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The Darkness Quinn is Real
1986"Kasper," Quinn said into the phone. "You are not going to believe this. I found Oshey.""Say that again,” Kasper said as he quickly sat forward in the chair, excitement coloring his features."I found her, she is here, but she is different. I can't explain right now." Quinn paced as his free hand ran through his hair.Kasper stood, pulling his boots to his feet, and struggled to make them fit. "Where are you at?" He half mumbled trying not to fall on his face."Near the bank. I'm going to go talk to Gynn and see what she says about this." Quinn felt his heart about to burst out of his chest.
Last Updated : 2022-11-17The Darkness Revisiting Turners
1986Oshey pulled into the parking lot behind Turner's restaurant. She looked at the building remembering a few weeks past when she was tossed like a rag doll. "It's just a building," she muttered, shutting the door to her Saturn. It had been almost a month since she had been manhandled by a man in a mask."Hey Shey," a friendly voice called out from behind.Shey turned to see Chris, the drummer of Final Mile, walking towards her. "Hey Chris, sup?" Oshey smiled and kissed his cheek. She loved seeing him blush."We were just debating food. Darin said to come see you, and find out who down here has good food?" Chris was referring to Downtown Albany.Shey glanced over her shoulder to the restaurant behind her. "They do, and who's buying?" Oshey grinned once she saw Chris’s confusion clear up. She had asked them to meet her at a restaurant."Good question, get us a table and I'll get the rest of them." Chris grinned."Meet you inside," Shey disappeared through the door. When
Last Updated : 2022-11-18The Darkness Memories
Present DayJimmy drove up the path to the house and parked before grabbing the journal, he walked with Nat to the front porch of the home. "You know, I think I'm starting to understand what happened.""Are you?" Natalia laced her long slender fingers with her husband. She looked him in the eyes and felt an unspoken understanding between them."Yeah, sort of," Jimmy leaned to Nat and kissed her forehead."You still sound confused," Natalia noted. While she had met Quinn’s pack, she didn't know all the details. She did however know a few key points."I am still in the dark about some details, but it is starting to make sense." Jimmy pulled Natalia to his chest and pushed a stray hair behind her ear. He looked as though he had more to say.Natalia sighed softly. Jimmy didn't hold her close like this often. "Do you want to share?""Well, the bleach spot on the top step, someone was wounded there. The rooms, they were in the middle of moving when something happened. Right?" Jim
Last Updated : 2022-12-02The Darkness He is Back
~~~1986The drive back to St Augustine went fast. Oshey again fell asleep as Quinn drove. The thunderstorm seemed to follow the couple from Georgia to Florida. Having said goodbye to Quinn, Oshey opened the door, she opened her mouth to say something but a sudden flash of lightning changed her mind. The woman ran a few short feet to her car only looking back over her shoulder once as she placed the seatbelt over her lap. "What are you doing?" Oshey said to no one as she pulled away.The rain began coming down harder and harder, making the drive slow back to town. It was already 7:00 p.m. and she still had to meet up with Alex, Cammie, and the band. Oshey didn’t regret seeing Quinn, but she could have done it closer to home. Realizing she needed to let the others know she was going to be late, Oshey pulled the car along an over-look and pulled the cell phone from her hip. With a simple flip, the phone was on and she was dialing Cammie's phone. "Pick up, baby,” she mumbled loo
Last Updated : 2022-12-03The Darkness Feed My Fish?
1986Kasper and I have been working on securing the house from invasion. I suspect that we might have visitors soon, and not the welcoming type. I have had dreams of the pack being attacked. The thing about dreams is that they are fickle and obscure.~~~Everyone in this house is up in arms. It seems Quinn was right, Oshey is really back. She came here today with some kid. She looked frantic and I didn't get a chance to talk to her. I know Quinn was upset by the meeting, and Gynn and the others showed up soon after Osheys homecoming. Kasper seems at odds as well. On days like this, I wish I was a psychic.The kid came to see me. She wasn't what I expected at first. She picked up a silver bullet. It had been laying on the table, and it burned her hand. I think she is a wolfin, but no one has said anything about her being one. I find that odd because they can smell it on each other. I'm starting to wonder what this kid is.She told me that she didn’t remember anything befo
Last Updated : 2022-12-04The Darkness The Howling One
James trotted through the dark warehouse unseen. Each step brought him closer to his goal, a private room in the rear. He didn't worry about security, or visitors, he owned the building. He opened the door slowly letting red and green hues flood his memory.~~~Flashback"Daddy, why do they hate us?" The little girl asked, looking up from where she had been playing with a doll."Because we are different," James replied in a cool tone."But why?" Again she didn’t understand hatred."A long time ago, an illness spread among our kind. We, are all that is left of the uninfected. We must live here in this place to protect our kind from infection." James explained as her squatted next to his precious daughter.Macille sighed and hugged her father. "Will I ever go to the other world?""No, my dear lil one. I never want you to go to that place. They are evil, vile creatures that live there. They will hunt you and try to kill you. They have no pity or remorse as we do." James moved
Last Updated : 2022-12-05The Darkness New Insights
1986Sometimes I wonder where I fell asleep and when I woke up, or if I woke up at all. Today was one of those days. I know everyone has them, but for me today was the snapping point. Oshey and her pretty girl, smart-ass, good-for-nothing act have to go. I can't believe Quinn likes the shallow-minded idiot.Maybe I'm being too hard on her, maybe I'm jealous of her, I don't know. But she gets under my skin. I guess looking back, it wasn't that bad. But she and Cammie have to go. Well maybe not Cammie, she is cool when she is not being a goof. But Oshey is just annoying.Kasper said to give it time, but I'm tired of giving her time. I'm sick of hearing about her. Most of all I'm sick of the way everyone fawns over her like she is the center of the planet.On a side note, I located Yada today. She has grown weirder and weirder by the day. She looks like she hasn't slept in days, and she was babbling about nothing. I guess I need to get out more often, meet new people or maybe watch TV.I
Last Updated : 2022-12-06The Darkness I figured It Out
Oshey walked to the window and glanced at the tree. She had the impression the tree was looking back. "I can see why you and I share this insane attraction." Oshey peeked over her shoulder at him. After a heavy such she continued to explain what she had been seeing. "In my visions, I see you and me fighting about the death of our son. Then I see you and me fighting in a different place. Then, again it shifts, I'm in a dark room, and there is a faint green light, like the lumination from a neon sign. Cammie is with me, and she is scared of the darkness. I can barely see through the light, but I know there is someone else with us.""Son?" Quinn said, puzzled. He leaned back tapping his hands on his thighs several times before pushing up from the couch to join her. "I think we have a few clues to go on. This light, this neon light can't be too hard to track down. One more thing, what can you tell me about Cammie?""I told you earlier, she is my daughter. She was with me when I woke up fi
Last Updated : 2022-12-07
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The Darkness Meeting a Stranger
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The Darkness Forgive Me
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The Darkness Old Friend or New Enemy
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The Darkness More Memories
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The Darkness He is a Monster
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The Darkness First Blood
“That went well,” she whispered, leaning her head against the wall after shutting his door. Yada knew she would have to deal with other vampires, but she didn’t expect to tonight. Not all the training had prepared her for an actual face-to-face meeting with someone of Vincent’s age. Sure, she had met a few others and even attended a council meeting once, but she was not allowed to speak. Pushing off the wall, Yada found the restroom and splashed water against her face. She looked in the mirror, seeing a pale-faced woman with thick eye makeup standing behind her. The woman’s face powder was heavy, giving her the appearance of the undead. Yada splashed more water on her face and rubbed the back of her neck. The meeting with Vincent proved more stressful than she cared to admit. The light above her head suddenly crackled and flickered before going out. The window behind the woman allowed enough pale light to seep through the blinds, so she could see faint outlines. Beside the
The Darkness Meeting Vincent
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The Darkness The Night Yada Lived
We killed my father tonight.He didn’t leave me any choice. James, or that is what he called himself in human form, was a killer. He attacked five wolfin across the region before he finally captured me. He taunted me for several days before I knew what I needed to do.I could not allow him to go on. I couldn’t have more blood on my hands. I already had too much blood on my hands with Anos death. James killed him because he was my friend. I still do not understand Lyceums or their thinking, but I am learning. Daily I am learning about the war on the streets between the Wolfin’s and the Lyceums. And I dislike what I am finding out.My education started the day he kidnapped me. It was the day he killed Jake. I rather miss Jake, even if he was a real pain in the ass. A second event happened that day. It was the day Gabriel entered my life. Rescuing me from James set into motion a chain of events that lead me back to the warehouse tonight.My mate Noah was there. He and Quinn had figured
The Darkness An Unexpected Letter
A gentle breeze from the south brought a thick cloud cover, which blocked the afternoon sun. Jessica Gotti had not noticed the changing weather until the mail carrier appeared and handed her a bound stack. Flipping through the pile, she took a select handful to her car and dumped them in the passenger seat. Looking over the front window of the gallery, she felt a tickle on the back of her neck, as though someone was watching her. Quickly turning around and finding nothing out of place she rubbed her temples, dismissing the sensation as a sign of stress from the extra work she’d put in, so the opening date would not be delayed again.Realizing it was almost 3:00 P.M. She decided to head home. The drive lulled her mind from the hectic schedule she had been living by. The rhythmic sound of the tires erased all the stress of the last few days. Moreover, for the first time, she knew in her heart that the opening would go off as planned with no backlashesShe was listening to a Final
