The Forgotten: A Vampire Story by Clary Michael

Author:Clary, Michael [Clary, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampires
Published: 2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00

Derry

I was happy as I listened to Selma quietly snore. She was seeing too much of my true nature, and I worried that the strain might be too much for her. Her restful sleep was doing its best to ease my troubled mind, but she still held most of my attention.

“Your human is fine,” Ciaran laughed.

“I know that,” I said.

The woman struggling in my arms seemed shocked to hear us speaking, or perhaps it was our accents that took her by surprise. Ciaran noticed her reaction.

“I wasn’t talking about you, pretty lady,” Ciaran said as blood drooled from his mouth. “You are most certainly not fine.”

I normally would have laughed hysterically, but I just wasn’t in the mood. I’d already had enough blood, and I really didn’t want to get loopy with Selma so near. It wouldn’t take much to hurt her beyond repair, and I certainly wasn’t ready for that to happen.

The woman struggled in my arms, and I sank my claws even deeper into her skin to prevent her escape. Ciaran noticed my lack of interest and shook his head.

“I’ve never been entranced by a human,” Ciaran said. “I’ve tried speaking to them on occasion. Sometimes I even make friends with the kids I skate with…at least for a while, but none of them have ever held any sway over me.”

“Is that what you think is happening?” I asked.

“She certainly has power over you,” Ciaran said.

“I’m not sure what it is,” I admitted.

“She’s beautiful,” Ciaran laughed. “She smells like the sun, and she isn’t afraid of you. How could you not be interested? Besides, you’re a romantic. You’ve been searching for the perfect love story your entire life.”

“I haven’t,” I said.

“Ever since our mother--”

“Stop it,” I said. “I’m not interested.”

Ciaran looked over at me. His blonde hair was falling in his face, and he looked too innocent to be covered in so much blood.

“We’ll need new clothes again,” I said.

“Lorcan brought some,” Ciaran said.

I nodded and bit down hard on my victim’s collarbone. A loud crunch came from the woman, and she managed to scream before the blood began to gush, and her life slipped quickly away.

When the motel was empty of life, I took a shower in one of the many rooms and dressed in the jeans and t-shirt Lorcan had brought for me. My hair was still damp as my brothers and I perched on the roof of the motel.

“This is an odd situation,” Lorcan said.

“I’ll say,” Ciaran agreed.

“You shouldn’t have sent Bob away,” Lorcan said.

“Because he was doing so well with Ciaran around?” I asked.

“Hey,” Ciaran complained.

“He would have been good for keeping an eye on your human while she was awake during the day,” Lorcan explained.

“She can stay here,” I said. “We’ll close up the place like it went out of business.”

“What about the cars in the parking lot?” Ciaran asked.

“There’s not enough people here,” I said. “If we lock up the manager’s office nice and tight, the ruse will work for the day.”

“What if it doesn’t?” Ciaran asked.

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