Ell finally felt satisfied. The energy she had taken from Laura during their little escapade was thundering through her system. She looked to the quivering man standing behind her. “Wilson,” she placed a gentle kiss to his lips and felt his body go slack. “You have no reason to fear me,” she purred. “All I ask from you is your love and undying devotion.”
The man nodded with blank eyes. “Anything my queen.”
Ell smiled. “Go round me up an army. Bring them to my lair. I will do the rest.”
Without another word, the man left the room.
Ell turned her focus back to Carmilla and gasped. This wasn’t supposed to happen. She had purposefully led them away from her. If she got involved everything would be ruined. She had to do something. She vanished – the lingering wisps of blue smoke the only th
