Prey

Chapter 28

Doe's POV:

A few months after getting purchased, I learned that I enjoyed the limo rides around town whenever Xander needed to get something done.

Then again, I'm pretty sure I came to enjoy most things that involved getting out of that castle for a bit.

This, though, was one of my favorites.

I'm sure many would find that weird, but for me, it was like a way of integrating into normal human society but from a safe distance to avoid any of the... looks they give you when they find out what kind of human you are.

It was just interesting to me to see the city the window overlooked up close. See the way these people interacted with each other and such.

But today there was very minimal of that due to it being the day before the bloodmoon.

So, most of society was closed to their own accord to... prepare I guess.

I turned away from the window, facing the vampire who sat across from me.

The look on his face told me that he'd rather be doing quite literally anything else as he rested his head back against the window behind him.

Every month he had to go and inspect the place where Lord Bronwyn decided to hold the blood collection, as well as pass off the information him and Nico had been working on for the past couple of weeks to the vampires who perform it.

A process he despised more and more each month.

I spotted the inner frame of the large round tent-like structure they put up for the collection as soon as we passed over a slight incline, hearing Xanders almost immediate exhale at the sight of the vampires he was going to have to interact with.

"You better hurry and put on whichever one your personas makes you look like you know what you're doing," I advised with a healthy amount of mockery.

"You don't think I'm trying?" He responded flatly, shaking a hand through his hair and straightening his posture.

He even fixed the collar of his shirt.

I peered out the window again as the limo slowed into a stop, looking over the pair of vampires that were staring down at us, probably the ones waiting for Xander.

"You're probably fine," I began, "These ones don't look as high and mighty as the last one's last month,"

Vampires always believe that they're in the right. Some just showed it more than others.

And thus they liked to start arguments over the littlest of details.

Something Xander would much rather avoid.

With a deep sigh, Xander forced himself to his feet and began to exit with me following soon behind.

He closed the door as soon as I stepped out, both of us standing side by side for a moment up at the two.

"So... you gonna join me this time?"

I couldn't laugh nearly as loud as I wanted to due to the watching eyes at his ridiculous question.

I started walking before answering, "Absolutely not. Good luck though."

"Yeah, I figured. Don't go too far, and I'll come find you when I'm done,"

My hand just rose in a slight wave, showing him that I heard.

We were both aware of how boring and unnecessarily rowdy these simple meetings could be.