Masks

There was a knock on Pyre’s door and Balthazar entered as she sat up quickly. “What do you want?” She asked as he took her hand.

“The trial is today and you are expected to be there. The Prince asked for you to be there so you would be able to hear what was happening. Just obfuscating and watching,” he said to her gently.

“Why do I have to come with you?” Pyre asked as she took her hand from his. And why did it have to be him? He is such a jerk!

“Because if you don’t, Jonathan will force you to come with me. You know he can Pyre, so stop this and just come with me.” She sighed and held out her hand to him. He took her hand and they walked to the meeting.

*~*~*~*

Why did I agree to this? Pyre asked as she stood obfuscated as Arianna finished up talking to the Prince about what she had done. Of course, she had done it for the fame. The wanting to be the primogen in a world where there was too much sexism, even among the vampires. Arianna wasn’t going to have a sentence for what she had done because according to her and the Nosferatu clan, Anna was behind all of it. But she finished up quickly and now it was time for Anna to tell why she had done it.

“Anna, why did you do plan what you did?” The Prince asked as he looked directly at her. He was being very relaxed that it was even in his voice. But Pyre didn’t believe that it was in his eyes for in his eyes must be either leadership or intimidation to get Anna to talk.

“I was bored,” was all Anna said with a scoff. “There was nothing else to do, so why not this?”

“That is your reason? That you were bored?” Justinian asked as he was also invited to the meeting.

“Yes, Mister Justinian, that is my reason. That and the fact that you are a son of a…”

“Anna,” the Prince said to quiet her swearing. “I do not think we need anything else out of you. Your punishment will be that you are going to be sent to California and you will be blood bonded to Mister Justinian.” Anna said nothing as the sentence was pasted and the two Nosferatu left. After the trial, Pyre went her separate way as Balthazar went to go talk to Jonathan.

*~*~*~*

“So Daisy, what is it you do exactly?” Pyre asked on her second meeting with the woman.

“Well, I do a lot of things,” she said with a Southern accent. “One of them is being your helper, which seems to be paying well so far.”

“I’m glad you think so. How is your wine?”

“It is fine, Miss Pyre. That is such an odd name…did your parents name you that or was this name of your own making?”

“My parents named me Pyre and they were very odd. Listen, could we go back to your place? I don’t really like being out in public a lot.”

“Why sure, Miss Pyre, we can. Its just across the street in that new fangled Holiday Inn. They just finish building it about a couple months ago.”

“That’s sounds fine,” Pyre said with a smile as Daisy took her back to her room. As soon as she entered the room, she gave an order. “Pack up as you are moving in with me tonight. Your bill has already been paid and you will be paying me back, got it?”

“Yes, Miss Pyre,” Daisy said as she packed up quickly and then looked to her now mistress. “Where are we going now?”

“To my place,” she said and they walked down to the sewers. “It is time for you to know exactly what I am.” She said as they walked all the way to Pyre’s haven. And Ward watched them all the way down through the security cameras that Jonathan had installed. He was still watching as Pyre told Daisy the truth and then removed her mask. But to Pyre’s luck, she did it after she had blood bonded Daisy to the fullest. He was also watching when Daisy tried to kill Pyre and told his domitor about it.