King's Blood: Vampire Descent (A Serial Novel, Part 4) by Day P.J

Author:Day, P.J. [Day, P.J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Published: 2012-07-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

I felt the brush of soft velvety skin on my forehead. I slowly opened my eyes and Holly’s warm, smiling face came into focus. Her soft green eyes were filled with a maternal aura.

She looked unkempt but still beautiful. I felt bad for her as I knew she took pride in her outfits, hair, and hygiene, but most of all, I thought she took extreme pride in her independence. I felt at fault for letting Milton know about her whereabouts when I was imprisoned in Guangzhou, but I knew I’d be rolling the dice with her safety if I didn’t.

“Did I fall asleep?” I asked, with a groggy grin.

“Yeah, you did,” she said, in a soft voice. She took a quick glance down at my rib. There was an inquisitive yet somber look in her eyes, like someone who just found out they were adopted or that they were born a different sex and changed at birth. Holly didn’t know what to say to me, but by examining the timing of her breaths and her posture, it seemed that she wanted to ask me more questions, but it was clear she didn’t know where to start.

“Where’s Ted?” I asked.

“He’s asleep. It’s almost midnight,” she said. She closed her eyes and lowered her head, she was clearly tired. “Jack, I am exhausted. I don’t know what’s real anymore.”

“That makes two of us,” I said, smiling and gently placing her hair behind her ear. I humbly asked, “Do you think I’m a monster?”

“No, but I don’t know if I can trust you...or if it’s the situation I can’t trust? I just don’t know, Jack...I’m sorry.”

I quickly sat up on the cot. “Trust? I’m sorry but I had to lie...you wouldn’t have gone out with me if you knew what I was.”

“No, it’s not that...of course you had to lie. It’s just that, I just don’t know what to expect. I don’t even know where I am. I’m with these things in a cave. You’re somebody completely different. I always thought you had a family like me...a mother...a brother or a sister.” Holly caught herself, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to call you things. You’re just different and I don’t know what you are, what you can do, what you need...I just want to go home, Jack.”

I grabbed both of Holly’s hands tightly. “Did you have fun with me in L.A. And Hong Kong?”

“Yes I did, but...”

“...but what? I’m still that same person. I still like having fun. My looks are still the same, I still like doing the same things you like to do. We’re not that different.”

“You are, though. A vampire...a fucking vampire,” she yelled as she stood up from the cot. “What the hell, you’re not supposed to be real.”

“Look, I know the word vampire has all these fantastical connotations attached to it, but in the end, it’s just a word. A word that describes another human with a different set of traits. I still can feel, I still can taste, I still can have fun and…I still can love,” I pleaded with Holly.

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