James sat in the cozy cushion by the fireplace, holding a mug of coffee and a newspaper. He flipped through the pages, scanning the headlines and skimming the articles. It was his routine to check the night publication because it contained every news that happened that day. He had always seen that as the reason why it was twice the pages of a usual newspaper. He began to flip the newspaper all over again, when he opened to the second page and he is hooked by the headline; APPOINTMENT OF A NEW SECRETARY IN LIGHTWOOD. He hadn't seen this as he was flipping through the first time, that was the thing with flipping, sometimes you miss an important information. He turned to the next page and he meets another headline related to the the one in the second page. "Lazy journalist" he mused, "why repeat a news twice in a single paper?" Then he realized it must have been an important news.It read, "THE MAYOR APPOINTS A NEW SECRETARY."He wondered what would have led to the appointment of a ne
Abigail strode into the club in a beautiful dress. She did not wear her double skin. There was no need for it here. The reasons were: it was already night and well, why would she wear a double skin when they owned the night? The mayor had given her all the things she'd need. He had even asked his aide to teach her some martial arts techniques, and she learnt fastInside the club, people danced and rocked to the music. This was her first time here. She was invited to the weekly vampire feast. She had never known that a place like this existed – she wouldn't believe it even if she was told about this place – but here she was, as an invited guest.Her urge for blood for the past few days has been insane. She almost drained a donor to death yesterday. It felt great to pierce her fangs into a human and drink directly from the veins rather than drink from a glass or a cup. At first, the mayor had told her it was a good thing, but now, her urge has gotten stronger.The scent of blood was
The sun was rising over the dense forest as James, Lorraine and Kayla came down from their car, dressed in workout clothes, and made their way through the narrow paths. The sound of birds chirping and leaves rustling under their feet filled the air as they trekked deeper into the woods.As they arrived at a clearing, James began to set up the training equipment while Lorraine offered to help, while Kayla stood, uninterested in whatever they were doing. Kayla had followed them because she had noticed how Lorraine looked at James in the meeting the day she was introduced. There was no way she'd let Lorraine create a place for herself in James' mind before her. After Sasha's death, she had promised herself that James would be hers or nobody else's. So Lorraine was a hotspot she didn't want James' WiFi to connect with. This, she was going to make sure of. She remembered when David had told her to get closer to his brother and make him forget Sasha, she had thought it would be easy, that
Abigail slowly opened her eyes and immediately jumped out of the bed as she woke up to find herself in a strange room. Strange room again, she thought. The room was unfamiliar, as she tried to remember how she had ended up there. Looking around, she noticed that the room was sparsely furnished, with only a few pieces of furniture and no personal items. She tried to recall how she had gotten there, but her head was hazy. Then, a flash of memory hit her, and she gasped. She remembers being at the club, the fight with the vampire guy and the hunting she had gone through.Last night, she and the man that had taken her to hunt walked back to town when they had had their fun. He had brought to his home and she had ended up in his bed, naked. They had hit it off last night. She remembered kissing him when everything else was happy moments afterwards.She saw her clothes laying on the floor, and she began to gather them. At least she needed to know what the man's name was but he was nowhere
James began to explain everything that had happened to his grandmother starting from how he had saved Lorraine from the vampires in the woods down to how she had slumped and injured her ankle, he emphasized on how she had healed instantly. He clarified to Ma that Lorraine was neither a nightwalker nor was she a werewolf because he had used a wolf bane on her to see if she was a wolf, to his amusement, it had not affected her in even the slightest way.Ma stood there, her eyes widened in excitement as she found everything her grandson had said weird. She of all people would have known if witches were able to heal by themselves, like vampires and lycanthropes do. She has not only learned about supernatural beings in books but have been opportuned to befriend some of them and had gathered enough knowledge to know the features each creature displayed. Healing on the spot was not something the witches did.Ma carried the vase she was standing close to away from the sunlight. She turned to J
Lorraine had gotten familiar with the honking horn of James' car. She braced herself and got ready to see him walk into the room. But that didn't happen. Thirty minutes after he drove his car into the compound he had not arrived at her room yet. Lorraine sighed. She was fidgety and disappointed.Hours passed since James had returned, he walked into Lorraine's room. She was sitting on the bed, reading a book. He hesitated for a moment before speaking."Lorraine, can we talk for a moment?" James asked, his voice serious.Lorraine looked up from her book, sensing the tone in James' voice. She set the book down on the coffee table and looked at him, waiting for him to continue.His eyes fell on the cover of the book she was holding, they opened in bewilderment as he read out the title of the: THE WITCHES OF DARK AND LIGHT. "Where did you get that book?" He asked surprisingly. The only person who could get her that book was David And he was sure Lorraine's relationship with David had no
Abigail walked confidently into the mayor's office, her short casual gown swaying slightly with each step. She reminisced about everything that had happened last night. Her mind dwelled on her time with Samuel. He was not really the best man there is. As a human, she'd have dreaded him. But as a vampire, she loved the way he treated her, quite too rough for a human, the kisses… she shook her head to get the thoughts off.As she entered, she noticed the mayor sitting behind his desk, completely engrossed in the steaming mug of coffee he held in his hand. She took a deep breath, adjusted her dress and prepared herself to speak with him."Good morning, Sir," Abigail said in a clear and formal tone, addressing the mayor respectfully. Despite the casualness of her attire, she exuded an air of confidence and poise. The mayor looked up from his mug, his expression serious as he took in the sight of the young woman before him. Abigail held his gaze, unflinched."Good morning, darling. You'v
Lorraine sprang up from her bed, terrified. Her airways constricted and she could only open her mouth and let out a "hheee…. Hheee… hheeee" as if she has been drowning for a while.Her eyes fluttered open and bulged out as if to run out of their sockets like Tom's eyes in Tom and Jerry's. She sat up in bed, gasping for air. She was drenched in sweat. "It was a dream," she panicked.But the memory of it was still vivid in her mind. She shook her head, trying to dispel the image from her mind as she looked around the room, then got out of bed and walked over to the window, drawing back the curtains.She took a deep breath, trying to calm the beating of her heart.Lorraine was still sweating profusely. Her heart kept on pondering hard and fast like it was going to leap out of her body and fly straight to the moon. She could not believe what she just dreamed of. A nightmare!It was a dream. No! It was just a dream. Just a dream. She was panting. The crescendo rhythm of her heartbeat wa