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Suddenly there was a swarm of armed humans emerging. My thirst for bloodshed grew higher and I began to strategize who I would kill first as I made my way closer to Chastity.

Chastity's voice rang loud over the crowd as she separated me from the crowd with her hands up. “Stop! He has done no harm to any of us nor me.” She wiped her wet cheeks with the back of her hand before continuing. “He is my friend.”

“Friend? Friend?! He is more than a friend to you, Chastity, and you know it! Since you have been around him you have changed, giving yourself over to a demon. You are no longer pure, you have been tainted!” Chastity’s friend yelled as the others began to yell along with her in anger.

I raised my voice with a growl, lunging to scare the mob back. I was sure it didn’t help my cause but I needed to get them away from her. “Chastity is pure. I have desired her, wanted her, but not once gave in. You humans and your judgements. Have I slain one of you and bled you dry? No, and it is out of respect for her.” I lifted my finger and pointed right in their faces. They all leaned back. “You will not harm her and if you do, I will come down on you with all of the vengeance within me.”

I grabbed Chastity's hand and led her away. The voices began to ring out again, condemning her as a demon lover but I tuned them out as I pulled her further and further away, taking her in a different direction than where my bike was hidden. I didn’t need them feeling brave enough to come take us both on. I could protect myself, but to protect her while under bloodlust?

“We need to talk now, it's important and I need you to be honest with me,” I told her as we doubled back around to the line of trees to get to my bike. I mounted and helped her up behind me, while sending out a text message to Envy to tell her that we were heading toward the secluded location.

I shifted my bike to first gear while she held onto my chest as we rode off. She squeezed me tightly with both hands on my jacket as if I was the only one she had left in the world.

Her entire family was gone and now her people hated her. This is all my fault, out of all the women I desired, I wanted one that was pure. Maybe I did taint her. Maybe I was a demon as they claimed me to be.

When we made it to the top of the mountain, I pulled out my cell phone to see if Envy texted back. The shrill of a motorcycle could be heard in the distance as it quickly approached.

“Why are we here, Lust?” Chastity asked as Envy pulled up beside us.

“Because there is something that only you can help me with and there's someone I want you to meet.”

ChapterNineteen

LUST

Iwatched as my sister pulled up beside us and removed her helmet. She looked Chastity up and down with judgment and it burned me. She didn’t know who she was. She was the wrong person to judge anything.

When she dismounted, she hung her helmet on the handlebar and opened her mouth to speak. “So human, we have questions that only you can answer.”

Chastity, still agitated from the mob, wasted no time in responding with fire. “First of all, my name is Chastity, and second, stop looking at me like I'm food.”

I was proud of her. How often do humans around here look upon us with fear? That was what made her stand out from the rest. That was the reason why I wanted to keep her human. I loved the fact that despite her physical weakness, she roared like a beast in the face of danger.

Envy smirked. It seemed we had the same taste in women. “Well Chastity, to us vampires that's all you are, something we feed on and play with from time to time as I'm sure my brother has shown you.”

She scowled beautifully before folding her arms and resting her cheek against my back. My chest hurt and I didn’t understand why. What was this new feeling?

“What is this all about, Lust?” Chastity asked. “Why are we here and why is your sister so mean?”

It was time to give up the facade. Everything was on the table and we needed information. As much as I wanted to believe she had nothing to do with all this, the mob outside their compound walls told me otherwise. It told me they were more than capable of torturing someone and keeping them prisoner.

“Well Chastity, we have been searching for our sister and remember the day I sent you home?” I waited to feel her nod against my back. “We thought those vampires had kidnapped her but now… we aren't so sure.”

Envy looked at me pointedly and then to her. “Follow me,” she instructed, remounting on her bike. She pulled away and we followed her until she wound around a small crevice hidden behind thick, overgrown brush.

She stopped and pointed.

“That’s Greed’s bike,” I growled, looking over my shoulder at Chastity. “Now, explain.”.

Chastity’s eyes grew big with fear but she didn’t dismount.

“So it's true?” I asked incredulously.

I couldn't believe it.She knew this whole time?

“Why did you hide this from me? You knew we have been searching for our sister for weeks and now to find out you knew this entire time you knew where she was?” I berated her.

Chastity grew angry. “First of all, I didn't know thatthiefwas your sister! How the hell would I? And why are you all of a sudden acting like this? To show off for your sister, is that it? Her name is Greed so she has a bit of klepto in her.”

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