4 Chapter 4 (1/2)

Mr. Vasta knocked in Eliza's door almost two hours after the sun had set. She waved him in without looking up and said, ”I have some things I would like to go over with you.”

Mr. Vasta loosened his tie. ”Perhaps over dinner then?”

Eliza looked up at him, taking in the hungry vampire looming over her desk. ”You want to bite me? Now?.”

Mr. Vasta just laughed, ”Despite how appizating you look after working all day, I meant you would like to eat some food at my new house. I haven't been there yet, but I know you haven't eaten dinner and can have someone drop off some food.”

Eliza wanted to sink under her desk from embarrassment. ”Right sorry, I shouldn't have assumed.”

Mr. Vasta leaned over the desk, a new look in his eyes. ”But, if you are offering…”

Eliza stood up as he trailed off, ”No,no.” She gathered up her notebook and laptop. ”Let's go get some actual food.”

He straightened. ”Very well, the new houses were finished about two hours ago so we can walk there now.” He turned and walked out the door.

Eliza followed him, checking her phone to see six missed calls from her sister and about a dozen texts from other members of her council. She had forgotten to turn the phone back on after uploading the new rules and laws to the pack website.

Victoria had sent four messages all regarding dinner and then a last telling her not to worry, ”The roomies would still be together. All of their clothes and stuff was moved into Eliza's new house.”

Eliza laughed at her phone and then smiled at Mr. Vasta back. When they got to the car, he turned around and held the door for her. Eliza climbed in and smoothed her skirt down again.

They rode in silence until all of a sudden the car stopped.

Mr. Vasta started, ”Troy, what's happened?”

The driver met Mr. Vasta's eyes in the mirror, ”I'm sorry, sir. There are a bunch of people in the street. They seemed to be gathered around something.”

Eliza suddenly got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach and she wrenched open her car door. She ran to the crowd and tried to push her way to the center to see what they were gathered around. Her futile attempts just frustrated her until suddenly people started backing away and clearing a path. Eliza noted the fear in her people's eyes as Mr. Vasta followed her into the crowd of people.