Finding My Fate

He Might Be My Fate

Henry's POV

    I could smell a rat on her. She was with a human and I had to find out where she was and what she was doing with him. "Where were you?" I growled at her.

    She was looking at me like a deer on a headlight. She better be scared of me. I could ruin her life. I smelled her neck and my fangs quickly made their way out and scratched her, causing a yelp to come from her.

    "Please don't do it" she whispered, thinking I was going to mark her. I laughed and held her against the wall. I licked the scratch that I made on her neck since I caused her to bleed a little.

    "You will be mine in just a few weeks, and then you will respect me and adore me," I said and walked out, leaving her crying. I put up my best face and walked back downstairs. Holly and Frederick were still on the Foyer and I could tell they were upset.

    "Did you talk to her?" Frederick asked. I nodded and looked at Mariano who was snarling lowly at me. "You might want to control yourself. You are just a chauffeur, nothing else. I still don't know how this family still has you working for them"

    "Now hold on Henry. Mariano is a loyal employee. He has been with us for centuries, and I would appreciate it if you showed him some respect"

    "Respect? Did he respect you when he was an accomplice of what your daughter did?" I feigned hurt. I needed them on the palm of my hand and a little dramatic flair was a good way to gain their trust "no Frederick, you should not allow things like these"

    Frederick looked at Mariano and told him to wait for him in his office. He was sure to pay for disobeying his master. When I married his daughter, I would make sure everyone here respected and obeyed me too.

Camilla's POV

    I cried for what seemed like forever and I was really exhausted. I went to the bathroom and decided to take a warm bath. My muscles were stiff and I was stressed out by Henry. While the water filled the tub, I took my clothes off and my mind wandered off to Andrew. His kindness, how shy he was with me, his stuttering was so adorable. I wanted to see him again. I needed to see him again.

    I got in the bath and the water relaxed my muscles. I spent a long time in there trying to relieve my aching body. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath when suddenly my phone rang. I grabbed it from the table next to my tub and it was an unknown number. I answered it and on the other side, there was a voice that instantly comforted me.

    "Hello, Camilla?" it was Andrew and I couldn't help but smile.

    "Hi, Andrew. How did you get my number? I don't remember giving it to you" I asked with curiosity.

    There was silence. "I am s-sorry, I took the initiative to ask a-around in the Café, Please don't get mad. I really liked hanging out w-with you and wanted to hear your v-voice" he said.

    "Andrew, first of all. Stop stuttering" I chuckled "and second, I am not mad. I am actually happy to hear your voice"

    I could hear him let out a breath, relieved at what I said. I could also hear his heart beating through the phone. I smiled at the sound of it, it was soothing.

    "Well, I am glad. I was wondering if we could see each other again? I mean for the photoshoot" he said. I was sure that was not the only thing he wanted to see me for.

    "Of course. How about sometime during the week maybe? Since you are on Spring Break, we can do it then" I mentioned and the line went silent again.

    "Andrew? Are you there?" I asked.

    "How did you know I was on break?"

    "Just an instinct" I replied. He laughed on the other side of the line.

    "Well, I am available Monday if that's okay with you" he mentioned and I quickly said yes. We almost agreed to see each other around noon in the park. I am not sure how it would work out since I was sensitive to the sunlight.

    "Um, Andrew? Can we meet in the evening instead? I heard photos come out beautifully on the moonlight, and I heard that it will be a full moon on Monday, so they might come out perfect" I suggested to which he agreed.

    "Great! So see you Monday?" I asked excitedly.

    "See you Monday" we hung up and I let out a contented sigh. I was going to see him again and I couldn't wait. After the bath, I was hungry again and went to the kitchen to get some O-Positive blood. My favorite.

    I went into the kitchen and Mariano was there drinking. I just walked by him and grabbed a bag in the refrigerator and warmed it up in the microwave. We had human servants so we kept two different refrigerators and microwaves for each item, as to not make them sick.

    I waited for the microwave to finish when I heard him clear his throat behind me. "I don't want to talk to you Mariano" I said letting out a big sigh and losing my patience with how long this piece of crap was taking with my blood bag.

    "I am sorry Ms. Montgomery. But your parents were really upset and I was stuck between a rock and a hard place"

    I turned around and looked at him in disbelief.

    "I trusted you Mariano. You were my Holder of Secrets. I could always count on you. How could you betray me like this? I thought I was your little girl" I said in the verge of tears.

    "You are like my little girl. I love you sweetheart, but your parents would kill me. They are very powerful" he replied while walking closer to me. He extended his arms waiting for a hug. I crossed my arms on my chest and looked away while shaking my head.

      "Come on Sweetheart, I know you want to hug this old man"

    I rolled my eyes and let out a chuckle. I couldn't be mad at him. He has always been there for me. I walked and hugged him. The hug felt so natural, so loving. I haven't felt this way with my dad. Maybe because he never showed me the love Mariano has all my life. I just wished he was my father instead.

    We pulled away when the microwave finally beeped, letting me know the bag was ready. Mariano sat down on the table to read his newspaper. I took it out and served it on a mug. I just stood there looking at it.

    "Mariano? What's it like to have a normal life?" I asked turning around to face him. He put the newspaper down and looked at me with a curious gaze.

    "What do you mean little one?" he asked. I looked back at the mug and all of a sudden my appetite was gone. I put the mug in the refrigerator and turned back to him "what was it like to be human?"

    He took a deep breath and linked his fingers together, looking down at them and thinking how to tell me. "I was a very sick man Ms. Montgomery. I had a rare disease back then and in that time without the proper medicine, I was going to die anyway. So in my case, being human sucked. I met your father who was the doctor that helped me out and he offered to turn me. I couldn't pass the chance to be healthy and strong. The only perk is that I would live forever"

    "How was it like to eat and drink normal food?" I asked.

    "Why suddenly ask these questions? Does this have to do with the human boy you met today?"

    I nodded hesitantly. "I don't want him to find out I am a vampire. He will freak out and stop talking to me, and I don't want that. I want him to be my friend" I replied.

    "Something tells me you want more than that" he could really read me like a book. I sighed and nodded once again.

    "I am trying to find my fate Mariano. And I have a feeling he is just that. My fate"