"Wait," Nathaniel began, catching my arm, "I'm serious you know, about what I asked yesterday." I stared up at him, his eyes were soft, but they held mine intently. 

I licked my lips. "I know Nathaniel, but you know the ru…" 

He waved a hand, "screw your uncle's rule. Do you always listen to him? Are you just a puppet on his strings?" 

I narrowed my eyes. 

Nathaniel let go of my arm and held his hands up. "I’m sorry, I meant no offense. But, just, have dinner with me." Nathaniel shoved his hands into his pockets and gave me a crooked smile. I sighed, mostly because I had wanted this since the first time I had met him. But there was the other part of me that knew this only meant trouble. 

I looked around to make sure we were alone before responding, "Fine, I will pick you up after I get off work."  
 
Even though I knew agreeing to a date with a vampire would only lead to heartbreak. 
 
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"What the h*ll," Samuel whispered in awe of the chaos around us. Vampires were running everywhere. I saw some vampires screaming at each other, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. I grabbed a younger vampire as he tried to sprint past us.


His eyes had gone wide with fear, "There was a break-in an hour ago. Some shifters snuck in through the back entrance and killed some of the arriving vampires." I let him go and he sprinted into a side room.


I pulled Samuel under the stairs so we could be outside of the chaos. Why was Thomas letting everyone just run around like this? Who was in charge?


"Go check the cameras, you know what to do," I whispered. Samuel nodded and I watched as he stuck to the shadows as he made his way upstairs. I stayed under the stairs for a few more minutes, trying to figure out what to do first. This was unlike the shifters, to pull something off this big.


Chapter 26: Frenzy in the Warehouse