Hadassah’s POVIt was a chilly, gloomy rainy day, we all stood with our umbrellas under the rain to bury the man who was once known as my father.I watched as the coffin was laid gently into the ground, my mother's sobbing intensified as the coffin lowered.I gave her shoulder a gentle squeeze as it continued to shake violently. I couldn't cry, I don't know why the tears are refusing to fall. I guess I've held it in for so long, they've formed a lump in my chest.This just got personal! I thought.Whoever was behind the killings just crossed the line. They think they've won, but the war was just starting.I looked around, taking in each of the faces present. They were a few close relatives, some friends, neighbors and colleagues from work, nothing odd but I'm sure we were being watched.I'll catch the killer, that's for sure. No matter how long it takes, I'll catch the person.***************I felt him, even before he made himself visible, the gust of wind gave his arrival away. He m
She knew she saw the right thing. How would she not know what a woman's back looked like? She was a woman herself so it's very unlikely that she won't know what a female's back looks like. She also saw that the woman had waist-length brunette hair.“Whoever you are, I'm going to get you” she whispered to herself.************Hadassah sat in her dimly lit office in the night, most of her co-workers had gone home, including Isabella. The glow of the desk lamp casted long shadows on the stacks of case files piled high around her. The room was heavy with the scent of stale coffee and the weight of unanswered questions. She had been working tirelessly on the mysterious case of the missing people week after week, losing sleep, only to be met with dead ends at every turn.The victims, all seemingly unconnected, had vanished without a trace. Days passed by, and soon their lifeless bodies were discovered in front of the abandoned building, some were even found the next day. Their bodies disc
Hadassah’s POVI waited for the pain to come, letting my life flash before me. So this was it for me? I didn't realize I'll be dying this young. There are so many things I haven't done and would probably never get to do again. I didn't even get to tell my mum goodbye, she'll probably be worried and after finding out what happened to me tonight, I doubt she'll be able to function well. I guess this is what I get for blindly trusting a vampire.Tears streamed down my face as I readied myself for the pain about to come.I waited…I waited…And waited…But nothing seemed to be happening.What the hell is happening? Is biting really that painless, because I don’t feel anything? I should be on my way to maybe heaven or hell by now but for some reason, I’m still here, I can still feel my physical body, only without the weight of his hands again.I opened my eyes slowly to see him looking at s
“Tea?” he offered but she glared at him, her eyes telling him that she wasn't here for any form of pleasantries.“Alright then, we'll skip the tea” Aamon added as he took a seat.She sat across him, leaned forward and then said “now, talk”“Is that a command?” he asked playfully, trying to lighten the mood of the atmosphere but Hadassah didn't smile.“I'm not here to joke, Aamon. I want answers”He sighed in resignation and then started talking.“Yes, it was me who bit him. He's not John and the reason he didn't die was because he wasn't the first person I bit after becoming a vampire. See, the thing is, as a vampire, human blood is a necessity for us. There's just no way around it. We can try to substitute it with animal blood for a while, but after some time, our bodies begin to demand human blood. It's like our vitamins”He paused to see how she was takin
“I tried to warn you Hadassah, you shouldn't have kept on with the case. Now you've walked right into our trap.” Isabella said in a calm voice.The vampire guy was staring at her with an evil grin.“Trap? Bella? Can you please tell me what's going on?” she asked, while calmly reaching for the gun tucked behind her.Isabella cackled. It was a strange sound as Hadassah had never heard her cackle before. She sounded older and very unlike herself and Hadassah knew she was dealing with something deeper than she thought.The vampire guy was swiftly in front of her. He looked into her eyes, his own eyes glowing red and whispered, “sleep” in a trance-like voice and she found herself succumbing to his voice as her brain began to shut down and her eyes grew so drowsy, she could not keep them open even if she struggled to.***************She woke up in so much pain in her abdomen that she could not straighten herself for a while. The pain was so excruciating, it travelled to her lower back just
Hadassah's POVIt's been seven days since my fallout with Aamon and I've not seen or heard from him since then which was good. I needed my space. Isabella has also stopped showing up to work, and she's no longer at her house. Of course I didn't go back to check, someone else went and found that out.I've been doing lots of research lately and getting lesser sleep. The things I've found are disturbing. Apparently, vampires can stop drinking human blood, but it takes a special blood to do that.The blood belonged to a human but it was only available once every two thousand years and they can only smell the blood once the human has reached ‘maturation age’ which is, twenty-five years old.Once at this age, the human is at a great risk of being attacked or kidnapped by a vampire. Even worse, the vampires race each other to get the human first. So it's an all-out war between the vampires and the special human. ^^^^^There was something else gnawing at her besides her findings, it was som
“My blood? What do you mean?”He sighed and moved away from her. “You'll probably hate me for this, but up until now, I thought I could find a solution. I'm ashamed to say, I haven't found one.”“What are you talking about? The solution to what? And why are vampires after my blood?”He turned to her with a sorry expression. “Your hair.”“What's wrong with my hair?” She asked with furrowed brows.“Have you ever dyed your hair?”“No, not really. Why?”“You mean, this is the natural colour?”“Yeah,” She answered. He took a deep breath before speaking, “There's the issue, your hair is the colour of blood, and that can only mean one thing. You have the special blood.”Her heart stopped for a moment on hearing that. The special blood she had been reading about these past few days, the blood any vampire needs to forever quench their bloodlust, the rare blood that only exists once every two thousand years belonged to her.The thought of that made a chill run through her spine. “You mean,
“Honey, are you up?”Her mother called from the other side of the door, but Hadassah was too deeply asleep to hear.Her mother knocked, then again, more firmly this time, and that did it. Hadassah stirred in bed, mumbling something incoherent as she did.“Honey?” her mother called again and she managed to answer this time.“Yeah?” She responded sleepily.“Are you still in bed?”“Yeah.” She answered, trying to fall back asleep. She was too comfortable at the moment and didn't want to let go of the comfy feeling.It's been a long time since she got to sleep and even enjoyed her sleep like this and she was determined to sleep to her heart’s content.Her mother was saying something, but she was too invested in her slumber to hear even a word. Why was her mother bothering her anyway? Doesn't she understand that she's been working a little too hard lately? Why would she want to ruin her moment of rest?“Did you hear me?” Her mother called again and Hadassah groaned in protest. “What is it
Hadassah was asleep and her mother watched over her as she slept. She caressed her hand gently as she watched her closed eyes. She looked paler and weaker with each passing day and Abigail wondered how long her daughter had left. Not long enough, according to the doctor. Losing her husband sent her world spiralling down, she wondered what losing her only child will do to her. She would probably not be able to handle the pain and might end up harming herself.Hadassah was the only reason she stayed alive and sane after losing her husband.Whenever she had bad thoughts, she would think of her daughter. ‘How would she cope with losing both parents in a short span of time? Would she forgive her for ending her own life?’Those questions kept her in check.She was practically living for her daughter's sake. And now it seems that might be pointless after all. The door opened gently and she looked up to find Aamon poke his head in before stepping inside. He greeted her before asking, whi
Larry stood in a pool of blood—the Ackerman’s blood—and shuddered slightly. At one corner, Xander slit the throat of Jonah Ackerman—the head of the Ackerman family— then wiped the blood on his tongue before shoving the dagger back in his pocket.“Tastes like shit.” He spat as he grimaced.“Are you telling me you've been tasting shit?” Larry teased.“Shut up, Larry.” Xander retorted as Larry chuckled.He tossed Jonah aside and stepped over him, before looking around and nodding in satisfaction. “That's everyone. We did good.” He said and Larry nodded in agreement.“Yeah. Boss man would be proud.”Larry stared at his bloody hands, and grimaced. The withering seemed to have slowed down and he couldn't help wondering what Aamon was up to. “I better go wash this off.”“Don't you mean you want to lick it off?” Xander teased.“I don't want to know what shit tastes like. Thanks but, no thanks, I'm good.” Larry teased back and when he saw Xander glaring at him, he added, while raising his h
“Someone paid all your hospital bills and they even paid in advance for as long as you are here.” She announced.Hadassah's face fell in disappointment but her mother's face lit up a bit. “Really? Who?” She asked.“The person requested they remain anonymous. I'm sorry, but we can't disclose who it is.” The doctor replied.Deep down, Hadassah already knew it was Aamon that did it. Who else would it be if it wasn't him? But why did he do it? She wondered.Though this was not the news she was hoping to hear, but she was at least grateful that the hospital bills is off her mother's neck.She turned to her mother and the knowing look on her face made her realize that her mother also knew it was Aamon. Her mother turned to the doctor and asked, “What about the donor? Are there any donors yet?”The doctor gave her a rueful look before shaking her head. “I'm sorry, not yet. But let's keep our fingers crossed, I have a feeling that we'll soon get a donor.”Hadassah sighed deeply while her mo
“Where are you coming from, Larry?” Liam's voice boomed suddenly, making him jump.How did Liam manage to remain so still that he didn't even sense him? He had thought he could sneak back in unnoticed, with the hope that Liam would have gone back to his house. He was, however, surprised to see that Liam had been waiting for him at the clan house.“Liam, you're still here?” He asked, trying to sound as casual as possible, but Liam was not buying it.“I believe I asked you a question first,” He responded, his expression colder than his tone.“Y—yes,” Larry suddenly found himself stammering and tried to calm himself down so Liam wouldn't see through him. “Y—you asked me to find out w—where Hadassah was…”“And it took you this long to do that?” Liam fired.“Yes! Actually, no. I felt sick. Look.” He raised his hands to show him. “I don't know what's happening to me, my hands are withering away and I've been feeling weak all day.”Liam's eyes widened as he saw his hands and he stood up and
“He wants to turn me into a vampire?” Hadassah yelled, slamming her fists on her thighs. “Hasn't he done enough? Is he still not satisfied that I'm in the hospital, close to death because of him?”“Oh, I didn't know…” Larry was saying, but Hadassah was not quite finished with what she was saying, so she continued, “And isn't it enough that he turned my best friend against me, made her kill my father and eventually killed her too? Isn't it enough that he kidnapped my mother? Isn't it enough that the man I love is also on the brink of death all because of him?” She screamed in frustration.Her mother was staring at her open-mouthed and she didn't realize, not till she was done ranting and was now panting.“Isabella killed your father?” She asked quietly, her voice shaking like she was trying to hold back tears.It was only then that Hadassah realised what she had done. Up until that moment, she was the only one who knew that Isabella killed her father and she had never told her mother.
Larry's feet suddenly felt too heavy for him to move and he remained rooted to the spot, even as Xander gave him a look to continue walking. He was sure he heard right. Sure he was slowly disintegrating, but his ears still worked perfectly fine. Why would Liam want to make Hadassah his mate? It made no sense.Suddenly, Liam turned to him and signalled him over and that seemed to be the push his legs needed, as he immediately walked towards Liam who was slumped on his throne made out of pure gold and sipping from a gold goblet.He extended the goblet in his hand and Larry immediately understood what he meant, as he grabbed the next bottle of wine, opened it, and poured it into the goblet for him. Liam just nodded and continued to sip from his goblet.Damien, one of the older and second-ranking vampires, stood up to talk. “But Liam, this woman already has a mate and what about her blood?”Larry knew what they were thinking. They also wanted a taste of Hadassah's blood and if she belo
“It's very simple. Since I have a special blood, once you bite me, it will be the end. You won't have the urge again, and you will also be healed…” She chattered excitedly like someone that has found the cure for cancer and he just stared at her like she was growing horns.“Are you crazy? You want me to bite you? Are you even listening to yourself?”“I know it sounds absurd, but…”“No, it doesn't sound absurd, it is absurd. Do you realize you could die?”Her eyes widened and he knew she really hadn't thought this through. “But what if you only took a small amount?”“It doesn't work that way. I'll need enough and enough might kill you. Anyway, it doesn't matter because I'm not drinking anyone's blood, least of all, you…”“But what if the person was already dying?” She asked with pleading eyes.“No!” His tone was firm as he said it and she sighed.“Why won't you do this for me?”He cupped and caressed her cheeks with his thumbs. “Sweetie, I want to do it. I'm not ready to leave you eit
The person stopped in front of her, while she remained frozen to the spot.She couldn't help but feel like she knew him. It was like she had met him before, but his face didn't look familiar.His expression was hard, as he glared at her before he broke into a friendly smile and said, “Hello Hadassah, it's been a while.”She frowned. “Have we met before?” She asked with squinted eyes. “You don't remember me, because the last time we met, I came to you with a different face.”“A different face?” She asked and then gasped as she remembered. “Larry?”He smiled and nodded.He looked very young, like a seventeen years old, nothing like the other day. His green eyes sparkled like emeralds, his complexion had a radiant glow and he had brown hair.She remembered the time they met, he had used the fog to disrupt her vision, making her see Aamon, but then he tried to bite her that time. Remembering that made her recoil a little bit and he noticed.“I promise I’m not here to hurt you. I'm deepl
She placed a gentle kiss on his forehead as she stood up from where she had been laying beside him on the bed.She observed his closed eyes with sadness. He was asleep! To think that just few nights ago, he told her that vampires don't sleep, nor get tired, now here he was, sleeping soundly. It felt unnatural, watching him sleep and she knew she couldn't leave him like this. She had to act. Surely, something could be done.She was determined to find a solution as she gently closed the door behind her and headed downstairs where she met the maid in charge of the house—Mrs Peterson— who was waiting with a worried expression. She looked expectantly as Hadassah descended the stairs.“Is Master Steiner okay?” She asked, looking worried and Hadassah wondered how much the woman knew.“Why do you ask?” She asked, trying not to give too much away.“He rang and told me not to bother coming today till further notice, but he sounded so off that I just had to come and confirm if he's okay. Plus,