Every year at Halloween, I take on one very special patient. I spend all year looking for this patient, and believe me, it takes that long to find and chose that patient. Everyone has heard and read all about vampires. Some people think that they can only come out at night, others believe that they can be killed in a variety of ways. Some believe that they...
There are days in this life which simply don't seem to make sense, even to an ageless immortal like myself. You walk around and you see perfectly ordinary people doing things that are absolutely out of character. Even after living on this planet for thousands of years, people continue to surprise me. Yes, human beings never cease to amaze and sometimes frigh...
Miranda walked beside Theodore along the maze of hallways that characterized Michael Gilford's secret haven. Built beneath the Gilford estate by Michael's great-great-grandfather, the area was known only to very few people – mostly to those who had served the slayer society for decades. Miranda was first taken to this place two years ago after twelve years o...
As the night fell again, Sophia woke to the darkened basement. Her surroundings seemed familiar. She wasn't sure why but she knew that she was meant to be there. She cautiously got up and started to look around. A cat's eyes could see in the dark normally but a vampire cats eyes were more sensitive to her surroundings. she saw the stairs leading up to the...
The night had fallen for a couple hours, and yet, Los Angeles was more dynamic than ever. The city was shining a thousand lights coming from its numerous buildings, and its population was living it's life, far from suspecting something terrible was coming their way. And yet, it was. You see, there are things humans have come to think impossible, because the...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Please be warned that the erotic scene in this chapter does not come until you have patiently read through most of the text. This installment had been subjected to more than a dozen edits, two of which had seen the deletion of an entire chapter that was as long, if not longer, than this one. I could only hope that you, dear readers, will enjo...
Background: Amelia is the last but highest ranking surviving member of her bloodline. She knows that if she finds her destined mate that she will be able to birth more purebloods and will not have to augment her forces with turned vampires. She loves all of her children but is in need of purebloods to strengthen her forces to combat the humans. She does not...
Claire and her friends looked through their hotel window at the old castle sitting at the top of a nearby hill. They were seriously considering a strange dare from the old lady managing the hotel. "So tell me again what the woman told you," Brooke said, "If we spend the night up there, we won't have to pay our hotel bill? It doesn't make any sense." Her f...
Journal of Erin Hollister10 June, mid-afternoon I'm no longer scared. I feel myself changing, physically and mentally. This morning I was an emotional wreck over what I did last night. Now I am indifferent. Aunt Carmilla explained things when I woke up half past noon. I am transforming into a vampire, one of the living dead - or undead - that feeds on the...
Life didn't offer a lot of joy for Lydia. Her only daughter was one of them. In fact it was the only thing her former fiancée. Unfortunately the bastard had left her after her pregnancy. She raised her daughter Mary alone, her parents didn't give a lot of help. She thought about finding someone but she failed. Now at 45 she didn't have the mind and the body...