Rejecting The Vampire Lord

chapter 4

Ava

" What?" I asked when she didn't say anything and was lost in her thoughts.

" Nothing," she said, shrugging off my question.

" No, tell me. You were checking me out like a pervert, ``I said, Linda laughed at my remark.

" I was taking your measurement," she said as she leaned back on the headboard of my bed.

" With your eyes?" I asked, raising my brow at her.

" Yeah."

" Now tell me why you came here this early in the morning? And don't you dare to lie, ``I said, as I gave her a warning.

" I came here to take you out of your little shell," she said, sarcasm laced in her voice.

I rolled my eyes as I sat down in front of her. Sometimes I do believe that I am living in the shell that I created after that night and I don't know myself after that.

" Back to earth, Ava," she said as she snapped her fingers in front of my face.

" You know tomorrow is your 21st birthday and I believe you will be working soon and as serious as you are I know you won't go out, so here I am asking for a favour. Please consider this once and I will be forever grateful to you," she said, as she dramatically begged me. I sighed knowing that she won't leave me alone until I say yes.

" Where are we going?" I asked.

" Club!" She said excitedly moving forward towards me as she didn't believe her ears.

" Like a nightclub?" I asked, confirming that I didn't hear her wrong.

" No, in the fighting club," she said.

" Are you serious? Of course, we are going to a nightclub," she added quickly.

" I don't know…. I trailed off not knowing what else to say to her. I have never been to a place like that.

" Oh come on. We are adults. What are you afraid of? Even your parents gave you the green signal," she said.

" I don't have anything to wear," I said, making an excuse.

" Well, I do," she said, smirking at me.

Shi.t I forgot that this girl is always prepared for anything.

" Linda, your driver gave these to you," my mom barged in with bags that looked like clothing bags in her hand.

" Thank you so much. You didn't have to bring it yourself," she said, getting up from the bed as she walked towards my mom. Sometimes I wonder where she learned her acting skills.

" These are the clothes that I chose for both of us to wear tonight," she said, sensing my mother's curiosity.

" Oh my, when are you leaving?" She asked.

" After we are done with our makeup and everything," Linda said, smiling politely at her. My mother nods her head before going out of my room.

" I am really curious," I said and got up from the bed. I made my way towards where Linda was standing. I took the bags from her hand and walked back to my bed. I wanted to see what kind of dresses she chose for us to wear tonight. I know her taste very well, she is beautiful with red hair and she is daring enough to wear big dresses, the dress I couldn't even imagine buying.

" About what?" She asked trailing behind me.

" What school did you go to? And where do you work?" I asked finally after decades. She never told me about herself. Where did she come from? I know she is a year or two older than me but apart from that, I don't know anything about her. And whenever I brought the topic up, she somehow managed to escape.

" Uh… I remember the name of the place that looks like it doesn't exist on the globe," I said remembering the name she told me about. The place where she came from and when I looked it up on the internet I couldn't find any traces. And she is super rich, although she doesn't show that I can tell from her living style and from her house which is luxurious.

" I will tell you everything, miss. I'm a little curious. But first, see the dress I bought for you," she said as she handed me the bag from the pile.

I stared at her and took the bag from her hand. Again she managed to dodge the topic.

I pulled out the Balck dress from the bag and I felt like my jaw just hit the floor.

" Are you serious?" I asked, looking at the bodycon dress that she bought for me. I can tell it is tight enough to stop my breathing system.

" I am dead serious. And don't worry you will be just fine in that sexy dress," she said.

" I don't know," I said, placing the dress back on the bed and staring at the beautiful dress. The dress is beautiful but I don't know if I would look good in that dress or not.

" Believe me, darling you will look gorgeous in that dress," Linda said as if she read my mind.

" We will leave in 10 minutes," she said looking at her phone.

" What! How am I supposed to get ready in 10 minutes?" I asked her.

" Just wear the dress," she said as she took the other bag from the bed and walked towards the bathroom. I stared at her back in disbelief.

" 10 minutes," she shouted from the bathroom. I walked towards my closet and took out a pair of lingerie that will go perfectly with that dress. I quickly wore the lingerie and walked back towards the bed and pulled on the black bodycon dress. To my surprise, it fit me perfectly and hugged my curves without choking me.

I was looking down at the dress on my body when the door of the bathroom swung open and Linda came into the bedroom.

" Wow!"

" Lier, you were saying you won't look good and now look at you," she said, as she checked me out from head to toe.

" Lord will be pleased to see you," she blurted out and clapped her hands in excitement, making me furrow my brows.

" Who? What?" I asked.

She looked taken aback by my sudden questions and somehow looked scared.

" Thank the lord you listened to me and wore the dress, I said," she explained.

" Now we are leaving," she said and started to find something inside the shopping bags.

" Wear this," she said and handed me black heels which looked sexy and would go with the dress well. I took the hells from her hand and wore it.

" Will we go to a nightclub like this?" I asked as I pointed at our faces. Because we were certainly not looking like the people who could go to a nightclub like us. And in 10 minutes it is impossible to do a makeover.

" When did you say that we are going like this?" She said, raising her brow at me.

" Come on, we don't want to be late for the meeting," she said and grabbed my wrist. She took one of them from my bed and started to drag me with her towards the door. I stood there staring oddly at her back.

" Meeting?" I asked, confusion visible in my voice. Today she has been saying all the crazy things and I can't seem to figure it out. She is not like her usual self today.

Hearing my words she froze in the spot and her body went stiff before she chuckled and looked at me which gave me a creepy vibe.

" You will know," she said and dragged me out of my room and towards the stairs. As we reached the living room my parents' heads snapped in my direction.

" Wow," my mom breathed out looking in our direction.

" Looks like you are going to a nightclub," my father exclaimed.

" Oh no, we are going to our friend's house for a girl's night out after having our dinner in a restaurant," Linda lied smoothly.

" Have fun then," my father said.

" Have fun," mom said, wiggling her eyebrows at me. I knew she figured it out by just looking at her expression. I give her a tight smile.

" Bye," I said and hurriedly went away towards the front door with Linda trailing behind me.

" Stay safe," I heard both of my parents say loudly from behind.

After we closed the door behind us I sighed in relief, before looking at her with a glare.

" What?" She asked as if she doesn't know she just lied smoothly when they might have figured out about her or should I say our plan.

" Nothing," I said and walked to her car, where the driver was already waiting for us outside of the car. The driver looked at me from head to toe before clearing his throat as he went inside the car in the driver seat.

I opened the back door and got inside, as Linda followed me inside.

" Look, I am sorry. I know they figured out the truth but it was the only way to take you out," she said.

" Glad that you know what you did," I said. And the driver started the engine and we hit the road. All the way Linda was typing on her phone furiously, meaning she was talking to someone. I didn't ask her anything and looked out of the window. I closed my eyes feeling the breeze on my face, it felt so soothing and fresh after a very long time. I sighed in contentment.

I leaned back, closing my eyes when the car stopped.

" Come on we need to feed our stomach before we go with you… she trailed off making me raise my eyebrows, which she ignored completely.

I gasped after I finally took my surroundings in. I knew she is rich even though she doesn't show off that much but 'luxe' is out of my budget. Normal people don't come here for a haircut. Celebrities and hot shots of the town come here to drain their money.

I didn't know that Linda dragged me inside while I was inside my head.

" Oh Hello, Linda. After a long time," a lady in her mid-forties said, coming towards us with a gentle smile.

" Meet Ava," she said, introducing me to her.

" Nice to meet you, Ava. I am Helen," she said. I gave her a small smile. She is a nice person. Normally people who work in a place like this are arrogant, or at least in my imagination.

" You are really beautiful, Ava. And I am telling the truth," she said, making me blush.

" I love her already," she said looking at Linda.

" Show your love some other time. We need to eat before you start with our work," Linda said.

" Very well," she said as she motioned her hand to the girl who was standing behind her.

The girl led us somewhere inside the house where there was a private room present. I looked at the room and somehow felt strange. I tugged at Linda's hand.

" What?" Linda asked, looking at me.

" Are you sure we can use this space?" I asked. I don't know why but I felt complicated as we shouldn't be here but a part of me is happy to be here.

" Yes, don't worry," Linda said, assuring me. I know she came here a lot so I didn't say anything and walked behind the girl.

After we entered the room and took our seats on the luxurious couch, the meal came shortly. Which looked delicious.

After finishing our meal Linda led me to where Helen was sitting on a leather sofa while reading a fashion magazine.

" Now, let's get started," Linda said, announcing our arrival.

" Gladly," Helena said with a smile as she stood up from the chair and took my hand leading me to a separate room.

" You don't need many things to be done dear," Helen said, touching my hair.

She led me to a chair and made me sit down. There was no mirror in front of me which gave me chills because I won't be able to see what they are doing to me.

After sitting there for hours finally Helen said,

" Done," I sighed in relief hearing her words.

Helen took my hand and helped me get up from the chair and led me to a standing mirror. I stood in front of the mirror in utter shock because of the fact the person's reflection in the mirror was looking different now.

She applied light makeup and gave my eyes a soft smokey look, making my golden brown eyes pop. She applied red lipstick which gave me a bold look.

" Nice," Linda said, looking at my reflection in the mirror.

" Thank you, Helen," I said, as I took her hands in mine and gave them a gentle squeeze.

" My pleasure sweetheart," she said, giving me her warm smile.

" We need to head out now, come on," Linda urged as she started to walk out of the room.

" Bye," I said and followed her behind.

" Have fun," Helen shouted from behind.