chapter 7

Liam's POV

I was totally aware that Patricia wasn't really mad at me. She was doing her best to act out but is was too obvious. I knew what she was doing but it was still driving me insane not being able to hold her and spend time with her. She was avoiding us and just stayed at her room all the time. I mean, I do understand her. Everything that's happening is too much for her to process. So we decided to just keep her in the dark as long as we can. Natasha, Hendrick and I decided to talk in our first dialect, not even Samuel can understand us. It was safer that way. Samuel and Mikel also tried to keep their distance from Patricia. I felt bad but we had no choice she might run away from us once she learn the truth.

We made up a plan to reach out to Benedict. We can easily take him down considering we are more powerful than him. The only part we want to avoid is causing unnecessary casualties. And that is what Benedict wanted to have as many innocent lives killed for his selfish agenda. He was able to convince a lot to hunt down and kill Patricia. The number of dead people is increasing. We still haven't figured out the real story why he wanted to end the bloodline of Elisabeth. He knew about the story of our real maker since he was one of the first person Hendrick turned. But we never see the bloodline of Elisabeth a threat to our kind until we learned that they were able to create dark objects that can detect vampires and kill us the originals. But that was more than 500 years ago and those dark objects were destroyed. Elisabeth's bloodline continued to survive and Patricia is the only living relative left. And I am certain that she has no idea about our kinds. How can she end us all when she can't even protect herself. She doesn't even seems to know of our existence. Or does she?

"I want to tell you guys something." Patricia stated. "I want to be honest with you all. I may sound stupid or crazy but I can't keep this from everyone anymore. I have to tell you all or I might end up losing my mind. Can you all please sit down?"

"Love, are you okay?" I looked at her worriedly since she was acting a bit strange.

"I'll be right back. I need to show you guys something." She run back at her room.

"What the hell is going on?" Mikel stated obviously puzzled by what is going on.

"Did you tell her something?" Samuel asked Mikel.

"Me? I haven't talked to her since we got here. Right, now is the only conversation we had. Maybe you did something." He looked at me.

"No. She just slept and we didn't even got a chance to talk." I replied.

"Guys." She came down holding her sketch pad. "Let me just talk and please I don't want any interruptions." She stated. "My parents were murdered when I was ten years old. Everyone thinks that I was just a kid with an over creative imagination. I mean they all said that I might have just been traumatized seeing my parents being killed in front of me. I came to a point that I questioned my own sanity. I thought they were right but when I saw Scott again everything I wanted to forget and leave behind resurfaced. He confirmed that I wasn't losing my sanity." She looked so lost.

"Love, you need to relax. You don't have to tell us anything. I mean, if this is hard for you to do. I'd rather that you just don't say it." I embrace her.

"No, I have to take this off my chest. I think my nightmares would just get more worse if I don't tell somebody about this. I feel like my mind would blow up." She showed as  sketch of Benedict and we all looked at her surprised. "This is the creature that killed my mom. He got away and I want to find him and kill him. But I don't know how."

"Are you certain that he really is the man the killed your mom?" Mikel let Patricia sit down. "Baby girl, it's been a decade how sure are you that he is an actual person."

"His a vampire." Patricia stated. "Scott confirmed to me that vampires exist and they have used some kind of mojo on you so you seem to forget about Stanley." She screamed at Mikel. "I know I sound stupid but I'm sure that it's not just my imagination. It's a fact that vampires exist and my nightmares are memories that are trying to resurface giving me a warning to be careful. I feel like I'm being haunted by this same person. I feel like his just lurking in the dark and would grab me and kill me when he got a chance." She throw the sketches of Benedict on the floor.

"Hey, you have to relax." Hendrick sat next to her and handed her a glass of water. "I promise you nothing bad is going to happen. We'll stay with you and we'll help you hunt down that monster."

"You believe me?" She stare at Hendrick. 

"He just meant that we will protect you and wont let anything harm you." Natasha stated. "Hendrickn has a very weird way of expressing himself when his overwhelmed. He watch too much Super Natural."

"Ahhhh!!!" Patricia screamed. "I really fucking hate this. If Scott haven't died I would have someone that actually believes me. Someone that can confirm that I'm not crazy. And to top it up, I can hear your voice in my head." She glared at me and stood up.

"What?" I looked at her confused. 

"I mean, ever since I woke up from my coma I hear your voice. I mean even before I met you I've been hearing your voice in my head. You were telling me to forget things, not to go back to the club, random things." She stated seriously. "Mikel, do you remember the time I told you about hearing voices." She looked at Mikel. "It's fucking Liam's voice."

"People can sound a like." Samuel stated.

"Yeah, right." Patricia replied. "Tell me, who the hell sounds like him." She slumps back to the sofa. "I even have memory of Stanley and me going to a palace. I have nightmares of being chased by vampires and falling off a balcony. I have dreamed of Natasha draining the blood of Garrett. I am fucking losing my mind." She started crying. 

"Sssshh, love don't cry." I embraced her and Natasha grabbed Patricia's sketches before they left us. "It's okay. There are so many things that are happening around us that is difficult to explain. I promise you that I would do everything I can to protect you."

"I feel safe when I'm with you. Please don't leave me." She pleaded. "I may sound stupid and crazy but please don't leave me. I swear, I am not going insane."

"I would never do that, love. You mean so much to me. I would never leave you. I believe you. I don't think your crazy. You've just been through so much." I kissed her and embraced her tightly.

"Really?" She smiled at me while her tears continue to flow on her face. "Can you be honest with me? What is really going on? Who are we trying to hide from?"

"The less you know the better." I stated. "Listen, you just have to trust me. I would never do anything to put you on harm. I'll explain the truth in the right time. Do you trust me?"

"Yes." She admitted. "I honestly don't know why but unfortunately I do."

"Don't worry, just relax. Why don't you and Mikel whip something up for your breakfast while I talk with the others." She looked at me sadly. "Love, I already told you I'd explain things to you when the time is right. For now please let's not argue. Just do as I say."

"Your a manipulating jerk. But okay. I guess I already have too much running in my head and if you don't think I can handle whatever shit is going on I wouldn't try to ask about it."

"Thanks, love. As for now, the less you know, the better."

I went out the patio and found them checking out Patricia's sketches.

"Mikel, please make sure that Patricia doesn't eavesdrop on us. She's going to make breakfast. I don't want her to hear anything." I stated seriously.

"We are in deep shit. She fucking knows." Natasha stated once Mikel got back in the house.

"Have you tried compelling her to forget?" Hendrick stated.

"I have and believe it or not I can't do it. Compulsion doesn't work on her. Did you not hear what she said? She heard me in her head. Good thing is she doesn't remember my face. She drew Benedict. She remembers every single detail about what happened in the masquerade. I can see it in her eyes." I stated worriedly.

"Great. What are we going to do now?" Natasha stated. "Obviously, we can't take her to the palace now. She fucking remembers everything." She stated showing me Patricia's drawing of the palace. "She'll flip and connect the dots. And we are all going to be screwed."

"Can't you guys just face Benedict instead. I mean you guys are obviously stronger and more powerful than him." Samuel butted in.

"We have to make sure that Patricia is safe first. We can't put her life at risk." I stated frustrated.

"I think Samuel has a point." Hendrick stated. "You protect Patricia and Natasha and I can track down Benedict. We can definitely capture him."

"I don't know but Benedict seems to have found something that he can use against us. After all this years, why would he suddenly have the courage to challenge us." Natasha stated.

"You got a point there. I mean he could have just tried to find and kill Patricia without creating all this chaos. It's like he wanted us to know what he is doing." I replied.

"Or the fact that you have been hiding the last living bloodline of Elisabeth got you involved." Hendrick stated. "I'm involved since I am his maker. He feels obliged to tell me about what he plans to do since it involves our existence. Natasha got herself involved since anything that has to do with you she always want to get into. Nosy Natasha always wants to find out whatever you're doing."

"I know whatever you all are up to. It's like my personal responsibility to know. I just put more interest in Liam since his my best friend and the most interesting among you guys." Natasha responded.

"No, his not." Hendrick stated. "The fact that you slept together is the reason."

"That was ancient history. I know your acting all jealous because I would never have sex with you." Natasha responded. "I am someone you can never have." She screamed at him.

"Not that interested darling. My only regret now is that little kitten is already Liam's. You the hell I care. Your not as attractive as you think you are." Hendrick retorted.

"Guys, please. We are in a fucking serious dilemma here. Can you two please focus!" I stated annoyed. "We need to come up with a plan."

"Let's capture Benedict and find out what he wants. I mean his sired to me so he wouldn't kill me. That would be him killing himself." Hendrick stated.

"Oh, great idea. Why don't you go and find him. And hope that he doesn't stake you and keep you lock up somewhere we can't find you. He can send you to sleep for couple of centuries, I hope." Natasha stated.

"Wait, where the hell is Steven?" Hendrick blurted out. "Why the fuck is he missing?"

"His probably busy with his women. You know Steven always enjoy playing with his human harem." Natasha replied. 

"You have no idea where he is?" I stated glaring at Natasha.

"I have been occupied trying to help you dummy. I don't really like keeping tabs on Steven he always gets himself involve with drugs, women and other illegal bullshits." Natasha stated.

"Shit, we need to find out where he is. What if Benedict took him?" Hendrick stated.

"Steven might be the youngest and the most reckless among us but I think he can handle Benedict. I don't think anybody can harm him." Natasha reasoned. 

"Yes, but his a bit messed up and Benedict could have easily tricked him." I stated. "We need to know if his safe. We can't just leave him out of the dark."

"Then I guess we are going to travel half way around the world to make sure his safe." Hendrick responded. "We can take Patricia with us. I mean she's safer if we are around to protect her."

"True." Natasha stated. "I can't believe the moment I lost interest in Steven's escapade might end up of him being at risk. If only I kept my people to follow his tracks then we won't be here thinking the worst case scenario." 

We had no choice but to go  search for Steven. We all agreed that as of the moment we need to stick together. If Benedict truly have something against us he wouldn't attack us when we are all together. We all have to head over Russia. We had to take Mikel with us, we can't leave him behind since Patricia insisted that she's not going anywhere without him. We need to have a stop in Romania to take some of Natasha's men. We need their help to track down Steven since they know details about where he usually stayed.  

We never really knew how far Benedict would go but we never expected the extent of what he was capable to do. It was never my plan to reveal what we are to Patricia this way but it just happened. We arrived in Romania and the moment we were driving to Natasha's mansion were ambushed by a horde of vampires. We got away safely but Patricia and Mikel were both shocked about what happened. Mikel was not oblivious of what we are but Patricia was another story. She lost consciousness and now have herself locked up in a room at Natasha's mansion. There was no way they would attack this place. It was like a fortress and was highly guarded.