Blood Lust by Heather MacKinnon

Author:Heather MacKinnon [MacKinnon, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-03T06:00:00+00:00

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Adrienne

Hunger.

Ravenous, all-consuming hunger.

Or was it thirst?

I didn’t know.

All I knew, all I could see, and taste, and smell, was blood.

I dragged my body toward the deliciously pumping heart only feet away. Eyes still closed, I reached out and grabbed my meal before sinking my teeth into their flesh.

My lashes fluttered as the first mouthful of blood washed down my throat. It tasted so good. Felt so good. I never wanted to stop.

Something hit me in the face, but I grabbed it and held on as I continued to drink. I’d been so weak, but with every swallow, I felt better. Stronger. My head clearer.

So, when I finally heard her voice, I was just lucid enough to listen.

“Adrienne! You have to stop! It’s me! Charlotte! You have to stop drinking from me! You’re taking too much.”

I squeezed my eyes closed, hoping to block out the sounds, but they were too loud, and they were tugging on some memory deep in the back of my mind.

“Adrienne, please,” she sobbed. “Please stop. Don’t do this!”

I pulled her closer and sucked harder, trying to get all the delicious blood I could before she ran dry.

Wait, who was she?

“Adrienne,” she screamed as something hit me again. “Get off me!”

The next blow landed right on my eye and I jerked back in pain. “Hey!” I yelled.

She scurried away from me and I sat there, letting the blood flow through my veins and my head clear as I tried to figure out what was happening.

I looked down at my hands and watched as a crisscross pattern of burns healed before my eyes. They looked familiar, but I couldn’t quite place them.

I glanced to where she’d tried to hide and finally, the pieces all clicked, and I realized what I’d done.

I’d almost just killed my old roommate.

“Oh my God, Charlotte. Are you okay?”

I tried to crawl toward her, but she recoiled from me. I couldn’t blame her, but it still stung.

Sitting back on my heels, I raised my hands in the air. “It’s okay. I’m not going to hurt you.” I inched toward her, ready to stop again if she seemed scared. “I’m sorry I bit you. I didn’t know it was you.”

She sat forward, and I got a good look at her. Blood was streaming down her neck as tears streaked down her face. My heart broke in my chest because this was all my fault.

“I tried to get you to stop, but you wouldn’t listen,” she said, her voice cracking.

I scooted a little closer until I could reach her hand. I took it in mine and squeezed softly. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking clearly. I was too thirsty.”

Which were all poor excuses.

Was sorry really enough for biting your friend without their consent?

Was I wasn’t thinking clearly enough for not stopping when she said to?

Was I was too thirsty enough for almost draining her dry?

Even now, I could tell I’d taken more than I should because of how pale she was. Her hands shook, and there was a sheen of sweat covering her face that made her look even more sickly.

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