Blood Song by Lynda Hilburn

Author:Lynda Hilburn
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: contemporary fantasy, paranormal romance, vampire, vampire romance, love story, music, sound healer, metaphysics, contemporary romance, urban fantasy

Tears gathered in her eyes, and she blinked them away. “I’ve healed many people who were on the brink of death. That’s no different than any other kind of sound healing. But the first time I pushed the limit—when I didn’t listen to my intuition telling me it was too late—I caused a disaster. I let my pride and ego take over. I refused to stop the process, even when I felt the soul leave the body. I was young and stupid, and I wasn’t going to let Death win.”

“So, what was the disaster?”

Grace hyperventilated, unable to get enough air to speak.

“Grace, close your eyes and breathe deeply.” He waited while she followed his instructions. “Imagine yourself floating above the scene of the disaster. You can see it, but it doesn’t affect you. Relax.” He paused. “Now tell me what happened.”

Her heart rate slowed. “I sometimes go to hospitals to do healings requested by a doctor or nurse familiar with my work. Once at a New York City hospital, after I finished healing the person I’d been scheduled to see, I stopped by the cancer ward and spent a few minutes with each patient. I was about to leave when someone’s groans of pain caught my attention. It was a young woman whose cancer had metastasized throughout her entire body. She was in horrible agony. As I began singing to her, I felt her struggle to live. I pushed my will into her, and for a couple of minutes it seemed she chose to stay. But I was wrong. Her soul left and I didn’t stop pushing. She was dead but I forced the body to react. I animated the corpse, which started bleeding and oozing substances from every opening. Since there was no soul—no consciousness—present, the body began moving instinctively. It shot up off the bed and ran down the hallway like a zombie from The Walking Dead. I followed and watched her crash through a window and fall ten stories to the street below. The cause of death was listed as suicide. Once again, nobody knew it was all my fault. But I did.”

They both sat silently for a few minutes then she frowned. “Hold on. I was very emotional—angry and fearful—when I sang that high-pitched sound at you a few minutes ago, but you aren’t bleeding or clutching your skull. Why didn’t my voice hurt you?”

He shrugged. “Maybe because I’m a vampire. I’m already dead so you can’t hurt vampires. But...”

“But what?”

“That doesn’t feel like the right answer.”

“Not that I believe your vampire story, but how could you possibly know how my voice usually affects vampires, since you’re the only one I’ve ever—allegedly—met.”

“You’re right... wait! You have met another vampire. The newbie you thought was a dream. We noticed he had his own blood all over him, but we didn’t know why. Were you yelling at him?”

“Yes, of course. I screamed myself hoarse trying to get him to let go.”

“So, maybe your lethal weapon does work on vampires.

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