2 PDF -Help Im Falling etc.PDF by Linda

Author:Linda [Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“So when will the change occur?”

Vlad scratched his chin thoughtfully, awkwardly leaning back into the squishy lump of stuffing called a ‘bean bag chair’. Esmeralda Groenig was definitely the most direct of the women he had ever initiated into the Kindred. Gone were the days in the Old Country when a vampire could simply swoop down on some unsuspecting peasant girl and enjoy a quick snack and a roll in the hay. Women nowadays existed on being treated as equals.

The name of the game was equality in all matters.

“How will it happen?” Esme insisted, stirring natural honey into her herbal tea.

“You must partake of my life force—after I’ve partaken of yours. Then we will share the same antibodies toward death.”

She raised an eyebrow. “Life force?”

“Blood, my dear. The life force is in the blood.”

“But I’m a vegetarian. Well, a pseudo-vegetarian. I eat eggs, cheese and dairy products along with the occasional piece of fish and Chicken McNuggets. I’m not much into the red meat thing.”

Esme put down her “Save the Whales” mug on the coffee table and began pacing the small parlor of her upstairs flat. Vlad watched her with trepidation and genuine fear.

Would she decide against the transformation? Would she refuse to join the Kindred?

Would she laugh at the gift of eternal life and supernatural powers beyond her wildest imaginings?

And why did it seem to matter so much to him if she did reject all he offered her?

“If you don’t wish to join with the Kindred, Esme, you are free to say so.”

Damn! Vlad silently cursed. Did he really just say that? Were Valentine’s human ways starting to rub off on him more than even he suspected?

“You are … so kind—and gentle.”

Esme rushed to him and knelt beside him. Vlad pulled her into his arms and held her close. After several tender caresses she pulled back and looked at him squarely in the face.

“Vampires are far from the inhuman monsters people make them out to be.”

“Of course, my dear. It’s all propaganda. Over the centuries, those whom we refused to share the gift of eternal life with became violently jealous and started up a smear campaign against us.”

She laughed. “You make it all sound like a political race or something!”

He grinned. “You forget that I was once human. I know how frail a creature man is and how envy rules his every waking thought. It isn’t enough that he steals from his neighbor, starve innocents in the name of progress and start wars to pick up real estate parcels—he wants what the Kindred possess as well. And he’ll do anything to get it.”

“I understand that now. You’ve really opened my eyes about a few things.” She lowered her lips to his and kissed him long and passionately. “But you will give me a little time to think things through, won’t you?”

“Yes. Take all the time you need, my darling Esmeralda. I’ve waited an eternity to find an enlightened soul such as yours. I will gladly wait an eternity more for your decision.

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