All Chapters of The Beloved: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Never in my existence did I believe that life could end as it did, shocking was the truth. The horror of that night and by whose hand death came. Though I have not seen that blood-sucking parasite, I still remember the pain and tragedy she caused.  My rebirth through fire and blood did nothing to quench the pain of losing love and a part of my soul at that same moment. It became a never-ending agony for years. I live, hoping that love is not fully lost because, in every shadow of night, there is breaking dawn. The universe is magical, and in its power, life can be reborn...Just as I am reborn, love will surely one day live again. This is all that I can pray and hope for.  It is the year 2008, and I stare out the balcony of my penthouse It's been nearly half a century since my life was forever changed. I look back on my human life, and it is days like this where I miss that time. It was so simple and full of love. Now everything felt complicated. Sometimes I just wa

I walk with Eliza and ponder many things about Garrett, and the oddly disturbing Mrs. Norris, or "Bathilda' as Eliza calls her. They are so different from everyone yet, also I feel cold chills when associating with them like, both of them are looking at me, waiting for something to happen. What I do not know? Garrett does care for me, I can see in his eyes. Bathilda gives me the creeps, and I swear I catch her watching me with longing. I pray it is just my imagination. I am so engrossed in my thoughts, I do not hear Eliza calling my name.“Hunter? Hunter? Are you listening?” I turn to look at Eliza “Oh I beg your pardon, my dear, my mind was preoccupied with other things”. She looks at me irritated. I did not mean to ignore her. “I said, I think I want to go to the baker’s first, I would like to see if they have any sweets made”. I stand up and go to retrieve our coats. “That sounds very good, perhaps they’ll be enough for both of us”. We walk down the road, we ar

Terrified beyond belief, we see a figure in the shadows of the walk. It looks female, it all happens so quickly I do not have the mental ability to process the speed at which she attacks, I hear Eliza screams shortly and disappears into the shadows of night. “ELIZA!!!”I scream for her until I hear laughing. I could not believe my ears. How could this have happened to us? “That takes care of that wench! Do you know how long I have wanted you, watching you, and couldn’t do anything because she was always around!” I am staring into the darkness, mortified, praying for my beloved's safety. I have a heart-shattering feeling that she is lost to me forever. I hear her voice as if she can read my mind “Yes, Hunter, she is lost to you, she was never meant for you! You have always been mine secretly!” I am so enraged. “Show yourself, wench! I swear on this day, I don’t know what you are but, I shall make you suffer for what you have done!!” She laughs, and steps into the light, my heart i

Ten Years Later...We have been living in a Chicago suburb for a few years. We relocated to America a decade ago. First I lived in Ithaca New York then, as my business started to become a bigger success, I wanted to venture to Chicago. Garrett moved to Chicago directly from England. Informing me that he was born here. So, it was like he was coming home. Garrett already being here, made the transition easier for me. Today is a full cloud cover, the perfect day of a Vampire. I am in my office when Garrett walks in. "Hunter, we need to leave Chicago." I stare at him in confusion "Why do you feel we must do that?" Garret scoffs "because if you continue with this killing spree you've been on lately like a mafia leader, the humans are going to become suspicious!" I roll my eyes, it has not been that bad "I have not been on a killing spree, it's only been fifteen men" Garrette shot me a look "exactly, Hunter, why?" I shrugged "Perhaps they shouldn't have pissed me off, some of them

New beginnings. I leave the North Wisconsin woods in the aftermath of my slaughter on the freakish shifter clan that resembled giant bears. If any in the nearby area see the smoke and learn what happened, they will know to never again fuck with a Vampire! As I drive back to Chicago on my own for the first time in existence, I don’t know where to go or what to do”. I do not know if I can return to the store, we ran it together. How can I go on without him there? I know he would say that I could, however, feel lost. I need to step away and rebuild myself in my current life. As I head to my house, I collect my mail, and I notice a letter. “From the coven''. I groan ‘what do these wretched fucks want?’ I had met them a few times, I detest them. Arrogant, pompous pricks! They act like they are above everyone in the universe due to their immortality. Humans are nothing but prey to them, they are not wrong but, I do not believe they should be