The Vampire Memoirs by Mara McCuniff

Author:Mara McCuniff
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

"I forbid you to return to that town," Agyar said after he had discovered my little escapade.

"They're terrified of you, you know," I said, ignoring his anger. "They're terrified to even leave their homes at night."

"They are not afraid of me," he insisted. "They fear my servants, I'm afraid."

"Then why don't you do something about it? Or do you like them running around terrorizing your people?"

"I cannot waste my time keeping track of every servant I have, Mara," he growled. "What they do on their own, once they have been fed—"

"—is go out into the village and frighten everyone, that's what they do!" I interrupted.

"You listen to me, woman," he warned, his eyes fading into red now. "I don't like my servants frightening the villagers any more than you do. But I can only control them so much; they're wild creatures! They know only hunger, thirst, cold, heat, and comfort; beyond that, they have no conscience—no sense of decency or morality. I can only do so much with them—"

"And whose fault is that?" I interrupted.

Agyar stiffened. His eyes began to glow a little, and I felt my will being drained slightly.

"They are the way they are," he said in a low growl, "Because I wish them to be the way they are. They may be animals. They may possess no minds, no wills of their own, but that is exactly as I wanted them to be. And I think you ought to bear in mind—in case you decide to criticize my judgment again—that I could just as easily have made you the same way. Understand… dear?"

He watched me intently, waiting for my answer, but I re turned his gaze for some time before I decided to respond.

"I understand," I whispered finally. "Dear."

"Kiss me," he said one night in his study. I hesitated for a second or two, and then leaned over to peck him on the cheek. I leaned back to continue reading my tome, and he sighed once in frustration.

"That's not the best you can do," he said.

"I think it is," I said, not bothering to look up.

"Put the book away," he said.

This time I looked up at him, doing my best to keep my face expressionless.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I want you to."

"Ah," I said. "Of course." I closed the book and set it aside, clasping my hands together and waiting for whatever was next. Agyar moved toward my chair silently and took my hand and yanked me onto my feet. He smiled coldly and pushed my hair from my eyes and forced his lips over mine. I resisted him by keeping my lips "dead"—that is, letting his do all the work while mine did nothing.

Finally he pushed me away in frustration and turned away.

"Why do you do this to me?" he complained.

"Do what, dear?" I asked calmly, sealing myself once again.

He whirled around and glared. "You know perfectly well what I mean!" he cried. "You refuse me! No matter what I do for you, always you refuse me.

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