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2021-09-02 07:14:57Osip paced the confines of his desert den. He’d harbored such high hopes of winning the favor of Count Dracula, only to have them shattered by that bitch, Lucinda. How could he have known she was so bonded to Nambru that she’d take her life rather than become his bride? Now, who would help him care for the baby he planned on pawning off to Dracula as his grandson?
He didn’t want just any female. If that was the case, he’d be gone right now. The woman he took needed to be believable. She needed to be able to fool Dracula into thinking she wasn’t just the mother of his grandchild, but someone alluring enough to catch the eye of the very discerning Damitru. Osip saw very few who fit that bill roaming the halls of Nambru’s den. Lucinda had been perfect; perfect for the ruse, and perfect for him because she aroused him insensibly. Damn her!
He stood before the mirror and adjusted the n
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I put the telephone receiver back into its cradle. I’d used a public telephone to call Bruce because we weren’t sure if our own phones were secure. At first, I thought this was a bit paranoid, but after conversing with Shen about the ways of the vampire, we decided there was no such thing as being too careful. We needed time away from the fight so that we could focus on finding a cure for Bruce. The least little thing like a phone call could expose our whereabouts to Dracula’s hunters who were certain to be on the lookout for us in hopes of being led to Charles. There was also the matter of Dracula’s orders to bring the slayers back to him. We weren’t sure, but we assumed it still stood.Surveying the dining room of the neighborhood’s most popular diner, I scowled. Shen should have joined me by now. What could be keeping him?I smiled flirtatiously at the beautiful five-foot-five-inch, sinuous hostess as
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Magdalena watched the young couple walking in front of her with minimal interest as she followed them down the lazy darkened street. It would be so easy to catch up with them and go unnoticed. She hadn’t seen a car or another person for the last ten minutes. All was quiet.Even if she did succumb to temptation and partake in human blood, it wouldn’t change the fact that she couldn’t get her mind off Shen and me. She was especially taken by me. She found my sandy hair and facial structure strikingly handsome. Although both of us made every sense she possessed alive and alert, it was me who struck her the most. Perhaps it was because of our touch. She rarely touched humans, and for good reason. It brought forth a part of her that she worked hard to suppress.She was born a vympire in the earth year one-thousand-ten BC and saw quite a few changes in the vympire kingdom since then. Many of the changes were those o
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“Your friends are back,” Garth muttered as he slid past Magdalena to grab a menu. “Allow me.”Magdalena looked at the entrance of the main dining room as Garth approached the us and scowled. She hadn’t expected us to return so soon. It was going to be difficult explaining her miraculous healing. What was she thinking, coming to work only a day after a fight like that? She should have anticipated the possibility of our return to the diner and made up an excuse to call in sick. She should have stayed home a few days to make it appear like she was still healing. This was bad. This was very bad.I looked in Magdalena’s direction as Garth led us to a booth at the far side of the room. My heart felt heavy as I looked for signs of the injuries she’d received not twenty-four hours earlier. There were none. This could mean only one thing. She wasn’t human.Garth took our drink order in his usua
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Magdalena shivered; not from the cold, but from the sheer delight that coursed through her body as she nuzzled close to me while we made our way down the street. It had been centuries since she’d huddled this close to anyone -human or supernatural. The heady, sexual, and exhilarating sensation far outweighed any desire to drink my blood.Our conversation proved light, jovial, and delightful. Magdalena found herself rapidly developing a comfort with me and it felt good. It felt very good.She’d experienced this once before, centuries ago in another time and what seemed like another life when she met and fell in love with Marcus Wexton, Earl of Wetherford. She was touring homes of the wealthiest of the ton in Wales with her cousin, Evelyn, who was a few hundred years her senior. Evelyn had defied the vympire code and taken a human husband. They weren’t far from Marcus’s estate when their buggy lost a wheel. It w
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Osip paced the confines of his desert den. He’d harbored such high hopes of winning the favor of Count Dracula, only to have them shattered by that bitch, Lucinda. How could he have known she was so bonded to Nambru that she’d take her life rather than become his bride? Now, who would help him care for the baby he planned on pawning off to Dracula as his grandson?He didn’t want just any female. If that was the case, he’d be gone right now. The woman he took needed to be believable. She needed to be able to fool Dracula into thinking she wasn’t just the mother of his grandchild, but someone alluring enough to catch the eye of the very discerning Damitru. Osip saw very few who fit that bill roaming the halls of Nambru’s den. Lucinda had been perfect; perfect for the ruse, and perfect for him because she aroused him insensibly. Damn her!He stood before the mirror and adjusted the n
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Tatyana stared at the room full of fallen vampires as they slowly disintegrated before her very eyes. The burning pain was lessening enough for her to be able to stand on her own, but her chest felt constricted; giving her the feeling of extreme claustrophobia. She needed to get outside and breathe some fresh air.Pushing past Bruce with remarkable strength, she rushed down the stairs and picked her way through the debris and remnants of fallen vampires as quickly as she could. There were still a few vampires to deal with, so Bruce wasn’t able to follow her as he would have liked. Grumbling his dissatisfaction over the situation, he continued his onslaught with a renewed vengeance.Tatyana had almost reached the exit when Elsa called out her name. Stopping short, she turned slowly to look into the face of her dear friend and ward. Elsa had all she could do to control the reaction she had to the changes that had occurred on Tatyana’s
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Shen spent the rest of the ride sharing as much information about the den and its layout as he could remember, including the route he took for escape. By the time we reached the motel, we had a fairly clear picture in our minds of the den’s interior and its occupants.We went to McDonald’s drive through and loaded up on fast food before returning to the room. Shen ate the majority of his meal before we reached the hotel, but not before Elsa produced a packet of wet wipes and insisted he clean the blood from his hands and face before eating.Once in the hotel room, Shen immediately set to cleansing the rest of his body. The shower was warm and inviting and more than a little refreshing. With the water as hot as he could tolerate it, Shen stood so that the pulsing shower could massage away the tension in the overused muscles of his thighs.I paced the room while I waited for Shen to finish showering. My friend gave the impressio
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Shen’s lungs were screaming for relief as he pushed himself beyond his normal endurance level through the darkened caves. At one point it was so black he couldn’t see his hand before his face. Even so, he continued to run at top speed. He didn’t want to take the chance of standing in one place long enough for one of the guards to detect his scent.He came across limited obstacles in his path, which only proved that the caves were well used by the vampires. He wanted to slow down and search for a less popular route, but Maria’s warning rang in his mind loud and clear. He couldn’t take the chance that he might find an easier route to exit before the guards were able to detect him.When light finally lured him from off in the distance, he slowed down slightly. He did his best to listen for movement over his own heavy breathing.Aware that his breathlessness could catch the attention of the vampires whose h
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Shen leaned against the far wall of the grand ballroom. It was remarkable how closely Gyozo had copied the décor of Wadim’s den of iniquity. If Shen didn’t know better, he’d have thought himself back there, but he’d destroyed that den and watched it go up in flames.Something was amiss, but he had only a hint of what it was. There was a buzzing of a celebration of some sort about to occur. He’d heard excited whispers of a wedding, but who was to be married to who was still a mystery. Why would they share such information with him? He was just there as a captive to breed their stock. Breeders were the second lowest form of life in a den such as this; the lowest being the actual food source. The fact that he’d even been summoned from his prison cell to attend the festivities surprised him.He was ordered to stand against the back wall, out of the way of the milling crowd as colorful gown
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Elsa’s large frame blocked the doorway of the living room. It was impossible to see past her. To make matters worse, she didn’t seem inclined to move.“You can’t hide it from me,” I growled. “Sooner or later you’ll have to step aside.”Elsa heaved a sigh. I was right, of course. She couldn’t protect me from what occurred, nor should she. I seemed prone to run with vampires. Perhaps a reality check was what I needed to straighten me up.I sucked in air to help steady my nerves before I stepped forward when Elsa finally moved aside and motioned for me to pass. I needed to see, yet I feared seeing. Would her body lay there headless? It was how Magdalena killed the other vampires. I squeezed my eyes shut, as if by doing so it would better prepare me for what I was about to see.Magdalena was still kneeling over Jess’s body when I entered the room. She seemed
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Magdalena watched Elsa pace the small balcony through the dirty pane of the sliding door. The woman may be getting up in years, but she still carried herself like royalty. Magdalena wondered about the priestess’s heritage. The high cheekbones that accentuated full shapely lips hinted of familiarity. It haunted the vympire. There was something important she needed to remember; something very, very important.“Can I get you anything?” Jess asked as she knelt down in front of Magdalena and removed the scarf from her neck. “Are you hungry?”The raw puncture wounds on Jess’s neck turned Magdalena’s stomach. She’d never been this close to an open wound of a human for this long. It was unsettling and truly a test of her endurance.“Please, no. I don’t drink human blood,” Magdalena said with a wince. “Cover your wounds.”
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She was barely able to hear the door open and close. Whoever entered did so with the utmost care to go unnoticed. Tatyana braced herself as she listened to the newcomer’s footsteps scuff lightly across the thick, ruby colored Persian carpet. The average human would probably not have been able to hear her visitor’s approach at all. Her naturally acute hearing was fine honed over her years of captivity. She was certain that hearing the approach of the enemy so that she could have time to hide was often all that saved her from the fate of so many others.Standing as immobile as possible, Tatyana closed her eyes to put her third sight to work. The hazy image of a tall, slender man waved before her. He looked young, perhaps in his early thirties. It was difficult to tell if he was a vampire or human. His image kept flickering. This was something that rarely happened when she used her visionary abilities. That fact,
