“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
Storming into Arcadia Grill, Liam and Tristan met Nina who was wiping the counter. Sighing, they trudged toward her exchanging pleasantries. Looking at her wristwatch, Nina sighed in defeat. “Um, it's late and we are about to close as you can see the grill is empty.” Nina told them as she continued to wipe the counter. “Please we need your help.” Tristan pleaded and Nina sighed, dropping the piece of cloth which had been stained with dirt. “Um, let me see if I can get you something.” Nina affirmed as she looked at their pleading eyes before she walked into the kitchen meeting Amaya who was taking care of the dishes. Mrs. Carter and other workers had left while Amaya was waiting for Colby to return before they would take Nina back home. Taking a tray, Nina went to the fridge and grabbed two cans of soda before she rushed to the counter to analyze what was left of the day. She picked four burgers with tissue paper and dropped them onto the plate. Amaya gave her a stern look.“There ar
His shirt was drenched in the rain, but he kept scampering toward the body which was lying in the middle of the streets. As he sat on the floor, Liam reached for her face and caressed it hoping that she would wake up. Her body was cold and her skin was pale. Lifting her from the floor, he gazed at the incoming car, headlights were flashing and taking his sight, he placed his hand over his face so that he could get a better view of who was coming at him. Stepping out of the car, Lane met her daughter in the arms of a vampire. He immediately thought that he was abducting her and he swiftly pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. “Drop the girl and leave,” Lane told him with fury in his voice. Liam seemed reluctant at first. “I said drop the girl and leave.” He roared as he placed his hand on the trigger.“She is hurt. I could help you.” “I said, drop my daughter.” Lane stomped his feet on the ground and pulled the trigger which collided with Liam's shoulder and he groaned. Glancing at
As they ambled toward the front room, the door swung open and they met Lynette and Aiden stepping into the house. “Good morning.” They told one another with smiles on their faces except for Colby who forced his lips to move. “I heard what happened to Colby. I'm sorry.” Lynette wore an apologetic look as he glanced at Colby.“It's alright. He is feeling better now.” Amaya spoke since she understood that Colby still found it hard to communicate. “Great. Take care of yourself, little brother.” Aiden patted his back as he left with Lynette and he nodded. Amaya and Colby made it into the streets walking side by side. “Come on. At least put a smile on your cute face. You don't want to scare away all the customers,” Amaya pinched his cheeks and he gave a side smile. “I need you to be happy for us. We talked about it. It's alright. You got injured, but you're fine now. If you continue like this I'm not going to have a good day.” She folded her hands. “I'll try my best to put my mind away