Son of a Vampire: A thrilling urban fantasy vampire origin novella (The Dark Creatures Saga) by Ella Stone

Author:Ella Stone [Stone, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2021-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

“I will be just outside if you need anything, sir,” the man said, as he swung open the final door and switched on a light.

He was well-dressed and portly. Calin suspected that the fact he reeked of sweat had more to do with their presence than any lack of personal hygiene. He had opened the bank that night especially for them and Calin wondered how this special arrangement worked, but decided not to question it. This was his first trip outside since returning from the war, almost three months beforehand, and it was taking some getting used to.

London had changed so much since he had last been there, and in a way that left his heart almost as broken as some of the roads and buildings they had passed. So much destruction. For most of the journey, he had kept his eyes closed. It was tough enough coping with the now magnified sounds of the street, without adding in any of the distressing sights. But now they were deep in the bowels of the bank, there was little to distract him, other than the pounding pulse of the manager. As they had been guided through a series of locked doors, he had focused on the sound of his footsteps to distract himself from the scent of human blood.

“Just call me if you need help,” the man said again, wringing his hands nervously.

“That won’t be necessary, thank you,” Polidori replied.

As they stepped into the room, roughly the same size as Calin’s old kitchen, they were met with walls lined from floor to ceiling with metal boxes of varying sizes. Each had a number, a keyhole and a handle. Polidori turned to Calin with the closest thing to delight on his face that he had ever seen.

“So, are you ready for this?”

For the first time since he had been transformed, he felt the smallest flutter of excitement.

Placed squarely in the middle of the room was a wooden table with a chair on either side.

Polidori placed his briefcase on the table and unlocked it. It opened out to reveal row upon row of seemingly identical keys, each carefully held in place with a small clip. Looking closer, Calin could see each was also numbered.

“I think five should be enough,” Polidori said, removing a small cluster of the keys and handing them to Calin. “Numbers 109 to 114. If my memory serves me correctly, they should be empty. You’ll find them over there.”

He headed over to the corner indicated and, sure enough, found the matching boxes. Using the appropriate key, he removed the boxes one by one and took them over to the table. Judging by their weight, and the fact that nothing seemed to be moving around inside, they were indeed empty.

Meanwhile, Polidori had moved over to another section of wall, where he too released a box.

“Right,” he said, bringing it over to the table. “Shall we start with diamonds? Always a good choice, after all they never lose their value.”

Calin realised his stunned expression must have made him look somewhat ridiculous.

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