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Gabriel collected a sleeping Benji from his next door neighbor and landlady, Mrs. Sergeyev, in apartment 5B when he returned from the hospice. The elderly woman gave him a brief hug and a wet kiss on the cheek upon seeing him on her threshold, an almost excessive amount of emotion for the reticent Russian.  She… Continue reading Chapter One (Part 4/4)

“You’re late.” Maximus cut in front of Inanna as she rounded the corner, moving swiftly toward the Atrium where their Queen was holding court, having issued summons earlier during the night.  Simca loped along beside him as always, not an inch away from his legs, moving gracefully as if panther and man were one. Inanna… Continue reading Chapter One (Part 3/4)

Gabriel squeezed his eyes shut as well, clenching his jaw through a wave of pain that rose like acid in his throat. “I’m sorry I never told you,” she continued, “I’m sorry for many things.  Countless things.  Sorry for being blind and foolish.  For my misguided stubbornness.  For making you carry my burdens.  For being… Continue reading Chapter One (Part 2/4)

“Thou shalt be a benevolent ruler of the human race.  Thou shalt not forget thy place, nor that of thy weaker subjects.  Except through the Blood Contract, with Consent, or through the Deliverance of Justice, the taking of human blood and souls is forbidden.” —Excerpt from the Dark Laws, verse ten of the Ecliptic Scrolls… Continue reading Chapter One (Part 1/4)

Vampire. That is what I and my Kind are called. Bloodsucker. Demon. Devil’s Spawn.  Fiend. Incubus. Monster. I cannot say whether I am or am not these things. I suppose it depends on one’s point of view. To the humans whose blood, and sometimes souls, I take for survival, I suppose I might appear somewhat…… Continue reading Prologue from Dark Longing (#2 Pure/ Dark Ones Series)