Who's the Enemy?

Jeffrey is furious, at his servants, at Malia, but mostly at himself. He has no idea just how Malia made things so bad in such a short amount of time and he hadn't noticed. He hadn't realized just how horrible she made things between himself and Alana. He's sick at what he's done and allowed and at what he's lost.

"Chronos, pull forward the ones that you've already punished." Jeffrey says without preamble once they come to the assembled servants and Malia. He asks Alana to go forward with him and she reluctantly agrees.

Alana is there by Jeffrey's side as he confronts her worst tormentors. "I know that I left instructions with you all in regards to this special lady. Do you know or remember what those instructions were?" Jeffrey demands, his words are practically hissed through his teeth he's clenching them so hard.

The servants that are brought forward look at each other then back to Jeffrey, the boldest of them answers. "You said that she was a special guest and that we were to treat her special as well.

Jeffrey smiles and it makes them all fear him and more than a little sick. "Yet, my son tells me that you haven't been treating her special. Why is that?"

"Mistress Malia told us that we were to not listen to her."

Jeffrey narrows his eyes, "So Malia's words have more impact than my own? Her words take precedence and mean more than MINE!"

Right about then all of them realize just how badly they messed up. "No master, your orders are to be listened to and fulfilled before all others."

"Then why," Jeffrey pauses and takes a deep breath to calm down a bit, "Then why has Alana been treated so badly? Why did my son have to chastise you? Why did my wife tell me that others were treating her like shit as well?"

At the word wife all the servants eyes get wide and murmuring and the fear level rise greatly. They hadn't realized that the special guest had been the masters wife.

Jeffrey smiles once more, "Ahh, Malia didn't tell you that, did she?"

"No, master, Mistress Malia didn't tell us that your guest was also your wife. She, in fact said that once your guest left that she would be your wife."

Jeffrey laughs harshly and more than a little nastily at those words. "Had I wanted to marry Malia then I would have done it before I made her into a vampire. Had I known then what a lying deceiving bitch she was I would have killed her rather than turned her.

"Once I look over the security footage and see just who was involved in making my wife feel like shit and helping to make her feel like she can no longer live here, I'll be handing out punishments. For those that have already been chastised by Chronos, I'll will see if you deserve more. You better hope that you are not in need of more. Return to the other servants." The servants that were brought up front move as quickly as they dare to melt into the other servants.

"Malia, come forward." There is no doubt that Jeffrey is angry and Malia hides her smile, she still thinks that she can work her way around his anger.

Jeffrey waits for her to take the spot the other servants had previously before he speaks. Once she is there, and she had taken her time getting there, "You knew that Alana is my wife. I know that for a fact since I told you. I told you things that I normally wouldn't. Do you know that it is actually forbidden to use any abilities you gain as a vampire against your maker?"

At that point Malia knows that she's in deep shit. She didn't think that Jeffrey knew that she used an ability, well two, on him. "No, father, I didn't know. But I don't know what you are talking about." She tries to lie her way out of her punishment, not realizing that she's making things worse for herself.