Change the mood

"Who is Brandon, and why would he stalk you? Jackson ask, "Is he some serial killer or something like that ?" He chuckled

"His name is Brandon Taylor, and no he's

not a serial killer. He's a plastic surgeon, he's also my possessive ex boyfriend, and that's the reason he is stalking me."

"Did he give you that cute ass and those pouty lips,"He teased, "now he wants his money back . Or perhaps he just doesn't want someone else to enjoy his art work."

"He didn't give me a damm thing. She mumbled "these are my lips and ass. The ones I was born with."

Alex set quickly reading the message from the front gate half listening to the bickering between Karmen and Jackson glancing up he smirked " the front gate said it's Ethan Boyett but he left his ID at home."

Karmen stammered frantically " ...itit..it's not Ethan, it can't be."

"Oh hell Alex ,I will go see, I party with Ethan , if it's Ethan ,I will bring him out here with us . If it's not ,I will run who ever it is off ." Jackson nonchalantly replied

Not wanting Jackson to brother going all the way back to the castle , at this time of night, but seeing her best friend having a meltdown ,Lexi sighed . "Karmen why don't you call Ethan?"

Karmen had become a hot mess from all the stress of thinking about Brandon killing her . When it came to anything about him coming near her .She trembled in fear and her mind turned to mush .Mindlessly she nodded .

Picking up her phone in her shaking hand

she placed the call, to get no answer. frightened, she sobbed "I told you it's not Ethan, he's at the club, that's why he's not answering."

"I'll just call the front gate, and ask to speak to whoever it is,Alex said as he picked up his phone, pressing one button.

Front gate [Your Majesty ]

Alex [Chris let me speak to Mr. Boyett]

Front gate [Yes Your Majesty ]

Alex leaned forward whispering in Lexi's ear ,"Sweetheart, I will let you talk to who ever it is , you know Ethan's voice" He said handing her the phone as he watched her carefully while speaking to the caller.

Lexi [Hello]

Caller [Is this the secretary, I would like to see Karmen Boyett]

Lexi [Sorry sir but she's not here, Can I take a message?]

Caller [No, message.]

Silence.....

Shaking her head she handed the phone back to Alex " that's not Ethan."

"Are you sure Sweetheart ?"

"Yes, I have talked to Ethan all my life, I would recognize his voice and he would recognize mine."

A frantic Karmen stammered "I... I .t.told you Lexi . But I don't know how he found me."

Alex being used to dealing with security issues ask her, " do think he has a tracking device on your car ? I doubt if it's on your phone, because he thought you were at the Castle . If you don't mind, I can have Castle security go through your car with a fine tooth comb ."

"I don't mind, I would really appreciate it." Karmen mumbled covering her face with her hands sighing heavily into her palms.

For some odd reason seeing that the smart little cookie in distress a strange sadness settled in Jackson's chest he even felt as though he needed to help her out somehow ."karmen, He could have a microchip anywhere. Do you have anything he has given you. Like a necklace, watch, any type of jewelry or maybe even something like a purse at the castle ."

"I don't know, I only dated him for about three months. But he gave me gifts all the time. I will look when we get back to the castle." She sobbed

Curiously Jackson ask" you said he's not a serial killer so what are you afraid he will do to you? "

Nervously she twirled her big diamond ring around her finger in a circle ,the one she got last year for her birthday from her dad , tugging her brows tightly together ,she Stammered. "I really don't know, the day I broke up with him. He went crazy and attacked me."

Outraged by what he just heard Jackson

cursed , thinking to himself this man has got to be one of the biggest ,sorry ass cowards he's ever heard off."What kind of bullshit is that, he hit a little girl". He ask

She struggled trying to find the right words , "Ah..A No he threw me in the floor and Ah .. tried to force me to have sex with him."

What she uttered for some reason caused a wave of rage to wash through him like he had never felt before. Taking a deep breath he ran his hand through his hair and began ranting "This guys not just a coward, he's a fucking pervert forcing himself on women." Struggling to stay calm he breathed ," How long has the damm pervert been following you around?"

"I have only seen him twice, once at the mall and yesterday out on a country road beside Ethan's mansion. That's why I had decided to stay here until it's time for me to go back to school in August."

Relief sweep through his mind ,knowing Alex has already put extra security in the Castle for Lexi. If she stays inside the Castle with Lexi she will be perfectly safe.

"Hell Karmen if you're going to stay here, you don't have anything to worry about. Alex has already made the Castle safe for Lexi."

She sighed , "I just hope he don't find me here at the lake house."

"Is that why you wanted the bedroom at the end of the hallway? " he questioned "You don't need to worry about it, no one can come in this house with me and Alex here. We can hear exceptionally well."

"Karmen don't worry," Lexi reassured her, " you should have seen what Alex done to the vampire that tried to kill me. Jackson and Alex are better than all the security guards in the castle "

Not believing what she just heard ,she ask Lexi to repeat herself. To make sure her ears weren't playing tricks on her or her mind hasn't gone numb.

"Kill you ,oh my lord Lexi ,what are you talking about, someone tried to kill you?"

"Yeah, but Alex pulled his head off ."she nonchalantly replied with a wave of her hand as if it was no big deal.

Now she felt like a big crybaby winning about her ex boyfriend following her around . When Lexi was acting like it's just a every day thing, for someone to make an attempt on her life. She decided to trust what they are telling her and just have another drink.

"Jackson can you please make me another tequila sunrise, with another shot on the side. "They really help me relax and I just want to forget about Brandon and have a good time."

He smiled, "Karmen , I will be happy to make you a drink , I will be right back.

Hoping to relax and have a good time she asked Alex "did you put a out door sounds system in this house?"

"I did , would you like to listen to some music , Alex replied, taking out his pocket he pushed in a code, instantly the mellow song (drift away )filled the air.

And the Princess and the debutant duo springs into action with their imaginary microphones .

Jackson came back to a whole different atmosphere, from the time he had left. Alex was leaned back in his chair ,smoking a cigarette with a big smile on his face. The Princess and the debutant were both having a great time, It had him wondering if Alex had used his abilities to change the mood, or was it just the mellow music that filled the air .

Being the last person to ever question a good time , he opened another cold beer and joined Alex. He leaned back in a chair enjoying the night and the music.

How ever ,his peaceful moment didn't last long, when a familiar song blasted into the air .Immediately the Princess and the debutant headed their way , he knew a (Git up challenge) was in his future. Him being a party animal, it was no sweat, however Alex was a different story.

A Vampire king who works all the time , should really stick to the rumba or a waltz with his beautiful wife. The girls tried to help him out all they could , he did real good (taking it to the left then to the right, however that hoedown part not so much.

When the( git up challenge )was over the girls didn't let them return to their comfortable chair. Oh no! not just yet.

They all did the west coast swing to the song brown eyed girl, they did the jive to the song (candy man, )and of course they slow danced to the song (feels so right. )

After that Alex turned on his Bluetooth and danced with his beautiful fiancé to the song he picked for their wedding first dance.

Time passed by quickly , and it was getting late ,every one was ready to call it a night and go to bed when Karmen ask "what are we going to do tomorrow?"

Alex had already planned to take Lexi fishing in the morning. Because that is one of the things she told him she liked to do.

Alex smiled politely"we are going fishing in the morning, you're welcome to come if you want to. The lake has some nice trout in it. You don't need to know how to fly fish, you can use a spinning reel if you like."

"I don't really know how to fish but I know Lexi likes it. I think I'll try it out. What time are we going?"