A Vampire Named Rose

Chapter Twenty One

"My name is Peter. Let me guess, one of you ladies is stuck with Gabriel. I am going to take a wild guess and it will be the one who is from the United States."

"Yes, are you sure you want to be seen in public speaking to Souledones?"

Peter laughed then coughed. "What is it with you Souldones? You are a bunch of bigots. Every single Souldone I have come across is bigoted against those of us who do not have souls. I think you are just jealous."

Svetlana decided to take a shot at Peter.

"Jealous of not being a sociopath, I do not think so. We can go into the sun. We can travel easier. Peter, did you try to look at it from our point of view. Every single vampire without a soul that my brother and I have come across has called us freaks."

The score is1-1. If he tries anything, he has three people who will destroy him. His only advantage is his age.

"Fair enough, but I will ask my fellow American why you feel it is so important to run from Gabriel. Do not say it is because he does not have a soul."

Pavel looked to me to give me the go ahead. "Rose, be nice."

"You can call me a bigot Peter and I honestly could care less. No, I am a nurse. I save lives and he goes against everything I stand for. He will force me into giving up my soul which will most likely happen if he gets his hands on me. I also do not want to become his plaything.

So I will take the pain if it makes him go crazy. Naturally, it is miserable but my freedom means more to me than the happiness of a monster."

Peter was laughing like a hyena. "Rose, are you listening to your self-righteous crap? I can assume Gabriel turned you, but how long ago was that because I do not think you are all of that old nor do I think your friends are as well."

"Seven years ago"

Waiting for the bomb to drop in 3...2...1

"Are you insane? You can actually function? It must be the damn soul. I imagine if you did not have the soul, you would not be compelled to take care of the vermin. So, how do you get along with the humans that you work with? How about your patients?"

"I can function. See, I am functioning. Now, I am a surgical nurse. I might only exchange a few words with my patients. Many times I do not even speak to them."

Petter was snickering at me. "You chose something where you can be antisocial? Were you like this as a human? You did not say how you tolerate blood, other doctors, and nurses."

"I have always been a surgical nurse, that has never changed nor do I want to be anywhere else. The smell of human blood just does not appeal. I have a mask on so the smell is not there. The doctors get on my nerves, especially when they are on a power trip. The nurses can become a little annoying."

Peter laughed again. "I hate to say it, but you can not stand humans and you just do not want to admit it. Do not deny it, Rose."

"It is my choice. I did not bust my ass in nursing school to give it up for...

The damn soulless vampire who is a smart ass and is as obnoxious as Nick.

"You are a slave to those damn humans. Vampires are superior to humans. They should be bowing down to us and we should be the ones in control of the Earth, not the damn humans."

I was ready to give Peter a snarky remark when I doubled over in pain. My stomach cramped up and my mouth hurt. The pain is bad. Peter was standing above me and went to pick me up.

"Take me to where you're staying. Rose is gravely ill and the only one that can make this stop is Gabriel. He will not hurt Rose nor will she become his slave. The longer she tries to keep Gabriel away, the pain will become even worse. Rose, you need to tell Gabriel where you are. You are only going to get worse."