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Urban Vampire Chapter 60
When I stopped moving, I was in a meadow or a large garden, and it was dark.Alexis was standing a few feet from me under the glow of the moon and stars. I looked longingly at the sky. I hadn't stopped to enjoy the stars since being turned. I hadn't had time."And you are the very one who said that being touched was a necessity for you. Now you have made it so that no Vampire can touch you without being injured." He watched me with hands clasped in front of him. Tonight he wore black pants and a black shirt that flowed long over his hips and did nothing to hide his physique. "You can touch me," I said."But I'm not just another Vampire," Alexis said. "Still, there are other things that can love you besides Vampires if those things are to your liking.""Other things, besides humans, you mean?"Alexis nodded."Why would I care about that now?""Indeed," Alexis said. "I know what you were thinking. You were thinking about the brands. What else is in your head that you would have
Urban Vampire Chapter 61
Somewhere in the back of my mind I may have thought of Alexis as a love interest but not anymore. He was seriously scaring me, and I hadn't even asked him the questions I needed to ask!He and the female Vampire conferred without speaking. She glanced at me periodically, but Alexis did not.They talked for so long that I had time to examine my surroundings. Somehow I didn't think that I was in a room. I kept rubbing the toe of my shoe on the floor to see if it was solid and it was, but the room wasn't quite real. I didn't understand how it could be that way.My neck began to prickle, and another Vampire materialized in the room. He was old and stooped and wore a long white robe like a monk would wear. Someone had to turn him when he was old. It seemed such a horrible thing to be trapped for all eternity in that decrepit body. Four more Vampires materialized, each wearing white, and they stared at me. In unison they began to glide toward me—all except Alexis, who watched me with co
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The wall disappeared, and the Council of the Elders was staring at me. I looked at my empty hand. Alexis was not holding it. He had not physically moved. I could have sworn that we were actually enclosed in that wall ...Alexis' voice broke a short silence. "Kim. It has been determined that you did not knowingly offer to exchange places with Tige Lafayette in order to save yours and his life. It has been further determined that your request to replace him has been accepted. Furthermore, a punishment of death is required."I squared my shoulders and tried to be strong. I'd killed enough Vampires to know that death was quick. A few moments of discomfort and then this nightmare would be over."Thank you," I said with a strong voice.Alexis' eyes wavered from red but settled to black."Kim Russell," the black woman Vampire said, "you know that you would have earned a seat on the Elder's Council if you had lived."I looked at her. "Ma'am, I don't think I would have lived that long."
Urban Vampire Chapter 63
He lowered his teeth. "Alexis, if we do this then we're going to feel even stronger about each other ...""And if we don't, there will be more pain.""Look, I'll deal with the pain if it means I'll get to live and Tige gets to live."Alexis gripped me by the back of the head and sank his teeth into my neck. "Oh!" I gasped. My fingers clenched into fists. His lips on my neck felt incredible. Goose bumps ran up and down my spine. Was he doing that mind thing on me again? No, I didn't think he was. I opened my mouth to say something, but my teeth dropped instead.I did not want to link any closer to this man. He had just ripped Kaniji's tongue out of her mouth.Alex put his other arm around me and pulled me taut against his body. His other hand gently forced my face to his neck. My pulse quickened but I refused to bite.He loosened his grip on the back of my neck. With his arm still around me he ran his free hand beneath my T-shirt. His hand closed over my breast. I could feel m
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I gently pulled my hands out of his grasp and held his hands. "Paul, I'm so sorry for what I said. I didn't mean it."He shook his head. "I didn't leave because of what you said. It doesn't matter right now. Kim, what I don't understand is how you could make the decision to die. What were you thinking? Was it me?" "No, no, no. It wasn't you." I looked past him at the wall. "Mostly it was Tige and an overwhelming desire to protect him. But I'll admit that it wasn't all Tige. Paul, I just wanted to give up. Hell, I'm only existing on borrowed time. I'm such a fuck up at this! I have no idea what I'm doing half the time, and Tige is supposed to be here, not me"He shook his head violently. "Tige's life is no more important than yours!""Paul, it doesn't matter now because neither of us has to die. I can save Tige's life as well as my own."Paul seemed to calm down. "How?""I have so much to tell you, but …"I looked around, unsure of how much I could say ..."Tony said no one can o
Urban Vampire Chapter 65
"What?" "To be wrapped in a sheet of silver."My eyes got big. "For how long?" He opened his eyes. "From midnight until just before dawn."I inhaled deeply and stared at my wrapped wrists. "That's not possible. The silver will melt through me in seconds.""It's not too late, baby." I walked to the far wall and sat, sliding my back down it.This was the equivalent of being burned alive. And I was going to have to ... live through it? There wouldn't be anything left of me. How could that be possible? I needed Alexis to tell me what was going on. He couldn't possibly think that I'd be willing to continue my existence as a hundred thirty pounds of melted flesh. I shuddered then remembered Tony was in the cell with me. I gulped in some air. "It's going to be okay. You didn't tell Paul.""I'm not going to tell him. That's your job. He's going to insist on being there.""No." I shook my head. I did not want that. "I just need to speak to Alexis.""I would kill him if I could,"
Urban Vampire Chapter 66
Even though I was working hard to keep my mind blank, each step down that dark hallway toward the torture chamber made me shake. I didn't want those who loved me to read my fear, so I tried not to think and concentrated on Paul next to me. He was keeping his mind blank as well.The hallway led to a narrower flight of stairs. We were already a great deal underground. The air became chillier and damp. The darkness was so complete that even as a Vampire I had a hard time seeing. The human in front of us picked up a lantern hanging from the wall. It was a battery-operated spotlight, and it illuminated the remainder of our journey.The staircase wound around on itself so that I couldn't see what was at the bottom. We were so far underground that no matter how loud I screamed no one, from the outside would ever hear me. The human opened a door and led the way into a surprisingly large room. The ceiling was at least fifteen feet high and spanned the length and width of the house.A long
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The sound of waves lapping at a shore and seagulls squawking in the distance caused me to open my eyes. I squinted against the brightness of the sun and used my hand to shade my vision so I could look around.I was lying on a beach. I sat up, the sand sticking to my fingers. I brushed them off onto my pants. I was wearing white loose pants and a loose white chemise. I squinted up at the sun again in amazement. Oh, it was so bright and warm. This was real?Someone was lying on his back next to me, his head pillowed on one arm. He squinted up at me."Alexis?"He sat up and dusted the sand off his hand then shook his curly, hair. It was Alexis. But he was so different. He was tanned, and his eyes weren't all-over black, nor red, or even gold. They were hazel. He was shirtless with a slight dusting of hair on his toned chest. He wore white pants like mine, and we were both barefoot. He was smiling at me with crinkle lines around his eyes."Where are we?" I asked."The beach, of cou
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