The music was so loud he could feel the beat in his chest. Light of different colors roamed across the dance floor.
"Nathan," a young man with a drink in each hand yelled. His voice was muffled by the loud music. He handed the drinks to two gorgeous ladies.
"Nathan, you have a call," the man said, this time yelling directly into his ears.
Nathan collected the phone and without seeing who it was he hung up.
"No distractions this is our graduation party," Nathan screamed and grabbed one of the girls, kissing her.
Miles away halfway across the world an elderly man stared at a landline. He turned to a group of house staff and shook his head.
"He did not answer, I'll try again." The elderly man said but a maid walked over and stopped him.
"This is not something we should tell him over the phone," the maid said slowly guiding his hand down.
"You are right. I will send someone to pick him up," the old man said.
The next day Nathan was in a snake pit of ladies. He pushed a few aside and got out of his circular bed. He picked up a robe from the floor and put it on.
He picked up his phone from the nightstand. As he scrolled through his notifications, one stood out.
Notification Center
[Payne Manor - 32 Missed ]
"Why the hell is Clayton calling me 32 times," Nathan asked and called him back. After only one ring Clayton picked up.
"Nathan?" Clayton asked.
"Who else would be calling you with my phone?" Nathan barked.
"Sorry sir, there has been a situation. You have to come to the manor. I have sent someone for you," Clayton explained.
"What is it?" Nathan asked.
"Sir, I don't think this is something we can discuss on the phone."
"Fine, I am in Minsk. Send the private jet," Nathan hung up and opened an app on his phone.
"How did he know I was in Minsk?" Nathan whispered to himself.
He walked out of the room to a similar room down the hall. Stepping over bodies, he walked to the bed.
"Felix!" Nathan shook his friend awake.
"Nathan, yo yesterday was amazing," Felix said as soon as he opened his eyes.
"Yeah listen, Clayton sent the jet. It would be here in five hours. You can stay but I have to go. There are some things I need to do before I leave." Nathan explained.
"What is wrong?" Felix sat up and asked.
"I don't know. Clayton won't tell me over the phone," Nathan shook his head and walked out.
An hour later he returned fully dressed. He tapped Felix and handed him a black card.
"Take this, you might not see me again before I leave for the manor," Nathan said and Felix nodded rubbing his eyes.
Nathan walked out of the hotel where a car was already waiting for him. The car took him about 45 minutes away from the hotel.
He got out and walked into a huge office building.
A man met him at the door and greeted him.
'If this goes well it will secure my future,' Nathan thought as he walked away with the man.
"These deals included the patent?"
Nathan asked the man.
The man nodded, " Yes, I will just have to prepare the paperwork and let your lawyers go through," the man clarified.
After hours of talking business, Nathan walked out to see his car waiting for him. He was about to get in when he noticed someone was already in the back seat.
He slowly walked away and the man seated in the back seat got out.
Nathan immediately ran the moment he stepped out, and the man quickly chased him.
"Hey wait, I am not going to hurt you," the man chasing Nathan said with an accent. Nathan ran down an alleyway and noticed others following him as well.
He got out at the next street and saw two more men heading in his direction. Trapped, he took off his jacket and blended into a crowd.
One of the men picked up his jacket and sniffed it. Immediately he separated from the crowd he saw Felix.
He had a slightly bigger bag, he always carried with him everywhere. He waved Nathan over and reached into the bag.
He pulled out two syringes filled with red liquids. He stabbed one of their stalkers with it and he fell like a tree.
Felix caught him and leaned him against a wall.
"Felix, what is going on?"
Before Nathan could finish talking they were surrounded.
"We did not mean to scare you." the man who chased him from his car said.
"I am Anatoly Parkov. I had an agreement with your father. To honor our agreement, I have come to swear my fealty," Anatoly explained.
He knelt and all the rest followed his lead.
"What is all this?" Nathan asked looking at Felix but he shrugged.
"Ah, you have not heard? Your father is dead," Anatoly said still on his knees.
Nathan looked around and felt eyes pierce through him. As embarrassment set in he quickly told them to get up.
"Can we do this somewhere more private?" Nathan asked and Anatoly's guys looked around at people passing by. Just like that they cleared the street.
Most walked away and the rest closed off the streets by blocking them with their car. Nathan watched with his mouth slightly apart.
"What did you do? What are you?" Nathan asked taking a step away from Anatoly.
Anatoly opened his mouth a second set of teeth ejected from his gums. These sets were jagged and translucent.
"They are vampires," Felix said.