Not one for sleep, Lillium always found herself restless at night. It was a dangerous time for her. Standing out on her balcony she looked up at the night sky. The stars were bright, there were few clouds… and the moon was larger than life. It illuminated her tanned skin and enhanced her features. Closing her eyes she inhaled deeply, enjoying the fresh air. It ran against her skin as she calmed down. Coming down from her high that was her new Retainer. His blood tasted divine on her tongue.<br/><br/>She ran her pink tongue over her lips slowly. Inhaling again, she felt like she was absorbing the moon’s peaceful glow.<br/><br/>Crossing her arms under her breasts she sighed as she leaned on the concrete ledge. Feeling the soft white silk curtains brush at her ankles from the doorway she found herself at a loss.<br/><br/>It had been a long day for her. A long day of not being herself; a long day of the delicate dance that was being Queen. She knew she was hard on him… she knew she had baited and teased him. She knew she had said way too much already.<br/><br/>But she just couldn’t help but want to protect him. Unable to stop the swelling feeling, the need to warn him of his fate, overran her.<br/><br/>‘Why him?’ She thought to herself quietly as she shifted her legs under her.<br/><br/>Yes he was attractive but that was nothing new to her. She lived in a world filled with supernatural creatures. Beauty was all around her. So why did she want to keep him around? Why the urge to protect him?<br/><br/>Pushing off the ledge she stood strongly, her palms pressed firmly against the cold white stone. Arms extended she looked over the land and took one last deep breath before vanishing into the white sheer curtains that billowed in the wind.<br/><br/>Entering inside her dark chambers, all the candles lit at once. Some tall, some short but a soft glow encompassed the room. The dark furs and silks covering almost every surface.<br/><br/>Moving past it all she pressed her fingertips to her chest delicately as she ran her fingertips over her collarbone. Her claws tracing delicately across her skin. Feeling elated... her bare feet turned her in a small tight circle as she fell against one of the four posters of the massive bed. With grace she leaned against it as she grew lost in internal thought.<br/><br/>‘Is it because he is human?’ She thought innocently enough. But quickly she dismissed it. Pushing off the pillar and shruging off the black lace robe from her shoulders.<br/><br/>There was no way it was due to his humanity. She had killed many… without mercy. Feeling the lace slide down her arms and off her frame she bit her lower lip.<br/><br/>Unhooking her bra she let her large breasts breathe. Reaching to a velvet armed chair she pulled her emerald silk gown from it and gently slipped it overhead. Straightening it out, Lillium turned to her left. A large gilded floor mirror met her gaze and she stared at her reflection. The silk hugged her every curve and illuminated her eyes. Which now held a dark lavender hue.<br/><br/>Walking away from the mirror she was about to lay in bed when a scent struck her nose. Her shoulders instantly tensed at the scent.<br/><br/>‘Gunpowder.’ She looked back over her shoulder to her door. Her eyes wide in fear. Not for herself but for Alex. Before she could even move she heard the door open and gunfire erupted into her study. Hearing this all from the confines of her room she paused.<br/><br/>Why was she not rushing to him?! He was human… he could be killed!<br/><br/>Then it dawned on her, “If you can’t survive this… you are nothing to me.” She whispered to herself quietly.<br/><br/>Listening to the rifle, it suddenly stopped. Turning to the door she walked with purpose as she feared what she might see. With no hesitation she opened the doors, only to be struck with the smell of carnage.<br/><br/>Blood was streaked everywhere. Bodies littered the ground and she watched as Alex fought off a vampire with a fireplace poker.<br/><br/>Watching Alex fend off the assassin, she felt that same feeling overwhelm her once again. The power inside her pulsed and the ends of her hair began to move. The long tendrils seemed to run across her body like slithering snakes.<br/><br/>Walking into the scene a piece of her hair extended to great lengths and quickly wrapped around the assassins neck and yanked him back.<br/><br/>“How dare you attack what is mine!” Her eyes flickered obsidian as her hair curled around his neck tighter and tighter. Turning him to face her with little hesitation Lillium rushed him and lunged forward as her claws buried into the assassins chest.<br/><br/>Wrapping her hand around his heart she squeezed. Not fazed by the sounds of agony that sounded through the room, she felt his heart turn to mush in her hand.<br/><br/>With a sinister smile her arm ripped out of his chest cavity. Coated in blood she eyed the Vampire darkly as her hair raised him off his feet.<br/><br/>In one strong yank the head was ripped from the spinal column and tossed aside like an afterthought.<br/><br/>Blood splashed across Lillium’s face but she didn't even flinch.<br/><br/>The long silken tendril of hair returned to its normal length and fell limply against her hips. Hearing the body dropping to the ground she looked over to her Retainer<br/><br/>Looking to Alex, scanning the room, she instantly vanished and appeared before him. One arm wrapped around his waist the other delicately touching the side of his neck. Looking up into his eyes, “Are you alright?” She checked over his bare skin to check if he was wounded. The silk of her gown running against his bare flesh.