Reborn by Catherine Stovall

Author:Catherine Stovall [Stovall, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Published: 2012-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

13

The world around her faded black and Soborgne awoke in her bed at the Castle Vajdahunyad. Her body physically ached for Augustine’s presence. The only thing that eased the longing was the comforting fact that she finally knew his name. Soborgne slowly climbed out of bed and went to pull the blinders off the windows. She wanted to let some of the world into her little room so that maybe it wouldn’t seem so empty anymore.

She had so much to think about, but she refused to let it come to her. On that night, she wasn’t the daughter of a demon-vampire union, she was not the darkling that would destroy humanity, and she was not the vampire’s trump card. She was just lonely and sad Soborgne, sitting all alone in a castle far from home. She was a girl who had lost her way and was a victim to another’s brutality.

She stared out the window down into the courtyard below. The sun had just barely slipped behind the horizon and the light still hurt her eyes. Tourist and natives still milled around the park. She did not considered it much, but she knew from her conversations with Jenda that one wing of the castle actually held some type of human museum. People lingered in small groups to take pictures of the ice-covered lake, and strange statues littered across the grounds. Some even took pictures of the castle itself. The floodlights made it seem like something from a storybook at night.

Soborgne watched the last of the humans leave the grounds, and the night became dark and cold. She realized that watching the happy families and groups of friends embrace each other made her loneliness that much more acute. The warmth of Augustine’s embrace was still fresh in her mind. She could almost feel his hands on the flesh of her arms. The taste of his kiss still on her lips made her want to cry. For the first time in her life, she felt utterly alone. Trapped in a world not meant for love, she longed to have someone hold her as he did in her dreams.

Soborgne heard a whisper of movement in the room. A shadow caught in the corner of her eye. She spun around, searching. The nightmare was still fresh within her. Her mind was still raw and aching with the image of Andras and his claim of being her creator. Her sharp nails dug into the palm of her clenched hands. She could smell a scent in the air that was slightly familiar, but not one she could name. It seared itself into her brain and her thoughts were racing to find a recollection.

The silence of the room was deafening. Her eyes searched every corner. Then, he stepped out of the darkest shadows into the light from the window. The shock hit her full force and she nearly crumpled. He was always beautiful in her dreams. His presence always brought that small electrical buzz that made her skin tingle.

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