A personal triumph.
As soon as I was back at the castle, my compound, I felt a rush of the sexiest vertigo I'd ever felt in my life. I felt the same way I'd felt so many years ago when I'd first looked down at Katrina's dead body crumpled underneath me on the steps of my basement. She'd been running and swearing, and so alive, and then...she'd just been dead. Her body cold and empty and not there anymore. And I had felt like a God.
I steered my beautiful car through the gates, smiling cordially at the hordes of security outside. I was riding high, feeling like I could just float off the face of the earth. The only glitch in my good mood was Faith's little outburst during the meeting of my inner circle earlier. I still had no idea what she was upset about, but I intended to find out. Despite her being my right hand and a valuable asset to my regime, Faith was my friend. She was the first, last and only woman I'd ever really respected. I adored Amanda, but I thought of her as a little sister to be protected and taken care of. Faith was different.
So I got out of my car, switching off the CD of 'Ode to Joy', and walked confidently to the front doors of the castle, taking a moment to take a deep breath before they were opened for me by a maid. I smiled at her and thanked her, but the blood was roaring in my ears still. I had to calm down.
As soon as I got inside, I rushed up to mine and Andrew's sleeping quarters to change. I took off the crisp suit I'd been wearing and slipped into a baggy red sweater and khakis, looking at myself in the mirror as I took out my contacts and put on my square glasses with the thick black frames. I looked disturbingly similiar to the way I used to in high school. Some things never changed.
Hitting the button on the intercom that reached my communications people, I said clearly, "Please find Faith for me and send her to my quarters. I'll call for Andrew and Amanda in a bit. Thank you."
I sat back in one of the big chairs by my bed to wait, feeling a lot of things. Mainly though, I wanted to find out what was bothering Faith.
(open to Faith first, and then Andrew and Amanda as soon as they're up. Mwuah!)
I steered my beautiful car through the gates, smiling cordially at the hordes of security outside. I was riding high, feeling like I could just float off the face of the earth. The only glitch in my good mood was Faith's little outburst during the meeting of my inner circle earlier. I still had no idea what she was upset about, but I intended to find out. Despite her being my right hand and a valuable asset to my regime, Faith was my friend. She was the first, last and only woman I'd ever really respected. I adored Amanda, but I thought of her as a little sister to be protected and taken care of. Faith was different.
So I got out of my car, switching off the CD of 'Ode to Joy', and walked confidently to the front doors of the castle, taking a moment to take a deep breath before they were opened for me by a maid. I smiled at her and thanked her, but the blood was roaring in my ears still. I had to calm down.
As soon as I got inside, I rushed up to mine and Andrew's sleeping quarters to change. I took off the crisp suit I'd been wearing and slipped into a baggy red sweater and khakis, looking at myself in the mirror as I took out my contacts and put on my square glasses with the thick black frames. I looked disturbingly similiar to the way I used to in high school. Some things never changed.
Hitting the button on the intercom that reached my communications people, I said clearly, "Please find Faith for me and send her to my quarters. I'll call for Andrew and Amanda in a bit. Thank you."
I sat back in one of the big chairs by my bed to wait, feeling a lot of things. Mainly though, I wanted to find out what was bothering Faith.
(open to Faith first, and then Andrew and Amanda as soon as they're up. Mwuah!)