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Andrew sadly looked at Catherine as he approached her. He looked from her and then to Amelia with tears in his eyes.
"I can't kill her even if it means our destruction... what are we going to do?" he asked.
Amelia sighed. She hated the feeling of uncertainty that flooded through her. She didn't want to kill Catherine but she was damned if she was going to share Andrew with her. The question that hung in her mind was how could they let her go? If they let her go and she told someone, it could mean their destruction if not something worse.
Amelia went to Andrew, wrapped her arms around him and pulled him into an embrace relishing in the warmth and safety his arms provided. They weren't' safe and she knew it but she needed the illusion of safety that being held by him provided.
"We'll work it out." Andrew whispered, "We have to keep her with us until we can figure out a way to make her forget us."
"What kind of life is that?" Amelia asked. "What happens if we do take her with us and she escapes during the day when we can't follow her? She could go to the officials and we'd be trapped."
"Are you saying that we should kill her?" Andrew asked.
"No," Amelia replied shaking her head. "I don't want to hurt her but I don't want to lose what we have. I don't understand how you can mean so much to me after just a couple of days but at any rate, we have to talk to her and explain everything to her. We'll make our decision when we see her reaction."
Amelia sighed, "All I wanted to do was send her home, have a good meal and then enjoy a day of making passionate love with you." she added.
"It's still early." Andrew replied, "You may still get your wish. Tell you what, I'll put the rest of the bags of blood in the fridge and make us some food while you wake up sleeping beauty. The brothers are secured downstairs so she'll be safe.
Amelia waited until Andrew left the room before waking Amelia but not before reminding herself that she shouldn't remove the poor human's eyes for looking at her man. She released the compulsion and gently shook Catherine while calling her name.
Catherine opened her eyes, looked around and asked for Andrew.
Amelia's eyes became black orbs as the skin of her face became pale and drawn. Her fangs descended, her gums drawing back making them seem even larger.
"He's mine!" Amelia hissed, "And if you don't stop looking at him with lust in your eyes, I'll rip them out of your head and feast on them!"
Catherine's eyes widened in terror as she let out a blood-curdling scream as Amelia approached her. Amelia was now in full predator mode trying to protect her rights to her mate and the girl's fear wasn't helping. She violently grabbed Catherine's head, yanked it to the side and bit down her fangs piercing the jugular vein. Amelia began draining the girl of her fear-laced blood thinking that it tasted sweeter than honey.
Andrew heard the scream, raced up the stairs and ran into the room. He saw Amelia in full vampire mode, her mouth latched onto the side of Catherine's neck. He raced across the room and yanked Amelia off Catherine as he screamed at her.
"Amelia! What in the fuck are you doing?"
Amelia struggled against Andrew as she hissed, "she was trying to steal you away from me! I won't allow anyone to come between us! She must die!"
Andrew turned Amelia around so that she was facing him and whispered to her, "she is a child, it's you that I want but you have to calm down so that we can help her before she dies."
Amelia regained control of herself and realized what she had done.
"My god Andrew!" she exclaimed, "help me! We have to save her! What came over me?" Amelia asked panicked.
Andrew went over to Catherine's side and tried to stop the blood flow knowing that if he didn't, she would die. Nothing he did stopped the blood from flowing from her neck. He looked over at Amelia and shook his head, "she'll be dead in a moment, and I guess our troubles are over."
"I didn't mean to attack her," Amelia said crying softly, "what came over me?"
Andrew wrapped his arms around Amelia as the girl took her last breath. He wished that he knew what to say to console Amelia.
"Maybe it's for the best." he said, "she won't have to travel with us and we won't have to worry about her betraying us."
Amelia was now beside herself with feelings of guilt, "What are we going to do with her body?" she asked, "She deserves a proper burial"
"We'll make sure that she gets one." Andrew replied. "We'll feed from the two downstairs, leave and then anonymously call it in."
"So we leave tomorrow night then." Amelia said softly. "Andrew, I am so sorry, maybe you'd be better off without me. You're better suited to the vampire life; I'll end up getting you killed."
"Did you forget our promise to each other?" Andrew asked firmly. "We promised to live or die together so which will it be? Get this through that thick head of yours! You are mine and no one or anything is going to separate us do you fucking understand me? I have been infatuated with you from the first time I saw you and after everything that we've been through you have no right to separate us."
Amelia threw her arms around Andrew's neck and kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too." Andrew replied as he returned the hug