The Vampire Hunter's Academy: The Darkness by Delizhia Jenkins Page A

darkness wash over her, triggering every natural fighting instinct she possessed into overdrive. Running as fast as her legs could carry her, she suddenly felt sluggish, as if her ankles had become anvils, nearly succumbing to the burn travelling from her calf muscles all the way up to her thighs. She sucked in another deep breath and felt the sting of the icy air penetrate her lungs. Coughing, stumbling, and blind in the absolute darkness, she flinched as a she felt the gentle and all too personal caress of invisible hands run down her spine. She stopped to focus her senses on the possible threat that lurked in the pitch blackness which surrounded her. Patting her left pocket for her small bowie knife, she cursed when she realized it was not in her possession.
    “Damn it!”
    Another gentle caress brushed against her rear end and she spun around to face the offender. When she found no one she turned around again.
    “My you are a delicacy,” came the deep velvety baritone and eerily seductive voice from the nothingness. “Not what I expected.”
    “Who are you?!” She demanded, struggling to keep her tone calm and even. “What do you want?”
    “The question is not what I want. Although…” 
    A warm hand ran down her exposed arm, sending gentle ripples of pleasure into her system. She gasped and wiped away a bead of sweat. “DO NOT TOUCH ME!”
    The voice chuckled, indicating to her that the entity had to be at least two feet to her right. She spun around, hoping to face off with the intruder.
    “The question has always been…what do you want? Slayer…”
    “I promise you,” Sanaya seethed, tightening her fists. “I will cut out your heart and watch you burn in the sunlight!”
    “We shall see about that,” the voice challenged. “But there are other things I would prefer doing.”
    Suddenly she was naked and she covered herself as best she could, trembling at the knowledge of what potentially could happen next.
    “Ah…” The entity inhaled deeply. “You smell absolutely intoxicating…come to me slayer…”
    “No,” Sanaya whimpered as her body is flooded  with pleasure. “No, don’t do this...”
    “Come to me,” the voice demanded. “I cannot have you like this.”
    “Sanaya… Sanaya…” Sanaya raised her head in the darkness listening to the urgent call of her name and realized she had been asleep.
    “Sanaya! Sanaya wake up!”
    “No! Come to me tonight Slayer! Come to-“
    Sanaya shot up in her bed, breathing heavily and soaked with sweat. Eve jumped back to give her some space as Maya looked down on her friend with concern. Wiping her face, she pushed her hair back and leaned against the headboard and waited for her vision to focus.
    “Sanaya are you alright?” Eve questioned. Her blue eyes wide with worry and her crossbow fully loaded at her hip.
    “How long have I been out?” Sanaya asked clearing her throat.
    “I called you like a million times, “ Maya said marching closer to the bed. “You wouldn’t answer. Eve tried calling you, and even tried knocking on the door. When you still didn’t answer, she went to get the master key from Archer and-“
    Eve placed her cool hand on Sanaya’s forehead, feeling for her temperature. “You are burning up.”
    She then, stepped away and ran outside of the room where Sanaya sensed Archer awaiting. Sanaya groaned.
    “Like for real girl, are you good?” Maya asked taking a seat at the edge of the bed.
    “I don’t know Maya. I think that master is going to try to come for me, but the scary part is: I don’t think I can fight him.”
    Eve and Maya exchanged worried looks, with Eve returning her attention to Sanaya.
    “He is attempting a seduction,” Eve stated evenly. “He cannot breach campus grounds so he is trying to draw you to him.”
    “What am I going to do? Is he going to like…haunt me in my dreams?” Sanaya asked covering her face with her hands.
    “Yes. But I know something that can remedy that until he is