“Finally! You are in my trap now, vampire. I will assure you that I will get you beheaded soon. I don’t want your existence in the business world to haunt me throughout my life. You were flaunting your supernatural powers until a while ago, but now it is my turn to flaunt my powers as a human. The entire vampire world will be terrorized by your death, and none of the supernatural beings will ever dare mess up with us humans. I simply can’t endure your presence here in the human world.” Joseph Andrew’s speech was influenced by his complacency.“You are not flaunting your own power, Joseph. It is the power of this old wizard, Doyle Stalin, that you are trying to call your own. You are an impotent person, completely deprived of any power. Come alone on the ground, and then I will show you who is more powerful.” Ben roared angrily.“Does your vampire world have no livelihood of your own that you have to struggle in this human world? Why the hell do you want to overpower us humans? You bet
I looked at Ben. He seemed to be calm and composed, undeterred by the talk of his getting beheaded by the stake. He was just looking blankly at the stake, as if he could not sense anything that was happening around him. He seemed to be totally under the control of the wizard, Doyle Stalin. He simply behaved like an encaged animal who was unable to make out that he was imprisoned and who could not speak anything.I got worried again. I was feeling that Doyle Stalin, who pretended to be innocent, was not that immaculate a person and was actually wanting to behead Ben. “Why did he give me the wrong impression if his intentions were malicious? He seems to be in favor of Joseph Andrews. After all, greed and need can make even a righteous person sinful.” I thought as I tried to study the wizard’s face carefully. But this time there seemed to be no change in his expressions. He seemed to be meditating, as if waiting for the eclipse to occur so that he could execute his plans.Soon, we could
The eclipse was over, and the sun seemed to be right overhead, shining with its bright, powerful, and silky rays as usual. Ben, being half vampire, could tolerate the sunlight just as we humans could. He flew ahead towards the west, as I could notice the sun rays coming from behind. It felt warm and cozy to ride on his back.I gripped him tight as I feared falling down from his back during the flight, but I was confident enough and believed that he would protect me from all sorts of injuries even if I fell. He increased his speed as we flew through the clouds, and I tightened my grip on him. I could feel his heart beat as my hands encircled his chest. I felt his touch mesmerizing, and I got an irresistible urge to kiss him. The position on his back seemed to arouse my feelings, and I started craving his love. I pulled his black t-shirt, partially uncovering his neck and his back, and planted a kiss firstly on his neck and then on his back. He turned and glanced at me. I could see that
Finally, Ben landed on a beautiful hilltop. I was just more than happy to see that the hilltop was covered with flowers of various kinds. It seemed like a carpet spread over the hill, adorning it. I was just spell-bound as I gazed at the picturesque sight. The balmy air moving through the flowers and reaching my nose thereafter carried the fragrance of the flowers along with it. I had never witnessed such a sight in the city. It had just recently rained on the hilltop, as was clear by the rainbow formed on the opposite side. The raindrops trickled from the flowers, increasing their beauty multifold.It was quiet and peaceful, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The beautiful hilltop and the atmosphere there aroused our sentiments, and it felt like a perfect romantic venue for both of us. I regretted having spent my previous two years thinking of him as a human and missing the joy that I was entitled to experience just after the marriage by remaining in the city under work pre
We had already spent hours in each other’s company by now. I looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already 11 p.m. I could feel the hunger pangs in my stomach. I realized that just love alone is not sufficient for living in this world. Our body has other requirements too.“I am feeling hungry, Ben. Is there anything to eat in the kitchen, or will I have to cook something?” I asked, as I was not used to cooking myself. I had maids for doing even the simplest of the household chores, and I used to depend on them completely for them.Ben, who knew clearly that I was not in the habit of cooking myself, replied promptly, “Don’t worry! I will just prepare pasta for both of us within minutes.” He went to the kitchen, and I helped him chop the vegetables that he was supposed to add to the pasta. I realized that he was accustomed to doing such kinds of work, as he used to stay alone in the hut several times.I couldn’t control myself any longer from asking him the doubts that I had r
I grew a little anxious about Ben’s behavior again. Perhaps it was because his attention was not on me, and so he was unable to hypnotize me any further. “You have already concealed the truth from me once, and I don’t want you to hide anything from me in the future, so please let me know what the matter is. What was it that held you from reaching out to me for help, even though you could sense that I was in trouble? What if I had died? I am surprised that you didn’t seem to care even when Joseph Andrews was inflicting severe cuts all over my body.” I asked.“It is not that I didn’t want to reach out to you, Anne. It is just that my father is in his last stages, and although he has abandoned us, he couldn’t get another son afterwards, and I am his lone heir. He was calling my name out again and again and thinking of me all the while. I sensed it, as I am his son, and approached him despite it being so risky. The pure vampires might try to harm me and my mother if they come to know that
Ben knocked at the door, and his mother opened the door. I was surprised to see her beauty at this age. Although she was in her late forties, she had skin as glowing as that of a sixteen-year-old. She was tall and had a petite figure. Her facial expressions explained her wisdom. She seemed to be different from the other women of this age, as her deep, blue eyes described the pain she was hiding in her heart. A smile spread across her lips as she saw me and Ben. She seemed to be hardly able to contain her joy and didn’t know how to react.She gave me a warm welcome by embracing me and kissing my forehead. “I had been waiting for this day.” She said this as she got me seated on the sofa in the drawing room and offered me water. It was already 1 a.m., and Ben seemed to be in a hurry.“Mom, I will have to leave urgently. Dad is ill and might perish at any moment. I can sense that he needs me by his side. Do you want to accompany me?” Ben asked.“No Ben. A vow is a vow, and it is not taken
“Do you want to eat something, Anne? It is late night, but if you are hungry, I will prepare something for you to eat.” Ben’s mother asked me lovingly.“We already had pasta before we left Ben’s hut. He knows to cook very well.” I complimented Ben’s cooking skills.“I have taught him every skill necessary to stay alone in this world. He has faced a lot of challenges since his childhood. I used to go out for work, leaving Ben all alone at home when he was just two years old. When Ben’s father abandoned us, Ben was just six months old, and I had some savings left with me, but I could barely manage to manage the expenses for almost one and a half years. But soon I ran short of money, and I started looking for a job. I had to change my looks so that I could look different, and nobody was able to identify me. If they knew that I was the one who had married a vampire, then they would never offer me a job. I changed my hair style, dressing methods, and makeup so that I could conceal my ident