The Collapse by Claudia Silva

Author:Claudia Silva [Silva, Claudia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-12T22:00:00+00:00

4

Dylan paced the room from one side to the other. He kept clenching his hands into fists. He was nervous; he was antsy. He could feel his mind slowly shutting down; it was becoming more difficult to stay awake. It wouldn't be long until his consciousness was taken over by a monster. On the other side of the room, Agent Reynolds sat on the floor, one gun in his hand, the other in its holster. For someone who was about to die, he looked calm and composed. He asked, “You can smell my blood, can’t you?”

Dylan jumped like when you surprised someone who’d almost fallen asleep. “Yes. Of course, I can.”

"Is it getting worse?" The vampire nodded. "How much worse?"

Dylan considered his answer before revealing: "I can't seem to retract the fangs."

This made Reynolds stand up. Perhaps because he was curious, perhaps because he was getting ready to fight for his life. "How much longer?"

"I don't know. I-I'm doing the best I can, but I'm losing my grasp on reality."

"Should I shoot you now?" Dylan didn't answer, his red eyes glimmered under the fluorescent lights still working. Under his lips, Reynolds could see the tip of the long fangs. The vampire's breathing was becoming labored, uneven. Reynolds took out the other gun and prepared for the worst. "Tell me about your wife, Dylan. Tell me about Rebecca?"

Dylan knew what Reynolds was doing. He knew the poor man was trying to distract him from the hurting hunger; although he doubted it would work. "She's the best thing that's happened to me. She... she saved me."

"Saved you?" Dylan didn't love to answer questions about his personal life, but he was willing to make an exception. Maybe it would help save a life.

"I was in a bad place... I was becoming a monster. Becca, she... well, she brought me back to life."

"How did you meet her?"

That question made him stop. Dylan pulled his neck back, trying to find an answer in his now muddled brain. "I lied to her."

"I don't understand."

Dylan laughed, his fangs now fully exposed and making Reynolds shiver in fright. The vampire felt his fear, which only augmented his desire to feed. For a moment, he dozed off but somehow managed to come back to reality, fighting the beast off. It took all his might to bring back a memory, bring back words. "I never told her why it had to be her... she... still doesn't... Listen!"

Nick Reynolds stood up straighter, tried to hear what only a super human could hear. "What is it?"

"They're... coming."

"What? Is the rescue underway?" Dylan didn't answer. He had stopped walking, his hands were limp on his sides, his head looking down, the pacing gone. "Dylan?"

The thing that looked up wasn't Dylan Torrence. No. The vampire that looked out through his red eyes - filled with hunger and violence - wasn't the man he'd once been. Raising its upper lip, the vampire snarled, ready to hunt down its prey.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.