My Immortal Hunger

Eleven

Thea stood there in shock, watching the blood soak her rug. The new detective rushed over to where the other man had fallen unconscious, checked his pulse and sighed.

" He is still alive," he said, putting pressure on the gunshot wound just below his left shoulder. He could see the detective's lips moving but the whooshing sound in her ear made it impossible to understand anything.

"Thea" he said loudly, snapping her out of her daze.

"I know I have no right to ask after what he did, but I could really use your help."

She looked into his pleading green eyes and she felt calmness in her. She nodded, she rushed to the bathroom and grabbed the first aid box and some towels. Kneeling down next to the man on the floor, she checked his pulse.

"His pulse is getting weaker, he is losing too much blood " she said as she placed her hands over the detective's and pushed down hard. After a few seconds, she noticed he had stopped breathing. Her medical training kicked in.

"Move over to his head and keep pressure on that" she instructed, and he listened and moved over for Thea to start CPR. Eric started in wonder at her. She was trying to save a man who tried to r**e and kidnap her. Not many people can do that. Then they heard sirens.

"Thea, listen to me, they are going to question you, just tell them we knew each other from your hospital, he was stalking you and you called me when you saw him outside your house. The rest, you tell the truth, OK?"

She nodded, but kept her focus on her compression

"Wait, I don't even know your name" she said, just as the paramedics came in and took over from Thea, before he could answer her. Before the police came in.

"Detective Eric Michels" he said loud enough for Thea to hear and, holding out his badge to the police. Thea looked at him with a mixture of shock and confusion, which made Eric frown.

She told the police what Eric had asked her to, leaving out the part where the other man identified himself as "Eric Michelson". After what seemed like hours, the police left saying they would follow up later. Thea turned to see the paramedics who were lifting the impostor on the stretcher with IV's and a neck brace on. He was still unconscious but alive.

" You saved his life. Not everyone can do that in your situation " the paramedic said to her as they hauled him away.

She looked through the broken door and saw the whole apartment complex looking at her with judgment in their eyes. She felt a familiar chill run down her spine making all the color drain from her. Eric closed the door the best he could . He made his way to her and saw her bruised cheek, split lip and the hand print bruise that was forming around her neck and she looked so delicate and vulnerable, that he wanted to protect her always .

"Thea? " he said softly. She met his eyes and he saw her eyes narrow at him with suspicion.

"Are you alright" he said, reaching out to her, but she flinched and Eric withdrew from her. He had heard her statement, her life had turned upside down, regardless of that, she was still trying to keep it together.

"Who are you?" she asked, making Eric frown.

" You already know?"

"How do you know my name, where I live and, most importantly, why did you come here?"

"Lucius"

Thea's eyes widened.

"He thought you would need me to check up on you and make sure you were safe."

Thea almost smiled, Mr. Jackass did care, she thought, and then the dream she was having before her reality turned into a nightmare came rushing back and she blushed, and touched her lips but flinched when pain hit her, bringing her back to reality.

" If you are Eric Michelson, then why did the other guys use your name to get into my apartment?"

" What?" he looked shocked.

"He said that he was Erik Michels and he wanted to talk to me about the attack last night." Eric paled, this meant that someone was keeping tabs on him or the department had a mole who was working for Viktor. Looking at his reaction, Thea knew he didn't know anything about it.

" I need you to tell me everything" he said. She told him everything and saw Eric looking worried.

"o.k, as of now we need to get you somewhere safe. You have someone that you can stay with."

"Yes, my friend Faye. "

" Good grab what you need and we will head over there "

"I just want a shower and I don't want to go in there" Thea said, looking towards her bedroom.

"I understand just take your time, I will be right out here" Eric said, smiling encouragingly. She smiled back weakly and made her way to the bathroom. As soon as the door closed, Eric pulled out his phone.

*******

Lucius couldn't sleep, not after the dream he had. He had been in this world for thousands of years but he had never felt a dream so real before. He got out of bed and went to the window, his manhood still semi-hard, making him ache for release.

Moving away from the window, he made his way to the dresser and poured himself a drink. Alcohol had no effect on vampires, but it was comforting nonetheless. The two things he missed in his life were alcohol and the sun.

Taking the drink in his hand, he went to the large Victorian settee in the corner, and slouched in it carelessly. He leaned his head back, Thea consumed his thoughts, her lips, firey eyes, her small nose and her perfect heart-shaped face. He could see them all so vividly.

Along with Thea's face, another woman's face came to mind. Karina, his wife in another life. Both of these women had similarities, but yet they were very different. Karina was shy and obedient, but Thea was spite fire and rebellious. He wouldn't call Karina weak, but she always depended on him for everything, something that he really liked and hated. Thea was exactly the opposite. She was independent and strong, something he feared one day would take her far from him. He loved Karina with all this heart, but there was something about Thea that called to every fiber of his being, and that frightened him.

Sighing, he bought the glass to his lips and took a big gulp. The amber liquid burned his throat but he welcomed the pain. He closed his eyes, and let his mind drift. Then the feeling of fear, sadness, and hopelessness hit him like a ton of bricks. His eyes snapped open. "Thea"

The name screamed through his mind like a caged bird. With his vampire speed, he threw open the front doors of the castle. Before he could take another step, he was tackled to the ground by someone. He hadn't seen Cohen coming at him. Lucius hissed, baring his fangs at him, and in a smooth movement he had the other vampire pinned under him with one hand on his throat and the other in a fist ready to rip his heart out of his chest.

"I meant no disrespect, my lord," Cohen said.

"But I couldn't let you kill yourself."

Lucius frowned at his words. " What?" He asked.

"You were about to step into the sun my lord!"

Understanding dawned on him and he let the man go. Lucius stood up and looked at his blistered skin. Half of his face and most of his bare body were covered in burns.

He looked at Cohen and saw that he too had burns on his hands and face.

"Are you alright" Lucius asked him.

Cohen nodded, getting up from the floor.

"What were you doing, my lord? If I hadn't come on time, who knows what would of happen?"

Lucius's thoughts went back to the reason of his madness. He rushed back to his room and grabbed his phone. Carefully, he did what Kate had done earlier and called Eric. No answer, he attempted many times and out of frustration, he slammed the phone against the wall.

Cohen came in with a concerned look on his face.

"Is everything alright, my lord?"

"Nothing Cohen,was there something you needed" he said, feeling defeated.

"I did as you asked and tried to get information on the young lady," Cohen said.

Lucius's head snapped at him "and, what did you find?"

"Nothing we do not already know, its like she did not exist until the age of ten years. I have tried every database we have?" Cohen replied apologetically.

This was frustrating. He was not getting anywhere, now there was only one thing left to do. If he wasn't going to get any answers, then he was going to take the questions to the answers. He looked for his phone, but he couldn't find it.

"Where the hell did that phone go?"

"Um you smashed it against the wall just now," Cohen answered, pointing to the dent in the wall.

Lucius grabbed the ridge of his nose, " get me another one and, in the mean time, give me yours. I need to call Sienna." he said.

Cohen reluctantly gave Lucius his phone. But he held onto it when Lucius tried taking it from him. He gave Cohen a questioning look, and he didn't let go.

"Please try not to smash it against the wall. I really like my phone in one piece"

Lucius looked at him angrily, and he let go, walked away.

******

Eric saw he had fourteen missed calls, all from Lucius. The last time that happened, Lucius had given him a black eye, and that time it was only two missed calls, he was gonna beat him to a bloody pulp this time. He heard the shower running, he dialed Lucius and after the first ring.

"WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?" Eric pulled the phone away from his ear as he heard Lucius at the other end.

"Lucius I had...." Eric tried to say.

"WHERE IS THEA? IS SHE OK? I WANNA TALK TO HER! WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER YOUR GOD DAMN PHONE?......"

"LUCIUS!" Eric yelled back to make him stop.

"Thea is fine. She is in the shower, she and I were busy. That's why I couldn't answer your phone."

"What do you mean you and her were BUSY?"

"Lucius let me finish, ..."

"If you touch her I swear to god I will kill you!"

"WHAT?" Eric asked disbelievingly.

"I told you to protect her not to..."

"SHE WAS ATTACKED"

There was silence, and Eric continued with the details.

"I want to speak to her."

"She is in the shower. As soon as she comes out, I will... Oh wait, here she is", Eric said as he saw her coming out of the bathroom.

He extended the phone to her and she looked at him and asked who it was.

"Lucius, wants to talk to you."

Thea's heart skipped a beat and her breathing increased. She didn't think she could talk to him without breaking down. She felt embarrassed. Lucius told her not to go, but her stubbornness got her in trouble again. She didn't think her ego could take another hit just yet.

"I don't want to talk to him."

Lucius heard through the phone, and his whole body felt numb. She hated him, and she had every right to hate him. It was his fault that she got hurt. He pushed her away. If only he had been patient with her, she would have stayed instead of going home, but at least he heard her voice and knew she was alive.

"I'm sorry Lucius I don't think she..."

"That is alright, what is your next move?" he asked Eric.

"I am taking her to a friend's, Faye. I am going to stay with them till you or your guys get there."

"Thank you Eric, I owe you one." Lucius said genuinely.

"I was just doing my job, you were right though, she is something else" Eric said admiringly, which sent a shot of jealousy coursing through him.

"Yes, that she is."

"I will see you later T-rex. We gotta go ok"

"Yes" Lucius said sadly, and hung up.

*****

Thea stared out the window of the car and the thoughts of Lucius went through her mind. He had asked her not to go, even though it was more of him commanding her than asking her. If she had only listened to him and stayed with him she wouldn't have gotten attacked and almost kidnapped. She was certain that things were going to get worse each day and if she were to survive she would need Lucius's help. She decided that she would not fight him anymore when it came to the supernatural.

"Are you OK?" Eric asked.

"Yeah, just thinking," she said. Her throat was sore and it was hard to talk.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine, we will protect you" Eric said sweetly.

"We?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Me and Lucius, of course, you know he can't be with you during the day."

"neither can you, you are a cop, there are others who would need you" she said.

"I will find a way" he chuckled. Making her smile.

"We are here" Thea said as she saw Faye's apartment come into view.

They parked and got out of the car. Eric was on guard with his hand on his gun from the parking lot to Faye's door. Faye opened the door and immediately engulfed her in a hug. Thea's eyes watered but she held her composure.

"I am so sorry hun," Faye said, still holding her.

"You have to tell me everything, and who is this? " she asked, letting go of Thea and looking back at Eric, who just gave her a smile.

"This is Eric, he is the one I told you about."

The next thing she knew, Faye hugged him as well. " Thank you so much for saving her."

"Um, you are welcome," Eric said uneasily. She let him go and gave him a genuine smile.

"OK, come inside, I made some soup, you must be starving" she said as she pushed them into the apartment and locked the door.

"Hey Faye, I am gonna go change out of my pajamas OK "

"OK, hurry back. The soup will get cold,"

" I am not that hungry, Fee, but you guys go ahead, I am just gonna lie down" Thea said, trying to give them both a reassuring smile and failing miserably, leaving both Eric and Faye with concern.

**********

The sun couldn't set soon enough. He made his way to Dmitri's loft. Lucius thought it would be a good idea to take him with him, since he knew Faye, things would go over more smoothly. Kate sat in the driver's seat but her attention was on Lucius.

"I have Jemma at the airport knowing that we will be heading out around midnight. Will that be enough time to get everything ready" she asked, trying to get Lucius's mind off things.

"That will be fine" he said in a monotonous tone, staring out the window.

"Lucius, I am probably out of line, but your reaction to her is making me question : is she yours?" Lucius turned to her with a look she had never seen before. He made it clear her question had upset him.

" We will get her the protection she needs. Do not worry, she will be alright". Kate tried to change the subject and comfort him. She was baffled by his behavior. Instead of being angry, he seemed sad.

" You have that right, no one will hurt her again" he said with resolve.

"Especially not me" he whispered to himself.

When they got to Dmitri's, he was already on his bike waiting. Kate and Lucius exchanged a puzzling look. Dmitri seemed more eager to get to Faye's and Thea, then they were.

********

After a fifteen minute drive, they parked and made their way to Faye's apartment. Eric opened the door with his hand on his gun. Behind him was a petite blond with piercing blue eyes. She was holding a ceramic vase in her hands.

When she saw Dmitri, she set the vase down.

"Oh, it's you" she said to Dmitri angrily.

"jerk face" she whispered as she turned around to let them in. Kate snickered and Dmitri shot her a glare. Lucius frowned, and then he heard it. Dmitri's heart was beating and he was looking at Faye with longing on his face. He gave him a knowing look and Dmitri just smiled back.

Once inside, everyone greeted each other, but Lucius searched for one particular person who was nowhere in sight. When Dmitri introduced Lucius to Faye, her eyes narrowed at him.

"So you are the infamous JACK ASS, Thea told me about" she said, folding her arms.

Everyone in the room went silent. Lucius was taken aback by her description of him. Before he could answer her, he heard a small gasp from behind him. Slowly he turned to see Thea standing. He took her appearance in, her skin was pale besides the bruise on her cheek, her lip had a cut and what really made Lucius angry was the bruise of a hand around her neck.

He couldn't control himself, he closed the distance from her and stood inches from her. His eyes were glowing, and all the things he said he wouldn't do were flying right out the window.

Thea gulped, as she stared at those glowing blue eyes. He was very angry. His heat was comforting but she still shivered.

"I am going to kill him, no one is ever going to hurt you again, I swear to the gods" he said, seething.

Without thinking, Thea wrapped her arms around his waist and let all her emotions go and sobbed into his chest. Without hesitation, Lucius wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly. Everything and everyone was forgotten, it felt right to be in each others arms.

"Shhh, lumina mea*" he said in her hair.

"I am sorry" she sobbed.

"You have nothing to be sorry about."

Behind them someone cleared their throats, which made them pull apart reluctantly.

"We don't have much time. We have to leave in two hours. We should get going. It is already eight o'clock," Kate said.

"Where are we going?" Thea asked, looking at Lucius.

"Chicago"

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A/N

So sorry for the delayed update that had major changes happening in my cray cray life, but yeah.. anyways, leave you comments and votes..

Peace out thanks for reading xoxo

P.S lumina mea= my light