because one way to hurt you is to hurt me. So tell me Patrick...Do you love me?
I should lie. I should tell her no, that ours is just convenient sex, that I've only had fun playing with her. But I can't be so cruel, Yulia warned me, when she gave me her phone number, her aunt warned me that Kira had had very bad experiences with men and that if I didn't have honorable intentions, the best thing was to leave her be. My kitty has been betrayed by those to whom she gave her heart. Besides, I can't tell her to her face that I don't love her, that she doesn't mean anything to me, because that would be a monstrous lie.
I take her in my arms, huging her tightly against my chest. By Buddha! If my heart could beat, it would jump out of my chest right now. I caress her hair and her delicate face. She's so beautiful, so sexy, so... mine.
—Of course I love you, kitty. I'm in love with you like an idiot. -I whisper against her lips. She smiles slightly and kisses me.
Then she breaks down crying, sobing against my lips and moaning. She climbs onto my lap and wraps her arms around me. Shaking like a leaf.
—I thought I’d die. That poor man aimed his gun right at my head and I swear I thought I was going to die. I thought... that we wouldn't see each other again.
—Tora, tora, iremise. Eímai edó.- I comfort her, whispering in her ear, stroking her back and pressing her body against mine.
She smiles weakly and wipes her tears with her hands. I dry some with my fingers. She is beautiful even when she cries.
—That's what you said to Melissa when she fell off the chicken coop ladder. – She looks at me suspiciously.- Do you say exactly the same thing to all your girls?
I raise an eyebrow.
—Oh no. I only use these tactics with special ones. – I give her a wink.
She bites her lip and flees from my gaze.
—I like you too, so you can feel proud about yourself, you’ve managed to entangle me in your web Amíntoros. And yes, I'm going to live with you. The girls in the salon are going to kill me, but I think I'll be able to console them, and Mother Maria may sulk a bit, but I suspect that if you donate a good sum of money to the orphanage, she will send me off with a smile on her face.
I frown. So... I confess that I'm in love and yet she only says she likes me.Hmm. I should feel offended, but I don't. She has agreed to move in with me, and I suspect her being able to make it this far is great progress.Besides, I was already getting tired of the constant back and forth between Athens and Spiros and I see many advantages to her living with me.