Mina's Vampire Mate

by Jessica Samuels

  Neo? Neo, are you there?

  I am here Mina where are you?

  I don’t know where I am since it is a basement, and I am not alone there are others like me.

  She looked around the room, and wondered who was behind it. Until she saw a board and her picture on it. And on top of the board it had Derek’s name. He took her and the others. Great. However, I need his blood and him dead.

  She got back to Neo.

  Derek took me.

  I am sorry and there are people who I can go to in order to find you. And now we can find out where he is and track you down. Good girl for being observant.

  Please find me soon. Because I don’t want to be here any longer than I have to and I want to get everyone home to the Compound since they are like me.

  Good plan, and since we need his blood then there is only one thing to do. Take him out! You deserve your revenge.

  Will do!

  Neo felt better then earlier at least she reached out. She was taken by the guy who abused her. He was pissed since he managed to get her without being seen and the person made her vanish. He should have kept a closer eye on her. They were trying to find her location. He went to her dad Draven since now they had a lead and he was staying there. He went to his office to see him.

  Draven sat behind his desk with a worried look on his face.

  He looked up at him with relief on his face, “Have you talked to her?”

  “Yes, I have she was taken by Derek and she wasn’t alone. There were more there and who knows how many other people were taken. All like her. I told her that we are coming to help and if she sees Derek she can take him out. I doubt he is expecting how powerful she is. It will catch him by surprise,” he said sighing. He understood how worrying it is, too and he wanted nothing more than to hold her.

  “Great. I also do have good news. The same person who knows where Mina was hiding is the same one who knew where Derek is and they even confessed to taking girls to use in a scheme to help the evil side. They need half breed blood to help with rituals. And Trackers turn them dark or use their blood to synthesize the perfect monster. She was working for him and confessed to everything. They were lovers and we tortured it out of her. She told us where it is, and in the end she died since she was a part of it,” he said.

  Neos eyes lit up, “Then we need to get her out of there before she is turned, but I don’t think it will work since she isn’t weakend. I already told her to take him out and she can take care of herself. We need to bring the witches with us and transport them to the compound and this is another rescue mission: I need to save my mate.”

  “You will rescue her along with me and we can bring the car to save the others transporting them to safety,” he said.

  “Sounds like a plan. Let’s go and get her and the others out of there,” he said.

  With a plan in mind, Neo was happy since it won’t be too long before he can get his mate safe and sound. He could even show the girls what freedom felt like. Also, the entire place needed to be destroyed and Neo knew the exact place to get emergency c4.

  Mina paced in her cell trying to come up with ways to escape. She could definitely take on Derek, but there were others. She needed a better idea. And most of all, she needed to escape the cell first. She hated being stuck here. He could come in at any moment. And it looked like she was stuck in a cage. But it had an open place at the top. It wasn’t completely closed at all. Perfect. She was half vampire and could definitely jump it at full capacity…

  “I finally have you all to myself after all this time,” said a voice she dreaded to here...Derek. The bastard was here and he was the one who tormented her all this time. And she needed his blood and him dead.

  “Think again...I never want to be with someone who pushed me into a wall. You called me a horrible person, constantly accused me of cheating when I wasn’t doing anything. You didn’t even let me have guy friends or embrace my vampire side,” she said glaring at him.

  He still was tall with blue eyes, and blonde hair. Still had his same stupid shirts and pants on. The same attitude that said he was superior even though he was a loser.

  “Well, it was for your own good with the vampire one, and all of those men are horrible. Witches are better and at least we don’t need blood to survive,” he said.

  “I don’t need blood to survive and it supercharges my powers. I hate you. You are the worst witch asshole I have ever come across, and you should have left me alone. Instead you wanted me that badly to control me. Stress me out so sex became a chore and you made me ignore my nature and supressed me. I have never been happier since I dumped you. You are a horrible abusive prick and I can’t wait to kill you. After all you did to me this is a long time coming so you won’t be able to hurt anyone. I feel sorry for the girl dumb enough to fall for you. She will be controlled, isolated and abused,” she spat.

  “I doubt you could since I suppressed your power…” he said triumphantly.

  Hey your dad and I are almost there, and give me five minutes and we can get the girls, Neo said.

  Got it let me get the dude first, and have his blood.

  Get em!

  Neo gave her the courage to fight at this point, and she looked up at the height. She could definitely escape from this angle and once again prove to this asshole how wrong he really was. She really needed this and she can finally move on after this.

  She smiled right back to him, “I know you were stupid enough to think I had my powers supressed, but I met someone and his name is Neo. He saw what you were doing and tied me to him to unlock my full abilities. And guess what else? He is my mate and a full vampire and he is on his way here and I have to go to help him. Also, these girls are under VampireWitch protection and you will no longer be able to hurt them at all.”

  His eyes widened at that, “That is not possible you are supposed to be weaker than that…”

  She smiled even wider, “Wrong.”

  And she looked up and leaped over the cage like it was nothing. She made it to the other side and was face to face with him now. She whistled and her stuff came to her easily. She got her staff out and undid the sword part. She pointed it at him. And for good measure she closed the open door, and sealed it with a spell.

  He backed up and now he was the one afraid this time. It was time to make him pay for all the stuff he did to her. He was a jerk to her and she was so over it. She was done running from him. She walked toward him. He backed up fear plain on his face. And she got really close to him, “Now that you failed it’s time for payback. I never forgot the way you threatened my life, and got in my face threatening me if I said something again. I will never forget that fear you made me feel.”

  “You would never hurt me, you love me…” he said weakly.

  “I don’t love an abusive asshole, in fact I am going to enjoy getting back at someone who picked on the weak,” she said. And she shoved him back into the wall. It made a thud, and it stunned him. It didn’t kill him though. He didn’t try to fight back either. He was too stunned to move and she loved it since she thought he wasn’t expecting it. He sat there and just took it and then got mad and fought back. He hit her, it hurt a little and then she punched him right in the face. It knocked him out since she was stronger than normal and stronger than a normal asshole witch. He was out and not moving. Her jaw throbbed and she smiled in victory as she got out the sword. She pulled out the vial and undid the top. She went to him as he lay passed out and got a bucket and put his head over the lip. One clean slice was all it took for it to run out and into the bucket. She filled one vial and even took out a few more. They had more than enough to use to power the device and find the other Trackers. He bled out from it and then died as did her fear, rage, and all the hurt she has been holding in.

  Chapter 7

  She unspelled the door just in time. The door opened and there was Neo and her dad looking at her. They look relieved to find her. And there were still the girls sobbing in the area.


  Neo held out his hand and she took it. Her arms weren’t shaking either and she was relieved to see him. He was her everything, and now as Derek is no longer a threat to come back in her life she can finally breathe.

  Neo looked her over, “He hit you?”

  She sighed, “Yes, but he wasn’t expecting how strong I was either.”

  “Good at least he is gone, and can no longer hurt you,” he said.

  “Nope,” she said.

  “I set explosives through the place and it will blow once I push the button. Let’s get out of here and leave this place far behind,” he said.

  She smiled, “Good idea.”

  And she helped Neo and her dad rescue the girls by freeing them and once they were all untied, they made their way to the car. The car was already running for them and after they went in all the girls did, too. There were at least five of them and they cried in happiness. Neo hit the detonator device. The building exploded and was engulfed in flames. It was a pretty sight to see it all done along with Mina’s past.

  One of the girls had red hair and green eyes and said, “Thanks for saving me. I will never forget it.”

  Mina smiled, “No problem. I will make sure you are all safe. There are more of you and thanks to Derek we got the component we need to find some of the girls and rescue them. We also needed Tracker blood to even find the Trackers if they are needed.”

  She smiled, “Good, and I would love it if I could help out.”

  “You are in.” And they made their way to the compound. The drive didn’t take very long and Mina cried seeing the place. They even had Neo’s boss waiting with help.

  Everyone attended, too and they all made their way with the stuff. Back in the lab, they gave Damon Lilliths blood and the Trackers. He put it in the device and it worked perfectly. It even had a cool screen like an ipad and it showed the Trackers and VampireWitches all over. It worked.

  The device can track both and Mina can save as much as they can.

  Neo smiled, “Well, we know what to do now, and we can do it together.”

  She smiled, “Together.” And she kissed him. She was finally free to move on.

  “And you have our people, too,” her dad said.

  “And us,” said Damon.

  And they all had wine blood and toasted to a better future. Mina finally found the guy of her dreams and had a bigger mission than working retail….

  THE END!

  Sneak peaks of other books in the chapters to follow!

  Chapter 8

  Mina’s Department Store Stories Chapter 1

  “Do you work here?” a customer asked me while I was putting away clothes off a rack. I was also wearing my Nikki’s name badge with the name Mina.

  “Yes,” I look at my name badge so they can see how stupid it is to ask me that.

  She laughed oblivious to my joke. “Can you check me out since I can’t find anyone to help me check out?”

  I look over at the few registers in the kids and intimate area. She was right. There was no one around. Of course my coworkers could be in the bathroom or putting away other clothes in different departments. This is why I hate taking returns in different areas. The register even had someone else panicking while waiting at the registers.

  “Yes, someone is here.” the customer in front of the register waiting at the counter said. And then she glared when she spotted me since it’s my fault I kept her waiting. “Where have you been? I have been waiting here for ten minutes and haven’t been able to find anyone!”

  “Cleaning the area. We don’t just stand behind the register the whole day.” I said. No need to be bitchy to me either since it’s not my fault.

  “Well, maybe you should since I can’t find you anyway. Nikki’s has only gotten worse over the years, they hire idiots, and most of you can’t do your jobs.” She said. Whatever. Impatient bitches happen all the time.

  “Okay, let me ring you up and let you be on your way so you can abuse someone else.” I said. She was speechless. And I quickly rang her up and the other older lady. And they are why I drink.

  I don’t care if you complain to me about stuff I can’t control. I work retail at a department store where they don’t pay me enough to put up with bullshit. I am not a dumbass retail worker since I have my degree. My field is so competitive that I am stuck here until I find something else. I hope I do soon I graduated with my degree so I thought it would be easy to find something else instead it wasn’t. I have been working here for one year and seven months. I have spent countless nights questioning my life choices and wondering where it all went wrong. I have alcohol stocked up after work since after dealing with dumbasses all day I will need it to take the edge off. Something to dull the fact that I am a miserable retail worker who just graduated college and ended up in a mound of debt. I feel like a failure. Period. Stuck behind a register to be mocked at and laughed at by customers since they don’t think it is a real job. I was done with my pathetic life, and customers who treat me like I can’t read when they need help with their cards. The happiest day of my life is when I turned in my two week’s notice. The last day I worked and clocked out was the best feeling in the world and that is what this book is about. Me looking back on my time in retail, free of it and moving on. I kept track of all the mean customers, angry ones, and even have a few fun chapters, too.

  I work in a department store and it has crazy customers, long lines, and endless returns. Nikki’s is for people to afford nice shoes, clothes, and even stuff for their homes. I love the employees working here since they are close to one another. There is also a music track that doesn’t include freaking holiday songs instead it’s songs I can actually sing to and some I get sick of. But they do play holiday music in November, and having to endure music like that totally sucks.

  There are actually interesting stories since a department store closes and opens. And special holiday hours, too. And then there are times when listening to the Christmas music will drive you crazy, and all the register lines are out the door. You don’t just sit behind a register all day either like people think we do. We have to clean up fitting rooms full of clothes no one wants, put up items from racks that people stuff clothes on, and make sure the entire floor is clean while answering the many questions we get throughout the day. Questions like where is the bathroom, if the coupon works with the item, and where stuff is on mannequins. A lot of stuff is going on and we have to deal with people complaining we aren’t there when we are right in front of them.

  Retail is not for everyone either, and you have to actually like people to work in this field. Bonus points for patience since some of the transactions can get complicated due to miscommunication, and people trying to make it more complicated than it actually is. Customers will also talk down to you as if they are better then you just because you have a job in retail. I get looked down on just because I work. And it’s so easy I can practically be drunk while ringing up people. I get comments like, “Let me make this easy for you.” And ones like, “I feel sorry for you if this is what you have to do,” a customer said while looking at the enormous pile of shit someone left me to clean up. I mean I get hassled a lot by customers to the point where I zone out. Sorry if I don’t care about your sarcasm or humor when I was yelled at for the eighth time over a coupon not working for an old lady on an item.

  Some days during the week can be slow like Monday-Wednesday depending on if it’s a normal day, and some days are so busy with constant register lines, full fitting rooms, and people who ask you nonstop questions will make you wish you had vodka to chug after the shift. Don’t even get me started on holidays since it will be crazy to be there during Christmas and Black Friday. Especially some days before on a good day I wouldn’t touch that with a ten foot pole. Those days will make you wish you stocked up on alcohol.

  There are days when I love working at Nikki’s, and there are days I would love to just walk out since everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Hell, that one dipshit manager made
me want to walk out and not finish my shift at all. It is not easy by any means and the comments from the customers just suck since some aren’t exactly nice.

  Also, I have seen a lot of stuff here, too and it’s not easy either since it can be like walking into a flaming car. I could quite literally see people setting themselves on fire since the coupons didn’t work. People also can’t read signs either. And if you loved Tales From Behind the Counter you will love this book since it has stories from a department store this time, and not a discount store. Welcome to high end retail where there are expensive brand named clothes, no alcohol is sold, and the customer base has more money to blow then bachelors in a strip club. My name is Mina, and I have been working in a department store for a while.

  This book will have stories, pet peeves, and some of the angriest and mean customers I have dealt with working in customer service and even working in the bra and kids area. I have also worked all over the store in different departments since when you work retail then you work everywhere. You also have to be pretty flexible if you want to work retail, and if there is a call out at the store they could call you to come in to work, which means there goes your only day off. And department stores are so short staffed they sometimes give away hours because they need all the help they can get. I have worked all over Nikki’s from Customer Service, Young Adults. Everywhere, and in that time I have accumulated tips, stories, and even some funny angry customer experiences to go with it. If you think the customer is always right then this isn’t the book for you. This book will show you they are anything but right, and some of these stories will have you go to your nearest bar ordering sympathy drinks. In fact, during the making of this while reading all these stories I have even drank in response to remember everything and all the shitty customers that stuck out. There are good points like someone giving me a card when I was going through family issues, and the managers who I liked were actually supportive when I went through a difficult time. So, sit down and grab your drinks since these stories and tips will have you happy that you haven’t worked retail, and if you have, then you know the pain of having to walk a customer who can’t read a sign properly. There are some good to it like working at a department store means having some very close friends, and even some of the customers are friendly, too. Not all are bad, and it’s the angry, stupid ones that make these stories entertaining. I wish this was all I had to inconvenience my day. Not some of these customers; and some of them think it’s the end of the world since their item doesn’t work with a coupon. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy my stories of pain. And in the end, I left retail, and I am now in a happier place. Retail is also a thankless job, and something in between. It had moments where I was dreading to go in, and I wasn’t happy, so I got out of it and had something better lined up. It will also cause a drinking problem since conditions can suck due to understaffing, horrible customers, and the pay sucks, too. Retail jobs are minimum wage jobs, and it’s not enough to live off even full time.