Kissed By Eternal Darkness: A Vampire Romance (Eternal Darkness Book 1) by Amy Atley

Author:Amy Atley [Atley, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-07-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

When I stepped out into the night air, my senses came alive. The stars in the sky sparkled like diamonds, and the breeze against my skin was a caress that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up with pleasure.

“Are you ready?” he asked, startling me.

“What?” I jerked my head to look at him. “No!”

“You’ll be fine.” He smiled reassuringly. “I’ll be with you the whole time.”

I shook my head. “I’m not ready.”

He walked over to me and took both of my hands in his. I looked down at our joined hands, then back at him.

“You need to feed, Sarah. If you go too long without it, your vampire instincts will take over and you will lose control. That’s when bad things happen.”

“But I threw up all the meat I ate,” I reminded him.

“Vampires need fresh blood to survive, not old processed meat. That’s why you threw up.”

Oh.

“Now close your eyes.”

I narrowed my eyes at him.

“Close your eyes,” he repeated, giving my hands a squeeze. I closed my eyes and he released my hands. “Now listen.”

At first all I could hear was my heartbeat, pounding in my ears. It sounded too loud, and too fast.

“Be calm,” he whispered. “Focus on my heartbeat.”

“I don’t think I can do this,” I said. But then I heard it. It was slow, and steady. I could feel my body relax as my heartbeat slowed to match his. After a minute our hearts and our breathing were completely in sync.

“Now what do you hear?”

“The wind,” I said, keeping my eyes closed. The wind sounded like music, far off in the distance. But there was so much more. “Frogs, and there are mice in the grass. There’s something in the woods.” I turned my face towards the sound. “A deer I think. Two. No, three. I-” I stopped, hunger taking over. I opened my eyes. Adam stood directly in front of me. His eyes were completely black, and his lips were parted, revealing his fangs. I felt my body tighten.

His mouth curled into a smile. “Go.”

I took off towards the tree line at a speed I didn’t know was possible. I ran into the woods, jumping over roots and dodging trees, vaguely aware that Adam had joined me.

I saw the deer only a second before I lept on top of one, tackling it to the ground. I had my teeth in its neck before the two others even noticed my arrival. It kicked and thrashed, but it was no match for me. I closed my eyes, feeling the deer’s life pour into me. For a few moments we were one. Its heartbeat was my own. Then it was over.

I released the dead animal and sat up. Adam sat a few feet away, leaning against the trunk of a tree, a dead deer in front of him. He had blood on his lips. He grinned, and to my surprise, I found myself grinning back.

We walked back to the house in silence. My mind too overcome with sensation for conversation.

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