The Secracy Of A Vampire King

Tyler's mission

Last night's conversation with Tyler was still on my mind today. How could the council even make that kind of request? You make babies or get out. We had one pregnant woman here about 2 years ago. She ended up accidentally getting pregnant when her and her husband weren't fully careful. She struggled through it for many months. She was exhausted and sick the whole time. The baby ended up dying inside of her, and she had to birth it. She was lucky to live after that. It was Giovanna who suffered. She was never the same after that.

For the council to ask us to find someone to marry is just as ridiculous. For one, there wasn't any form of documentation for marriage now. What would they do? Write it on a rock? For a real marriage, there had to be someone who was certified to do weddings and some form of a ceremony. That's what marriage is to me, at least.

Also, to just find someone to have babies with is offensive to me as well. I was still a virgin. I wanted to be able to pick when to lose my virginity. I also wanted to take my time picking it. I'm sure if the evasion never happened, I would've lost it by now. But I never got a chance to meet anyone I was interested in.

I took a look at the men gathering to go hunting. I was trying to see if any of them appealed to me.I canceled out the ones that were already married or were too old for me. That just left John, who Jess was crushing on, and Tyler, ew. So that was that. There was no one to pick, so the council could leave me alone then. My brother wouldn't have a hard time finding a wife. Some of the women here were single, and a lot were in their 20's to early 30's.

I watched as the council met up with the men. The council was regular men who used to have day to day jobs, but now they act like they're better than us.They were talking so close to each other and quietly. Leaving the women out of it. I scoffed in anger. This whole place is setting women's rights back by hundreds of years. I wasn't raised just to be a vegetable gathering, baby maker. I sure as hell didn't want this.

I wanted to just make up a plan to ditch this place and leave. Yet I was afraid of what had happened in the real world. I only knew what the council had told us. The vampires took full control, and humans were nothing but slaves. There was another part of me that didn't believe them. I never saw any proof with my own eyes. What if they were lying to keep us here? What if they tricked everyone here? As long as we have been here, we've never had to run or hide from anything other than a sand cat.

I've tried expressing these feelings to Tyler, but he felt the opposite. I knew it was because he's adapted so well here. But I could see by the look on his face that my thoughts got to him.

"Lily." Tyler was now in front of me. I looked up at him using my hand to block out the sun.

"Did you talk to the council?" I asked him. I couldn't wait to hear what they said about this crazy baby nonsense.

"I didn't really get a chance to. Some things come up." Tyler looked stressed and maybe a little scared.

I stood up off the ground. "What's wrong, Tyler?"

He shook his head. "Nothing is wrong." He paused for a moment before continuing."Just the council has asked me to leave the Sanctuary. As a type of spy."

I gave him a confused look. "A spy?"

Tyler nodded, scratching his beard. "I guess they want to know how close the demons are to our Sanctuary. They want me to peak around at the closest city."

I didn't like the idea of this one bit. The council once sent out someone else. A man named Brandon.

Brandon was a nice guy. He used to hang out with Tyler. One day, they sent Brandon out into the nearby cities to get information. They gave him one of the cars we arrived in and a few supplies. He left feeling brave and confident that he could do this. That was the last time we saw him. He never returned.

"Why can't one of them go?" I asked, pointing to the men who gave themselves the name the council. They do nothing but hide behind the people of this Sanctuary and have us do all of the work.

Tyler rolled his eyes, obviously becoming annoyed with me. "I don't know, Lily! They asked me to go and I'm going."

I took a deep breath in and exhaled roughly. I wasn't going to sit by as those jackasses sent my only family out into a world we didn't even know anymore.

"Fine." I told him, giving myself the appearance of relaxation even though I was freaking out inside.

"But I'm going with you." I told him, turning to go grab my duffle bag again. I crossed my arms in front of my chest to avoid him from grabbing them to stop me.

"Wait. Lily. No, you're not." Tyler said, jogging to step in front of me. He grabbed me by my shoulders to keep me in place.

"And why not?" I asked him, raising my eyebrows.

"You could get hurt."

"And you won't?" I questioned. Tyler gave me a hard cold stare. He was trying to scare me a bit.

"I promised dad I would keep you safe."

"But not by putting yourself in danger."

"Lily, you would just distract me. I'd be more worried about your safety than my own." Tyler pleaded with me. I felt myself softening up. He had a point. If he was alone, he would at least have a better chance of escaping something dangerous.

I sighed in defeat, looking out into the desert. I have to admit that it would've been nice to see something other than this place. Who know, maybe they were wrong about everything and the cities were safe again. Tyler would come back for me, and we would head back home to look for dad.

"How would you leave? I imagine they're not gonna make you walk."

"They're going to lend me the van." Tyler said, gesturing to the beat-up cars that sat behind the Sanctuary. Go into the city in one of those rusty things? He is going to stick out like a sore thumb. I didn't fight with Tyler, though this is the worst idea they've ever had.

"I'll be okay, and I'll make it back safely. I'll be back by tonight. Just keep yourself busy." Tyler said, trying to ease my anxiety. I hated it. I hated the idea of it. But maybe he would be able to confirm if my doubts were right and vampires didn't exist. I gave Tyler a tight hug even though I thought this was a mistake. We weren't much to show affection, but this was different. I didn't want something to happen to him, and our last conversation was an argument. He returned my hug and squeezed me.

I waited to start my chores until Tyler was starting the rusty van. It surprisingly roared to life without a jump. I was hoping it wouldn't start at all. He waved goodbye to all of us, and his eyes landed on me. He gave me a proud smile and flipped me off, smiling as he drove away. I watched him drive off into the distance where the sky met the desert. Please be careful, Tyler.