still moaning in pain. “Mary, where is Mary?” He grabbed Sally's hand and pulled her toward him. “I kept my promise to you, Mary. I will always return to you.”
“Maurice, can you hear me? My name is Sally, not Mary. You will get through this. I promise. You will be healthy again,” Sally said as she freed herself from Maurice's grip. “Javon, he will need blood. Go get him some animal blood to start. I don't want him killing a human.”
“Yes, Sally. I will return swiftly.”
***
Maurice awoke in a cold stone room with a goat. He was disgusted with what Javon said he would need to do. He didn’t want to bite the goat but his hunger for blood was getting unbearable. The animal just looked at him with fear in its eyes. It bleated at him every few moments. Maurice could hear the blood flowing through its veins; he imagined what it would be like to feed from Mary, remembering how sweet their kisses were. He walked over to the goat and before he knew it, he was latched onto it, drinking down the blood. Slowly, his blood hunger vanished. He let go of the goat, horrified by what he had done, and the blood didn’t even taste good. His instinct just took over. The blood satisfied him but wasn’t at all what he craved. Javon walked into the room, inspecting the carnage of what was left of the goat.
“I see you’ve had your first meal. Do you feel better?”
“I am an evil monster; I cannot stand to live like this,” Maurice shouted.
“You will get over that. Soon, you will be feeling much better, and then you can feed from the locals.”
“I imagined it was my sweet Mary. I’m a monster”
“It’s just the blood hunger. You will settle down in time. We are no different from the humans who eat animals, except we do not have to kill to eat.”
Sally entered the room with sadness in her eyes. It made Maurice uneasy; he hated to see a woman upset.
“I think it’s time to move on. Mary isn’t taking the loss of you very well. We can’t risk someone spotting you in the city. I have a home in Greece. We will go there for a time until things settle down. Then you may return if you wish.”
“I agree with Sally; it’s time to move on.”
“I have lived here my whole life. I don’t want to go,” said Maurice defiantly.
“Javon, I need you to make the travel arrangements. Take Maurice as soon as possible. I will tie up the loose ends here and meet you in Greece.”
“Right away, Sally.”
Chapter 15
Sally sat on the oversized chair and had her feet up on the footstool while reading. The first floor library was her favorite room to read and relax. She read a book she normally wouldn't read and she felt quite guilty. It was a Vampire Romance and not a very good one either. She knew the series was ridiculous but everyone was going crazy over the books and the movies. She’d finally given in and decided that it wouldn't hurt to just read a little bit. The phone rang in the study and it startled her. She answered to find Javon's voice.
“Hello?” Sally answered.
“Sally, it’s me. Javon”
“Hey, where are you?”
“I'm at Abby's. There was an incident. I think it's Maurice. I think he sent someone to grab her, but she got away. I tried to get her to come to our house but she refused so I'm staying with her tonight.”
“Alligator balls!” Sally cursed “Do you need me to come?”
“No, I'll be fine. Just be on alert in case he tries something with you.”
“He wouldn't dare. I would feed him his own balls. He must be trying to get back at you; he never forgave you for turning him. This is why turning should be carefully planned and not done on a whim.”
“Sally, are you forgetting my turning?”
“That was different. I had been watching you; I already had you planned.”
“How sweet. I had my own personal stalker.”
“Very funny. Do you need blood?”
“No; I ate already, but I will need more in the morning.”
“I'll have someone bring you blood
“Maurice, can you hear me? My name is Sally, not Mary. You will get through this. I promise. You will be healthy again,” Sally said as she freed herself from Maurice's grip. “Javon, he will need blood. Go get him some animal blood to start. I don't want him killing a human.”
“Yes, Sally. I will return swiftly.”
***
Maurice awoke in a cold stone room with a goat. He was disgusted with what Javon said he would need to do. He didn’t want to bite the goat but his hunger for blood was getting unbearable. The animal just looked at him with fear in its eyes. It bleated at him every few moments. Maurice could hear the blood flowing through its veins; he imagined what it would be like to feed from Mary, remembering how sweet their kisses were. He walked over to the goat and before he knew it, he was latched onto it, drinking down the blood. Slowly, his blood hunger vanished. He let go of the goat, horrified by what he had done, and the blood didn’t even taste good. His instinct just took over. The blood satisfied him but wasn’t at all what he craved. Javon walked into the room, inspecting the carnage of what was left of the goat.
“I see you’ve had your first meal. Do you feel better?”
“I am an evil monster; I cannot stand to live like this,” Maurice shouted.
“You will get over that. Soon, you will be feeling much better, and then you can feed from the locals.”
“I imagined it was my sweet Mary. I’m a monster”
“It’s just the blood hunger. You will settle down in time. We are no different from the humans who eat animals, except we do not have to kill to eat.”
Sally entered the room with sadness in her eyes. It made Maurice uneasy; he hated to see a woman upset.
“I think it’s time to move on. Mary isn’t taking the loss of you very well. We can’t risk someone spotting you in the city. I have a home in Greece. We will go there for a time until things settle down. Then you may return if you wish.”
“I agree with Sally; it’s time to move on.”
“I have lived here my whole life. I don’t want to go,” said Maurice defiantly.
“Javon, I need you to make the travel arrangements. Take Maurice as soon as possible. I will tie up the loose ends here and meet you in Greece.”
“Right away, Sally.”
Chapter 15
Sally sat on the oversized chair and had her feet up on the footstool while reading. The first floor library was her favorite room to read and relax. She read a book she normally wouldn't read and she felt quite guilty. It was a Vampire Romance and not a very good one either. She knew the series was ridiculous but everyone was going crazy over the books and the movies. She’d finally given in and decided that it wouldn't hurt to just read a little bit. The phone rang in the study and it startled her. She answered to find Javon's voice.
“Hello?” Sally answered.
“Sally, it’s me. Javon”
“Hey, where are you?”
“I'm at Abby's. There was an incident. I think it's Maurice. I think he sent someone to grab her, but she got away. I tried to get her to come to our house but she refused so I'm staying with her tonight.”
“Alligator balls!” Sally cursed “Do you need me to come?”
“No, I'll be fine. Just be on alert in case he tries something with you.”
“He wouldn't dare. I would feed him his own balls. He must be trying to get back at you; he never forgave you for turning him. This is why turning should be carefully planned and not done on a whim.”
“Sally, are you forgetting my turning?”
“That was different. I had been watching you; I already had you planned.”
“How sweet. I had my own personal stalker.”
“Very funny. Do you need blood?”
“No; I ate already, but I will need more in the morning.”
“I'll have someone bring you blood
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