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His sigh was deep, his eyes haunted. Park could feel the pain of the decision as he considered the right thing to do. His eyes brushed across the woman who had only a short time to live to the one he was becoming more and more connected to by the minute. He couldn’t do it. He couldn’t let either one of them down. He scooped the blonde woman up into his arms.
“I guess the reaper will have to wait for this one.” And he carried her inside, followed closely by Park.
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
“No. We’re going to the basement.”
“Do you want me to wait up here?”
“NO!!” He said the word explosively. Then more calmly as he carried the woman to the stairs. “Follow me, Park. I can’t risk him coming back for you. Don’t get out of my sight. And by the way, this isn’t pretty. You are going to see something few humans have ever seen. I hope you have a strong stomach.”
“I’m looking at a woman I really like with her guts ripped out. I think I can handle it.” Just as a reminder that she might not be right, a wave of nausea rolled up. She tamped it down.
Bas laid her on a roll of old musty blankets he must have found down there early this morning. Bernie actually moaned, which made Park smile. She was going to make it.
“Lock the door. It won’t stop him, but it will give us some warning if he decides to come for us.” Park did it immediately. Then went back to him and Bernie, but stepped back out of the way.
Bas pulled something out of his boot that caught the light of the bare bulb. It was a stiletto, sharp and pointed.
“The change takes several days. It’s started by feeding her copious amounts of my blood. It’ll weaken me. That’s where you come in.”
Park already knew. “You need to feed from me. Okay.”
“She’ll fight, when she’s strong enough. She won’t understand. The change will begin immediately when enough of my blood is in her, and begins to be digested. The pain will increase as the change increases.”
“Will she live long enough for that?”
“Don’t worry. Once my blood is in her, she will begin to heal. It will keep her alive long enough for the change to begin. Then, it’s up to her body how it goes. I’ve seen it go in as little as four days, but never easily. Usually, it takes a week or longer. Park, it’s extremely painful so you need to stay clear. And I have to tell you. Once in a while, a person dies instead of changing. It won’t have anything to do with her wounds if she doesn’t. It just means her body couldn’t adjust to the changes. Okay?”
Park nodded.
“We need to get to my secure property in Vancouver as soon as possible. I’m going to begin the infusion. You stay right where you are. I’ll come to you when I need to. Whatever you do, stay away from Bernie. And if someone comes through that door, don’t worry about us. Look in that bag behind you. There’s a flare gun. It won’t kill him, but it should stop him long enough for you to get in the car and get out of here. If he gets me, I don’t think he’ll come for you. He would only track you to find me. So, if I’m out of the picture, you should be free to resume your life.” He took a deep breath. So did Park. “Okay,” he said on an exhale. “Let’s do this.”
Bas went to the other side of the room where he took some cording he’d found in the corner, and tied Bernie’s hands to the roof supports. Then he sat near her head…and tore a hole in his wrist with the stiletto. Red blood flowed freely and he sealed his wrist over Bernie’s mouth, holding her by the neck so that her head would drop back and let the fluid flow down her throat. He kept this up for several minutes with no movement or reaction from the still waitress. Park watched in concern and fascination.
Because it had been so quiet down there, the
His sigh was deep, his eyes haunted. Park could feel the pain of the decision as he considered the right thing to do. His eyes brushed across the woman who had only a short time to live to the one he was becoming more and more connected to by the minute. He couldn’t do it. He couldn’t let either one of them down. He scooped the blonde woman up into his arms.
“I guess the reaper will have to wait for this one.” And he carried her inside, followed closely by Park.
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
“No. We’re going to the basement.”
“Do you want me to wait up here?”
“NO!!” He said the word explosively. Then more calmly as he carried the woman to the stairs. “Follow me, Park. I can’t risk him coming back for you. Don’t get out of my sight. And by the way, this isn’t pretty. You are going to see something few humans have ever seen. I hope you have a strong stomach.”
“I’m looking at a woman I really like with her guts ripped out. I think I can handle it.” Just as a reminder that she might not be right, a wave of nausea rolled up. She tamped it down.
Bas laid her on a roll of old musty blankets he must have found down there early this morning. Bernie actually moaned, which made Park smile. She was going to make it.
“Lock the door. It won’t stop him, but it will give us some warning if he decides to come for us.” Park did it immediately. Then went back to him and Bernie, but stepped back out of the way.
Bas pulled something out of his boot that caught the light of the bare bulb. It was a stiletto, sharp and pointed.
“The change takes several days. It’s started by feeding her copious amounts of my blood. It’ll weaken me. That’s where you come in.”
Park already knew. “You need to feed from me. Okay.”
“She’ll fight, when she’s strong enough. She won’t understand. The change will begin immediately when enough of my blood is in her, and begins to be digested. The pain will increase as the change increases.”
“Will she live long enough for that?”
“Don’t worry. Once my blood is in her, she will begin to heal. It will keep her alive long enough for the change to begin. Then, it’s up to her body how it goes. I’ve seen it go in as little as four days, but never easily. Usually, it takes a week or longer. Park, it’s extremely painful so you need to stay clear. And I have to tell you. Once in a while, a person dies instead of changing. It won’t have anything to do with her wounds if she doesn’t. It just means her body couldn’t adjust to the changes. Okay?”
Park nodded.
“We need to get to my secure property in Vancouver as soon as possible. I’m going to begin the infusion. You stay right where you are. I’ll come to you when I need to. Whatever you do, stay away from Bernie. And if someone comes through that door, don’t worry about us. Look in that bag behind you. There’s a flare gun. It won’t kill him, but it should stop him long enough for you to get in the car and get out of here. If he gets me, I don’t think he’ll come for you. He would only track you to find me. So, if I’m out of the picture, you should be free to resume your life.” He took a deep breath. So did Park. “Okay,” he said on an exhale. “Let’s do this.”
Bas went to the other side of the room where he took some cording he’d found in the corner, and tied Bernie’s hands to the roof supports. Then he sat near her head…and tore a hole in his wrist with the stiletto. Red blood flowed freely and he sealed his wrist over Bernie’s mouth, holding her by the neck so that her head would drop back and let the fluid flow down her throat. He kept this up for several minutes with no movement or reaction from the still waitress. Park watched in concern and fascination.
Because it had been so quiet down there, the
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