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Authors: Lorraine Kennedy
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also drain my energy … which I will need when I confront Omar.”
Alec followed her onboard, quickly untying the boat from the wooden post. A moment later the engine came to life and they moved slowly away from the dock.
Alec slowed the boat after they were several yards from the dock. They were moving, but so slowly they might as well have been drifting. At this rate it would take them awhile to get to wherever they were going, but she knew it was necessary. She’d hate to run into something and end up in the water with the gators and snakes.
Actually, she would prefer facing the vampires.
After a few minutes, Alec cut the engine and drifted toward a small shack that was built on stilts above the water.
The boat bumped against a rickety old dock, and he secured it with the rope.
Nicole eyed the little shack with a shot of anxiety. Even in the dark, she could see that it was in an obvious state of decay.
“Let’s go,” Alec urged.
Nicole remained in the boat, still staring at the dock - trying to decide if it was safe to step on.
The sounds of night creatures added to the eeriness of the moment. Her imagination went wild. She could almost see the predators beneath the water’s surface - just waiting for the dock to give way. There were probably gators, snakes, and who knew what else.
Holding her breath, she stepped onto the dock - hoping that it would withstand her weight, but fully expecting to crash into the water below. The wood beneath her feet creaked, but it held.
Alec stepped up behind her. His weight rocked the dock, causing Nicole to lose her balance. He quickly wrapped an arm around her to keep her from falling.
When Nicole looked up at him, she saw his eyes shining with hunger.
It should have frightened her, but it didn’t. Leaning down, he kissed her with a passion so intense - even as his touch chilled her - she felt as if she were being consumed by fire.
The kiss ended and he backed away from her.
Nicole wanted to scream at him not to stop, but instead she looked away. She should be thankful he wanted to preserve her life and her soul, but her heart ached every time he pulled back.
“So what is this place?” she asked.
“It once belonged to Bellea. She was an old voodoo woman.”
“How did you come by it?”
Alec stayed behind her as she climbed the stairs to the front porch. Nicole stepped aside and let Alec go in first. She wasn’t sure she wanted to risk going into the abandoned shack. There was no telling what kind of creature might be hiding inside.
Letting Alec go first wasn’t too brave of her, but she figured it would be much harder to kill him, than her.
“I knew her grandmother,” he explained.
Nicole was confused until she remembered how old he was.
Alec found a lantern and some matches that had miraculously withstood the humid Louisiana air. He lit the lantern and the room was bathed in light. She’d been in the dark so long - she had to shield her eyes from the glare.
When Nicole’s eyes adjusted to the light, she examined the two-room shack. It was dusty. Spanish moss made its way through a broken window, but other than that, it seemed to be intact.
“So how did you know Bellea? Did you continue to visit the family?”
“No … once you become a vampire you must be dead to the world.” Though Alec smiled, Nicole thought she detected a note of sadness in his voice.
“Bellea’s grandmother and I were partners for a while. I helped her and she helped me. They were slaves of course, but I was very close to the family. I have always watched over them. Old Bellea though … she was sharp. I think she could sense when I was around.”
Nicole smiled. She liked the fact that Alec held on to enough of his humanity to watch over the family of an old friend. “What happened to Bellea?”
“She died a few years back. Now the only family left is her niece and nephew. They both live near here.”
“What if they find out I’m squatting in this shack?”
Alec followed her onboard, quickly untying the boat from the wooden post. A moment later the engine came to life and they moved slowly away from the dock.
Alec slowed the boat after they were several yards from the dock. They were moving, but so slowly they might as well have been drifting. At this rate it would take them awhile to get to wherever they were going, but she knew it was necessary. She’d hate to run into something and end up in the water with the gators and snakes.
Actually, she would prefer facing the vampires.
After a few minutes, Alec cut the engine and drifted toward a small shack that was built on stilts above the water.
The boat bumped against a rickety old dock, and he secured it with the rope.
Nicole eyed the little shack with a shot of anxiety. Even in the dark, she could see that it was in an obvious state of decay.
“Let’s go,” Alec urged.
Nicole remained in the boat, still staring at the dock - trying to decide if it was safe to step on.
The sounds of night creatures added to the eeriness of the moment. Her imagination went wild. She could almost see the predators beneath the water’s surface - just waiting for the dock to give way. There were probably gators, snakes, and who knew what else.
Holding her breath, she stepped onto the dock - hoping that it would withstand her weight, but fully expecting to crash into the water below. The wood beneath her feet creaked, but it held.
Alec stepped up behind her. His weight rocked the dock, causing Nicole to lose her balance. He quickly wrapped an arm around her to keep her from falling.
When Nicole looked up at him, she saw his eyes shining with hunger.
It should have frightened her, but it didn’t. Leaning down, he kissed her with a passion so intense - even as his touch chilled her - she felt as if she were being consumed by fire.
The kiss ended and he backed away from her.
Nicole wanted to scream at him not to stop, but instead she looked away. She should be thankful he wanted to preserve her life and her soul, but her heart ached every time he pulled back.
“So what is this place?” she asked.
“It once belonged to Bellea. She was an old voodoo woman.”
“How did you come by it?”
Alec stayed behind her as she climbed the stairs to the front porch. Nicole stepped aside and let Alec go in first. She wasn’t sure she wanted to risk going into the abandoned shack. There was no telling what kind of creature might be hiding inside.
Letting Alec go first wasn’t too brave of her, but she figured it would be much harder to kill him, than her.
“I knew her grandmother,” he explained.
Nicole was confused until she remembered how old he was.
Alec found a lantern and some matches that had miraculously withstood the humid Louisiana air. He lit the lantern and the room was bathed in light. She’d been in the dark so long - she had to shield her eyes from the glare.
When Nicole’s eyes adjusted to the light, she examined the two-room shack. It was dusty. Spanish moss made its way through a broken window, but other than that, it seemed to be intact.
“So how did you know Bellea? Did you continue to visit the family?”
“No … once you become a vampire you must be dead to the world.” Though Alec smiled, Nicole thought she detected a note of sadness in his voice.
“Bellea’s grandmother and I were partners for a while. I helped her and she helped me. They were slaves of course, but I was very close to the family. I have always watched over them. Old Bellea though … she was sharp. I think she could sense when I was around.”
Nicole smiled. She liked the fact that Alec held on to enough of his humanity to watch over the family of an old friend. “What happened to Bellea?”
“She died a few years back. Now the only family left is her niece and nephew. They both live near here.”
“What if they find out I’m squatting in this shack?”
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