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The Blood Orchid Eleven
It had only been a few hours since Ryan left her with Trey in a little clearing not far off from the highway. He hadn’t said much to her since he mentioned the poison. He hadn’t explained why he finally chose this clearing after they had been on the road for a while. He had driven them to the clearing with a speed that an F1 racer would definitely enjoy. He then mumbled something about an antidote, a tent and coming right back before driving off. He had left them with a camping back pack and some blankets. Not knowing how to go about building a tent in the backpack, she was seated now on one of the blankets spread on the grass cradling Trey. His convulsions had stopped but when she mentioned it to Ryan on their way here, he had stared at Trey grimly ,said it was worsening and then stepped on the pedal. Trey’s labored breathing snapped her out of the reverie and she looked down at him. The poison's effect was visible on his body, dark green lines making it’s way through his body. W
The Blood Orchid Twelve
Exhausted and worn out from the day’s exertions and drama, sleep had come easily to Hailey. As soon as Ryan had set up the tent properly and the now recuperating Trey was comfortably settled, she had snuggled into one of the sleeping bags. Briefly, her mind wandered over the things she had learnt in the past few days. The existence of a super natural world, her father’s role and also her expected role in it. It was truly overwhelming and even if she hadn’t been completely wiped, contemplating things as complicated as that was sure to lull her to sleep. So, she slept. Hours later, she woke up from a nightmare. For a moment, she was disoriented and wondered where she was. She took one look at the figure still sleeping beside her and things started coming back. Trey was still unconscious from the look of things but he seemed better now. The bleak light in the tent revealed that his pallor was now normal. She stared at him as he slept wondering what it would be like feel that
The Blood Orchid Thirteen
Dawn came with a majestic brilliance. The sun dispersing golden and blinding rays to a still waking world. It was a beautiful sight. Hailey sat there observing the sun as it made it’s slow progression across the sky. She felt herself warm up with a contented feeling, a feeling she hadn’t known since the event of that tragic night. The fire had eventually died and still there was no sign of Ryan. As she suspected, he had simply wanted to be alone with his thoughts. Or away from her prying eyes and questions a mocking voice said to her. Hailey felt like going back into the tent to check up on Trey but she was afraid of what she might do. As things stood, she couldn’t trust herself around him. So, she sat there staring at the smoke wisps from the embers of their camp fire. Occasionally, she flung a dead leaf or twig into it and watched it flare up before turning to ashes. That was exactly how Ryan found her when he returned. He was carrying an armful of dead tree branches and parts
The Blood Orchid Fourteen
“Wait! You knew Trey as a boy?”, She asked with an incredulous look. It seemed like couldn’t really believe that he had said that barely seconds ago.“Yeah. We basically grew up together”, Ryan confirmed.“Wow. That must have been....well, fun.”“ It was, at least for a while.”“Was he a …you know.. a wolf then?”“No. The arche werewolves turn at the age of sixteen.”Hailey looked puzzled. “Arche? What does that mean?”“it’s original in greek. Refers to those who descended from the werewolf bloodline”.“Nice. What about those not from that bloodline?”“They are called the gifted.”“Why the gifted?”Ryan smiled at the question. He remembered asking Father the same question years ago. He gave her the exact same answer he had gotten.“The wolves believe that the bite is a blessing and that whoever is bitten has been gifted. Hence, the name”Her mouth formed a huge ‘o’ at the end of his explanation. He wondered if he had that same look after Father Hugh explanation. He doubted that beca
The Blood Orchid Fifteen
HAILEY’S POV“Are you serious?”. This was what she found herself saying after hearing what Ryan had said. He merely nodded his affirmation. The atrocities that the father she never really knew committed felt like arrows through her heart. How could he have done things like this? It almost seemed like fiction but the look on Ryan’s face showed that he meant every word. He was trying so hard to mask the pain he felt, occasionally he would flash a smile to make it seem like he was okay. It played over and over in her head, her father had turned a little girl into a monster. Then sent the poor girl after her birth parents. How fucked up could things get? She couldn’t really tell.“Anyways, Katerina was so pissed that she went after Trey and i. We never really got to figure out what made her so angry, the Kristovs had to fight their own daughter to protect us. We fled to my house across the street leaving them to deal with Katerina. We could barely form coherent words to explain what
The Blood Orchid Sixteen
The name came as a surprise to Hailey. She wondered briefly what role he had played in Ryan’s life. It seemed like a huge part seeing that he had included him in the story. Her curiosity got the better of her and she voiced it out. “Who’s Father Hugh?”He smiled at the question. A shadow of a smile. It conveyed that the person in question meant something to him.“He was the hunter who tracked me down. He basically trained me and made me this”, Ryan finished with a sweep of hand indicating himself.“Ohh”, that was all Hailey could utter.“Yeah, he continued, the hunters had started noticing bizarre attacks starting from my parent’s death. Father Hugh was among those sent to investigate it. The police had initially thought that I also died during the attack but had no evidence to support it. Father Hugh’s investigation in the case led to him tracking me down and eventually recruiting me into the Hunter guild.” It dawned on Hailey then that maybe this was the first time Ryan was openi
The Blood Orchid Seventeen
The voice for some surprising reason startled her. Maybe what was more surprising was the fact that her heart suddenly seemed to start beating faster. She dismissed it as jumpiness but she knew for a fact that it had to do with the man walking towards them. With disheveled hair, old jeans and a worn out blanket draped around him, Trey Kristov still looked quite charming. No one should look this good in this Hailey thought but here he was proving how wrong she was. He walked with a slight limp and Ryan rushed to his side. He however shrugged off the attempt at help and continued his determined walk. Eventually, he made his way to the tree they had retreated to when the sun became too hot for them. He lowered himself onto one of the logs with a grimace of pain. Hailey suspected that he hurt more than he was trying to let on.“What were you guys discussing? I’m pretty sure I heard my name.” His voice had a hint of accusation and suspicion. He looked challengingly at her and then Ryan.“
The Blood Orchid Nineteen
HAILEY’S POVDusk was fast approaching and yet he continued to sleep. He had been in that state since the incident yesterday. His eyes had only opened a few times and in those times he wasn’t able to communicate or indicate anything. She had stuck by his side hoping that maybe the next one might be different but nothing had happened so far. Her mind kept on replaying the incident over and over again. Trey standing up and trying to storm off, the way he had staggered and then fell. Even Ryan’s quick reflex reaction was too slow and he was already on the ground before he could get to him. She had screamed involuntarily. It embarrassed her now as she thought about it. Hailey kept on telling herself that it was just a case of nerves but somehow it didn’t quite feel that way. It wasn’t something that she liked thinking about. Ryan had been in and out of the tent since then. She could sense he wasn’t all that okay with the development. He had been slightly agitated and didn’t even say
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