“We didn't kill all the vampires in that castle. They have come for revenge,” Lane glowered. “Perhaps, one of your brothers was feeding on those humans and disposing of them in the woods. I heard you are the malevolent one. We have found another body, a man and he has no memory of how he got there. Your brother compelled me to keep your secret at the expense of feeding on humans.” He emphasized following Darius into the living room. He might have worked with the O'Connor brothers while defeating Vadim, but he didn't want to start a new hunter community because of them. “Neither I nor my brothers are responsible for the sudden disappearance of people. We have blood bags stocked in the basement,” Darius hollered. Their piercing gaze struck each other. “My brother saved your daughter.”“Don't use that as an excuse. You almost took her life and you never apologized for that. I don't trust you.” Lane muttered as he felt frail. He loathed feeling languid, all he wanted was to protect this t
BRADVILLE. Leaning on the counter, Darius snapped his finger and the bartender who was standing at the end of the counter moved toward him. “Hello there.” He said as he gawked at him. “Beer.” Darius sighed as he placed his hands on the counter. The bartender smiled at him as he moved a few steps away, returning with the bottle of beer. Darius heard footsteps approaching behind him. He turned and saw the elegant lady sauntering toward him. He smirked at her as she smiled revealing her dimples as she stood next to him. “Hey.” She blew air out of her lungs. “I'm Darius.” “Right. Nice to meet you, I'm Simone.” She said extending her hand for a shake and he accepted it graciously. Darius pulled closer to her and looked into her eyes. She wondered why he wanted to be so close and she stepped backward, he pulled her toward him and looked into her eyes. “I want to show you, Arcadia Falls.” Darius compelled. She nodded, flashing a smile as she moved strands of her rusty hair behind her e
“What are you doing here?” A voice echoed. Looking over his shoulder, he saw who he was searching for. Struggling to get on his feet and get rid of the voices in his head, he groaned as the man who was stepping toward him snapped his fingers and the voices disappeared. Feeling better, he wheezed and stood on his feet before he strode toward him. “We don't have much time.” Demetrius muttered. “I know because I came for something very important.” His voice rose. “What do you want from me warlock?” He smirked. “A Hellion is kidnapping people in Arcadia Falls. I know a little legend and history about your family. You were the first humans to handle the ancestral blade and I need to find it because it's the only way I can kill that unwholesome creature.” Hadrian emphasized. “The blades were destroyed...but one was hidden.” Demetrius informed him. “I don't need you to tell me how it was lost. I just need you to give me a hint so I can find one of your descendants.” Hadrian clarified ta
“We just killed that woman.” Simone barked, pulling Darius who wasn't interested in what she was saying backward. “She was an imminence to our existence. That's the fun of being a vampire, getting rid of whoever threatens your existence.” Darius roared glaring at her and she let him go.“And you decided to take her life. Why?” She said with watery eyes.“Because I'm a ruthless vampire. I'm a monster.” She could read the abhorrence in his eyes as he pronounced those words. “This isn't you.” Simone shook her head in regret. “You don't know anything about me, Simone! I turned you into a vampire and you should be glad that I saved your ass.” Darius seized her neck, thrusting her to the nearest tree. Silas folded his arms watching the drama. She groaned. How would she cope with her new situation? If Darius had killed her that night without feeding her his blood, things would have turned out to be better and now she was a walking corpse without a heartbeat. Lifeless. Rejected. Forgott
Lane stood arms akimbo as her body was taken into the ambulance with a stretcher. Blue and red lights were flashing across the woods, illuminating the clearing around the cottage. Other cops who had arrived were investigating the crime scene. Lane watched as one of the officers approached him. Stars were twinkling across the sky, the crescent moon didn't give off much light, but it narrowly bathed the woods through the slight little piercing of the leaves. Holding firm to a flashlight, Lane sighed. Amber Hudson was one of his greatest partners and she lost her life to a vampire. “What happened?” “She called me earlier today. She said that she apprehended three vampires. I got here and I found her dead,” Lane uttered in dismay. “She was attacked, you saw the bite marks on her neck, but I was too late to help her.” “I'm sorry. It must be hard to accept that you lost such a great partner.” He apologized before walking away.“You are welcome,” Wiping the tears that were clouding the cor
CRESCENT FALLSThe full moon glistened across the earth, pitch pine trees were queuing through the woods. Tall, woody, and verdant. The moon rays poured into the clearing through the slight little piercing in the woods. They could hear sirens blaring from a distance and cars honking, they knew that they weren't far from the streets. “Thank you for saving my life.” Aiden told him. “Don't flatter yourself. You brother made me feel like I was useless. Nevertheless, I won't blame him because he's as weak and broken as an average vampire.” Hadrian jested with so much detestation. “Elijah? I'm truly sorry for everything that transpired between both of you.” “I hate to admit it, but I loathe vampires including you. I don't want to hurt my sister's feelings and I can't push someone who is striving to have a life. That would be very uncivilized of me.” Hadrian forced a smirk as he placed his hands into his jeans pocket. Aiden suspected incandescence and fondness in his eyes. “I have heard
CRESCENT FALLS Morning arrived sooner than they anticipated. Magnus was at the back of his house chopping wood while Aiden and Hadrian were inside the kitchen making themselves comfortable and striving to feel at home. “Good morning!” Magnus said, dropping the ax that he raised when he saw Hadrian appear from the back door. “Morning. Could we start the tracking? I figured that we could use your blood to find the sword.” Hadrian declared and he shrugged. “You're the warlock.” Magnus chortled as he dropped the ax next to the log of wood that hadn't been chopped. “Isn't it obvious?” Hadrian muttered sarcastically, folding his arms.“Let's have breakfast first.” Magnus said, placing his hands forward as he smiled before they dashed into the house. “Aiden O'Connor.” Magnus muttered as they appeared from the basement ambling into the kitchen. They met Aiden who was sipping from a bottle of water, he eyed them and continued with what he was doing.“Don't you think that's too cold?” Hadri
“Tell me. What was your life like when you became a vampire?” Lynette inquired as the afternoon breeze chilled her skin while Aiden cuddled her. “We woke up at the stallion lake and we didn't remember who we were, but we knew our names. It's crazy, right? Forget about your whole past and still remember that you have brothers. Memories of our human life were gone and Elijah discovered that we were vampires that day and we struggled to live and we survived.” Aiden recalled as a lone tear escaped his eyes while Lynette smiled as she wiped it off. They pulled closer to each other and kissed. “It must be hard adjusting to the new situation back then.” Lynette shared his pain.“Yes. We couldn't put our emotions under control. Everything we felt was worsened.” Aiden ended with a smile. “I feel sad for you.” Lynette looked at him and he giggled. “You don't have to. It's part of my experience of being a vampire. This is my second life and I'm glad that every step I took led me to you. My ch