Killing Kiss by Sam Stone
Author:Sam Stone
Language: eng, eng
Format: epub
Tags: horror, vampire, romance, thriller, fantasy, manchester, sex, violence, erotica, award, fangs, twilight
ISBN: 9781849891349
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Published: 2012-10-17T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 16
Lilly relaxes in my arms as we soar across the night sky of Manchester centre. Her warm breath caresses my cheek sending a thrill down every vertebrae of my spine. My arm tightens around her as we glide above Deansgate. Late-night shoppers scurry beneath us like floodlit termites in the wink and glitter of pre-Christmas sales. Looking down on Kendals I see an obese man pushes his way through the crowd, staggering on his sausage legs with ungainly presence. Deftly he snatches the purse from a woman’s half open bag. He jostles her, his clumsiness used as a distraction, before he stumbles on through the crowd.
‘Did you see that?’ Lilly asks.
‘I see everything.’
‘We should do something.’
‘No.’
‘Why not? We can do all these amazing things and ...’
‘Lilly. We don’t live in this world, we are merely observers.’
‘Which philosopher did you steal that from?’
‘What?’
‘Forget it. Show me things!’
We hover before the illuminated top floor window at Harvey Nichols. In the window is a purple sofa beside a mannequin dressed in an evening gown of red silk. The purple clashes horribly with the garish red, but the taste of the modern world finds this acceptable. A man sits on the sofa while his girlfriend parades before him in a flowery two piece that is too old and frumpy for her. Even so, he nods and his mouth moves as he tells her he likes it.
Lilly shivers. Her cheeks are pale; her eyes hollow in her face. She’s suddenly drained.
‘They can’t see us?’
‘No. Did you feel a cold sensation in your limbs?’ Lilly nods. ‘I’ve spent years trying to work it out but, I think it’s something similar to what a chameleon does.’
‘What do you mean?’
‘Well, we kind of change colours. It’s less about transparency and more about blending. I mean, we’re here, right? But they can’t see us.’
‘This is really ... weird.’
She is silent. Her jungle eyes, a brighter green than they were before, (why didn’t I notice the change?), flick left and right and her body, pressed in mine, feels so cold. Despite her apparent unease I can’t suppress the exhilaration that rushes through my newly filled veins at the mere pressure of her hips through the thin fabric of her pyjama bottoms. She shivers again and guilt clutches at my spirit.
‘Come. Let’s go back to my place. A warm drink will be good for you right now. You’ll need to feed soon.’
She looks sick and I’m not sure if it is the hunger getting to her or the thought of killing again. I will the air to gather beneath us; we rise gently above the building and glide right, landing on top of my penthouse. I show her the skylight window and, bemused, she allows me to pull her in.
‘Don’t you ever use your front door?’ She trembles; her teeth chatter as she talks.
‘Of course,’ I laugh. ‘But the skylight was an asset when I bought the apartment. It means that a lot of my movements are not monitored by the security guards in the foyer.
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