14Eternal Chapters 14 to 16

8/2/2019 14Eternal Chapters 14 to 16

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14. Jeff

I regained consciousness with my head screaming in pain and every nerve raw

with fear. Calebs bedroom door was now closed and I was too chickenshit to open

it and find out if my friend was still alive. If I were right, he wasnt even human

anymore. I wanted to get up and go as fast and as far away from the yacht as

possible, but I knew if I were going to swim for it, I had to at least let the nausea

pass.

Had I been thinking straight, I wouldve remembered that there was a lifeboat

onboard. But these were hardly normal circumstances, and when you have dried

blood crusted on the back of your head and you feel like you have been shot with a

nail gun in the temple, your ability to think straight is pretty much fucked.

I finally willed myself to sit up and I wont even tell you what that did to me.

All I will say is that the smell of puke could once again be added to the already

sickening smells of sweat and piss coming off my clothes. I managed to get to myknees and from there into a shaky standing position.

Sunlight was streaming down the stairs, so I knew I had made it to daylight. I

had read Bram StokersDracula for some lit class somewhere along the line and Iwondered briefly if vampires could come out in daylight. That was if these

creatures even were vampires. Holy hell. I really didnt feel like sticking around

to find out.

They say that people who get themselves in extraordinary situations can

sometimes perform incredible featslift cars off of loved ones, survive falls from

high places. Well, at that moment that was me. I got a surge of super-human

strength from out of nowhere and my fear was now so overwhelming I began to

run up the stairs to the deck, and fell more than vaulted over the side of the yacht.

I swam for all I was worth toward some jagged rocks in the distance. Im not even

sure how far. When the Coast Guard finally rescued me, I was half delirious with

tiredness, my hands were bleeding from hanging onto the rocks for so long, and

my arm and leg muscles were knotted with cramps. The Imagination was nowhere

to be found.

I had just enough good sense left in me to lie when the authorities came to

question me in the hospital. I knew that unless I wanted to exchange my hospital

room for a permanent residency at the local nut house, I had better concoct a prettygood story. Luckily, looking as banged up and bruised as I did, they forgave me

the gaps in my memory and I took my cue from a comment I had heard from one

of the hospital staff about the mysterious fog that had covered the area the night

before.

I lied and lied and lied some more about a sudden equipment failure and how

the fog got everyone disoriented, and how we couldnt raise anyone on the radio to


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get help because of all the technical problems we were having onboard. I told

them I thought I remembered falling over the side after the yacht jarred into some

rocksprobably the same rocks they had found me hanging onto I added. And I

told them that was where my memory ended. The doctors confirmed that I had

suffered considerable head trauma and that partial amnesia could be a symptom.

By the grace of God, I have never been suspected of a crime. As far as I know, The

Imagination has never been found. I hope they never find Caleb, eitherwhatever

or wherever he may be.

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Soldiers returning from combat have been said to have post traumatic stress

disorder. Trust me when I tell you I know exactly what they are going through. I

have the market cornered when it comes to mental torture. The things I have seen

are so outside the scope of normal there is no way to process them and I sometimesfeel like Im stuckon a loop from a horror movie right at the part where thepsychotic killer makes his appearance. There is no escape.

To be perfectly honest, I dont have any idea how in the hell Im even alive.

Sometimes I feel so afraid, I wish I wasnt. I neverbelieved in ghosts, or demons,

or vampires until that awful night on the Imagination. And now? Well, fuck. I

think I believe in all of them. Those womenif you can even call them thatwhat they werewhat they aredoesnt really matter. All I know is that they arepure evil. They came after me like I was a deer in the woods. Like I was dinner

that just fell into a trap. Maybe Im lucky I passed out when I did. It saved me

from having to witness any more.

If I am going to suspend all disbelief, if I am going to allow myself to

acknowledge the existence of creatures of the night, then I have to go full throttle

into honesty and admit the one thing that makes me sicker and more afraid than all

the rest: Caleb might now be one of them. I hope to God I am wrong.

15. Caleb

Once again I found myself struggling towards consciousness. I had absolutelyno clue as to what time or day it was and at that point, Im quite certain I didnt

care. I basically felt like I was going through the ravages of strep throat and the

worst flu ever at the same time. My clothing, my pillow, my hair were all soaked

with my own sweat. I was shivering violently as if I had been encased in a block

of ice which had just melted. I had vague dream-like memories of being bitten by

the woman I had saved, but I soon chalked this up to feverish hallucinations. I


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mean, what would she have to bea vampire? Cmon, Caleb! Really? I was aman of science. I didnt believe in any of that Bela Lugosi bullshit, did I? I wassoon to have some all-too-real revelations that would rock my world forever.

In the meantime, I was too busy dealing with the tremors that had taken over

my body and would not release me. I didnt know where the woman was, but Iwasnt exactly in any kind of shape to get up and find out or even to lift my head to

look around, for that matter. My brain couldnt focus long enough to really ponder

her whereabouts. The waves of chills taking over my body were now so bad, it

was almost like having a seizure. Just as one more spasm of coldness traveled

through my limbs, I felt two strong arms lift me into a semi-sitting position then I

was leaning against the soft curves of a female body. One bare pale arm came

around from my left side to help support me while her other arm came around from

the right. Her hand held a cup that she pressed to my lips. Drink from this andyou will soon feel better. Ooooh that voice. The voice that soothed and calmed.

The voice of my lovely stranger that made me want to obey. I suddenly had theoddest image of warm, smooth river stones and I could imagine them moving

slowly along my spine, my shoulders, the backs of my arms and my calves like one

of those spa treatment massages I had seen advertised on TV. I felt strangely calm

and my body began to relax.

The syrup inside the cup was awful-tasting, but then again, what medicine isnt?

It was warm and kind of metallic, and yet once I began drinking, I couldnt seem to

stop. When I had drunk down to the last drop, instead of being repulsed by the

taste and the sticky thickness, I craved more. I now felt extremely hungry, but if

this makes any sense, it wasnt a physical hunger like when your stomach gurgles

and growls and you suddenly want the biggest juiciest burger you can find and an

extra large side of fries. This was more like a psychological hunger. More like

lust, or desire. My stomach didnt feel hungry, yet I needed more of whatever she

had given me just the same.

As if the woman sensed my need, she quickly maneuvered me and herself

around so that she was now cradling me with my head facing her breast. She was

nakedat least the part of her I saw.Bite. Her command was simple but firm. I didnt know what had gotten into

me. I should have been appalledbut I wasnt. My urge to bite was very

strong. It took me only a split-second hesitation before I did as she told me and assome new instinct urged me to do. I bit down on her breast, hearing the sharp

indrawn gasp of her breath. I was surprised at just how easily my teeth went into

her flesh and how quickly after I could taste the first hint of blood.

It wasnt too long before the next instinct took hold of me and I began to drink.

The liquid which I had first found to be so foul and awful when I drank it from the

cup was now like mothers milk and I consumed it hungrily. The gasps I heard


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coming from her were now those of pleasure and they rapidly turned into the husky

moans of desire.

My strength returned quickly and the tremors were soon completely gone. A

flush of warmth was spreading rapidly through my body, all the blood rushing to

my face and my limbs and my...other parts.

I had gotten so involved with CMC Enterprises that I hadnt made time for arelationship of any kind in the past year and that had included sex. Strange for a

man in his early thirties, I know. But, when I become focused, I become really

focusedand all other things seem to fall away. Now, I was realizing that I had

missed sex much more than Id known until that very moment and a newwell,

oldurge was taking over in a big way.My mouth moved from the wound I had created in the womans breast to her

nipple where I could feel its hardened roundness against my tongue like a small

berry. This little island was not enough, though, and I wanted more. I continued to

push my boundaries, my mouth and my tongue traveling upward to taste the coolskin of her collarbone, her shoulder, her neck and finally her mouth where I

lingered. Her lips still make me feel poetic, but all I can say is that they were so so

soft and as hungrily as I had started this upward journey, it was worth slowing

down just to enjoy those wonderful lips and what felt like a novelty after not

having kissed a woman for so long.

When I had had my fill of the kissing I pulled back a bit to take a long look at

her and she looked right back. If her expression was any reflection of my own,

then we were both experiencing a sort of astonishment. It was like coming out of a

coma feeling fully restored and discovering sex all over again. Do you know that

Foreigner song, Feels Like the First Time? Well, this was it. I have never and I

mean neverwanted someone as badly as I wanted her right at that moment. I let

my eyes travel. She wasnt completely naked as I had originally thought. She had

loosened the bodice of her gown and undone it enough to undress herself from the

waist up; from the waist down the gown was still in place.

I think we both moved toward each other at the same timeeverything went sofast from there on, I cant be sureall I know is that we were kissing and touching

and kissing some more. I pulled off my shirt, I remember that and I must have

pulled off my shorts and underwear because I was soon naked. We were both in a

frenzy of overwhelming need. I started to push her back on the bed, but didnthave to do any convincing. She let herself sort of fall back the rest of the way. We

were both working toward the same goal, almost desperate with the wanting. I

pushed the skirt part of her gown up around her waist revealing the fact that she

had no panties on and I could have fainted right then and there. She was as

beautiful underneath her clothes as she was outside of them: narrow waist, flat

belly, rounded hipsjust thinking about it undoes me every time. I was


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readyand she was ready, her hands pulling me forward until I just went for it.

And then I was inside the warm wetness of her, our hips and bellies against each

other moving, moving, moving. I slowed down a bit wanting to savor my re-

initiation into sex, wanting to look down at her in my ecstasy and to see her ecstasy

too.

I pushed myself up, letting my arm muscles work to brace myself above her

just a little so I could see her face. Her head was thrown back a bit and her eyes

were closed. Soft sounds of pleasure were moaning out of her parted lips which

she licked from time to time. Godshe was incredible.

I kept up a steady rhythm, feeling the waves rolling through me and as I drew

closer to orgasm, I began to go faster. She was alternately gripping my hips and

my butt and I could tell by the way her own hips were moving upwards against

mine, she was almost at climax too. We moved faster and faster together until

there was a mutual shudder and one last guttural shout that I think was neither me

nor her, but both of us at the same time: a complete animal utterance of joy andrelease. I collapsed on top of her in absolute exhaustion and I have never spoken

of sex like this before, but it was a delicious moment, so utterly beautiful that I

could linger on it for the rest of my eternity. If I searched the world over for a

moment to compare to this, I dont think I could find its equal.

We shared the large shower off my bedroom after a while, all our motions now

relaxed and languid. We soaped each other up, but it wasnt sexualI cant quite

explain. It was almost like we were taking care of each other: rubbing muscles,

rinsing away suds, and just enjoying the steamy spray from the oversized shower

head I had installed myself. She let me wash her hair which I did with extreme

care and tenderness, taking my time, and massaging her scalp a little as I did so.

Neither one of us talked. I think we were both too tired for big speeches and

underneath it all I think I knew that something momentous and life changing had

happened to me and it wasnt the rebirth of my sex drive. I just wasnt ready to

face it. Way too much had already happened, at least for the time being.

When we were finished showering, I hastily changed the bedding and we lay

down facing each other.

I spoke almost in a whisper, my voice low and soft, It just occurred to me that

we just shared this tremendous thing together and I I dont even know your

name.She smiled. Its Adrianna. And dont worry, we let the moment carry us away.

Its not as though we had the time for formal how-do-you-dos.

I smiled too.

I suppose youre right. Just the sameits nice to meet you, Adrianna. Im

Caleb.

We slept for what must have been a very long time, or at least it felt that way to


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me. It wasnt like being at home. The windows in my bedroom were equippedwith internal blinds that closed automatically at dark and didnt reopen until I hit abutton to reopen them. I had no idea what had happened to the remote, so I

couldnt even look out to at least get a position on the sun. In addition to this, the

curtains and my door were now closed. I picked my watch up off the bedside table

and found that it was three oclock. In the afternoon? I thought for sure it had tobe three oclock in the morning, but a quick glance at the digital clock on my

nightstand confirmed that it was indeed P.M. I felt alarmed at having slept so late.

Id always been an early riser, especially since the beginning of the expedition atsea and even though I knew Id been sick, I felt great. Besides, there would be

much to accomplish. I was now way behind the eight ball!

I jumped up and began putting on some fresh briefs, some clean shorts, and an

old Yale t-shirt and was standing at my bedroom door, wondering why on earth my

men hadnt at least knocked to get me up. Even if I was with a woman, this

wouldnt cause them any embarrassment. In fact, I was certain they couldnt waitto tease the hell out of me.

I had my hand on the doorknob and was just about to go out when Adrianna

startled me.

Caleb! Dont!I turned, puzzled and Im sure it showed on my face.You cant go out there right now. Just She let out her breath in a long

stream of air. Trust me, Caleb. You cant go out there right now. She sat up and

patted the bed beside her and looked sad like a mom about to tell her kid

something serious. Something he is too young to hear, but it has to be said

anyway.

We have to talk. There are a lot of things I need to explain to youthings you

may not believe in at first, but are extremely important to your survival.

I dropped my hand from the doorknob and turned back to the bed. I chose to sit

on the end with my back toward her. I felt every bit the child now, about to receive

some really bad news, something unfathomable to a childs mind, but just like

medicine it had to be given.

Something happened last night, I said.Yes. How much do you recall about the moments after you woke up with

thefever?Well, I remember you gave me some kind of syrup to get me to feel better And then?

IIf you remember, dont be afraid to say it, Caleb. I turned to look at her. You told me to bite you, and I did. I guess I just

thoughtI mean Ive never done anything like that before, but


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But you wanted to, didnt you?I felt like I needed to, like I couldnt stop myself. I bit down and I

drank-- My mind wasnt quite ready to take the next step, to say what I needed to

say and go where that thought would inevitably lead me. Adrianna sat quietly and

waited me out.

I drank your blood. I drank a lot of your blood. My voice was almost a

whisper now. My wheels were turning at full speed and I felt like I was about to

crash headlong into something. On impulse I ran my tongue over my teeth

expecting to find two sharp points and was relieved to find none, but had to ask the

question anyway.

What am I? I was praying that I was delusional with fever, praying that none

of it was realeven the sex. I would have given it all up and gone back just so Icould wake up and tell my crew and some stranger how I had had the craziest

dream. But wishing doesnt make it true, does it?

You are vampire.And my crew?All dead, Im afraid.

What about Jeff? I saw him fall down the stairs. I thought thosethe others

were about to attack him but I dont remember what happened.I warned them off. They retreated because I am much older and they thought I

was going to feed off of him. I think he remained unconscious for a while then he

may have pretended for fear of being attacked.

After everyone left, I heard a splash. Im pretty certain he escaped over the side

and swam to safety.I dont know where my calm came from, but at that moment I just needed to

know everything that had happened the night before. I needed some resolution to

all the unanswered questions spinning around in my head.

Tell me what happened. I turned back away from Adrianna and sat with my

head down and my hands clenched between my knees.

Even as Adrianna tried to gently formulate a picture for me of what had taken

place onboard The Imagination and what the end result meant for me, I think some

deep secret part of myself had already known what Id become. I mean, how could

I not, right? All of the proofs were completely undeniable, the act I had already

engaged in. I had ingested blood. Yet, the intellectual part of me was fighting witheverything it had. Fictionor what I had thought was only fictionhad come to

meet real life. Though I was no longer human some of my more human emotional

attributes were not so easily shed, and my mind was clinging to every defense

mechanism and denial like a shipwrecked creature with a scrap of driftwood as its

only rescue device.

Whoa. Nonononono! No. Stop, Adrianna. Just stop. I dont know what kind


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of fucking mind game you are playing here or what kind of drug you gave me in

that drink. I know you and your gal-pals must think its really funny to rile up a

whole group of men, but this is ridiculous. Game over. I cant believe I was

starting to fall for your bullshit. You must have gone out thereandandand

just convinced my men to leave us alone. I dont know what you said, or what youdid, but this is bullshit! This is fucking bullshit and it stops right now! Bye-byecalm. I jumped up and lunged for the door convinced I would find a group of guys

on the other side laughing at me. There was a sound almost like the quick

fluttering of hummingbird wings and suddenly Adrianna was in front of me

blocking the door.

Caleb! Her voice came out with a snap. You will die if you go out there. I

know you are angry and confused, but this is real. I hate that it happened like this.

I never should have gotten carried away, and I know that, but this was the only way

I could save you. The only way. If you were to go out there right now, you would

find nothing but an empty boatif you even made it that long. Chances are youwould burn up within a few seconds. Only really old vampires can endure the sun

and then just for a brief period of time.

I lunged for the door again, trying to shove her aside, but she was deceptively

strong.

Dont make me do this, Caleb.Just call me headstrong. When faced with the unbelievable, my brain chose to

believe nothing. I surged forward and without even being able to see what was

going to happen next, I found myself pushed back on my bed with Adrianna

pinning me down. In a display of pure animal dominance, she had her fangs to my

throat. They had punctured just enough to cause a small trickle of blood. I felt a

flash of rage come over me unlike any other I had ever felt and I made a noise that

I can only describe as a cross between a cats growl and the hiss of a snake. It was

at that moment I could feel my fangs extend and realized that even though the

blinds and curtains in my room were tightly closed and shutting out all hints of the

sun, and there were no lamps on, I could see as if I were standing in full daylight.

All the disbelief, anger and indignation went out of me like a balloon being blown

up then let go.

Completely deflated, I relaxed under Adriannas grip and she removed her

fangs. I felt her lips by my ear, Are you ready to believe me now?All my fight was gone. I had only one answer. Yes.Good. We can discuss all this later, but right now we need to rest. Tonight we

are going to have to hunt if we want to keep up our strength and stay alive.

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I woke up with a sensation like I was falling. Adrianna was up already and she

was almost buzzing with energy. Youll get used to that feeling after a while. Irefer to it as the calling of the night. Somehow as soon as the sun sets, you justwake up.

I dont think I can do this.Caleb, you have to or you will literally starve to death. I have seen the results

of other vampires who have resisted the lifestyle and it is absolutely awful. They

get thinner and thinner and thinner until they literally begin to shrivel up. They

become creatures akin to animated skeletons. The ravages of anorexia are nothing

compared to what you will go through if you do not feed.

Adrianna, I realize what I am now, but I dont feel any different. I dont want

to hurt anyone. I spent my life dedicating my education and my time toward

creating a company that helps people. I cant kill anybody .You dont necessarily have to end a life in order to eat. You can take just

enough blood to sustain yourself, that way you dont have to kill the person you arefeeding from. And you will learn how to use your voice to soothe then hypnotize

someone. They will never know, Caleb. I felt resistant at first too, but then I found

ways I could still feed and not hate myself. If I am particularly hungry and I know

there is a chance I might take a life, I choose someone this planet might be better

without. I know this sounds callous, but when you have an eternity to ponder your

position in the world as a vampire, you sort of get used to the idea of what you are.

You dont always like it, but you find ways to make it more palatable.

She paused for a split second and took a deep breath.

I have become very good at observing, and from those observations I make

judgments. Now, whether this is wrong or right, I dont know, but I can tell you

this: I have eliminated a man who got a thrill from killing children, a rapist who

stalked and brutalized dozens of women, a nursing home worker who was letting

out her aggressions by beating up on the elderly and many other murderers and

thugs who thrive off of exploiting the weaknesses of others. I found them all to be

far worse predators than I and I have had no qualms, no moral dilemmas

whatsoever with what I have done.Some part of me can see what you are saying, but Im still having trouble

reconciling myself to the new realities of what I am. Im so afraid of doing

something stupidsomething that would result in the death of an innocent. Imean, I used to watch all those 48 Hours Mysteries and Court TV shows where

they gave you all the details of how someone committed a murder...and sometimes

got away with it. There were times when the evidence seemed so obvious and the

victims were children or good, decent people with families. I used to think, I

would have no problem putting a bullet in that persons brain. But at the end ofthe day, that is just pure conjecture, because I dont know what I would really be


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capable of. I believe I could kill a person who was trying to hurt someone I love,

but to be honest, Im not even one hundred percent sure of that. Besides, what if Iwere wrong?

There was a long silence where both of us stayed inside our thoughts. I believe

we were both trying to come up with a solution to my moral dilemmaa solutionthat didnt seem to exist. Adrianna was staring off at some far point in the depths

of her mind. Then, after a considerable quiet that had stretched between us, she

spoke.

Caleb, I may have an answer. One I think will be okay for both of us.At this point, Im ready to consider anything. No matter which direction my

thoughts go, I keep coming up against a dead endno pun intended. A weakattempt at humor, I know, but at least this hadnt died along with my human self.

Adrianna didnt seem to notice this small comment and continued forward with her

thoughts.

You have bitten me, and you know I wont die. How would you feel about megoing out and hunting then coming back and giving you my blood? I could feed a

little more than normal, so you turning around and drinking from my blood

wouldnt leave me deprived of what I require to remain strong. It would be theleast I could do after changing you without your consent. I was made vampire

against my will through the worst kind of betrayal and deceit imaginable and I

vowed I would never turn a human unless they were fully aware of the

consequences and willing to be part of this new life. I have broken this vow, and

for that I am extremely sorry because I know I can never make it right for you. But

at the very least I can attempt to make being a vampire a less painful experience. I

feel a deep connection with you, Caleb, and I think that sharing my blood with you

would be an honor if it meant you could retain even a thread of the humanity I

sometimes long for myself.I hadnt the heart to be angry with her. I could hearthe sincerity in her voice. In

fact, I think I can honestly say I was actually touched by her potential sacrifice and

the intimacy of her offer. We had already shared the intimacy of sex, however it

hadnt been the considered act of two people in a loving relationship, but an

explosion of lust more along the lines of animal instinct.

Adrianna, this means a lot to me, but are you sure youre okay with it?

Absolutely. I heal extremely quickly, so even if you bite me every night, itwont be a problem. As Ive said, it is the least I can do and I find that I really

wantto do this for you.

Okay. Lets give it a try I have just one request: no women, no children and nokills.

She said nothing, but smiled and nodded her head.


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16. Kathryn

Illnever forget the nightZora presented us with the possibility of anirresistible adventure. Business was slow that evening at The Cats Cradlea club

she owns that has a special side business where men come late at night and pay a

lot of money for our discretion and our exotic services. Its kind of like Hotel

California sometimes. There are those who can never leave. We are extremely

careful, though. Men who do leave have no memory of having been with us in the

first place and since we are a cash only business there is no paper trail.

While out on one of her forays for food along the New England coast Zora had

spotted a yacht called The Imagination anchored at dusk and waiting oh-so-

invitingly to be plundered of its men. Two choice samples were passed out on the

deck and the enticement was just too much. What an incredible lark this would be!

We dont often get to go out for fun and this promised to be a most entertaining

enterprise.In order for things to really work, Zora told us that a decoy would be needed as

a distraction so the rest of us could easily board the yacht. I volunteered for this

role, but she shook her head at my suggestion. She wanted Adrianna for this task.

Zora said she had just enough innocence and ethereal beauty to really capture the

sympathies of a boatful of men. While it is definitely true that Adrianna possesses

a beauty which I have to admit is unsurpassed by many, I am no fool and could

quickly surmise the true bent of Zoras intentions.It is probably Adriannas looks which so often save her, for she has many-a-time

been resistant to our ways and to the complete immersion necessary to fully being

a vampire. Without Zora saying it I knew this was a test of loyalty. If I am going

to be completely frank, Adrianna is somewhat Zoras pet. And Nicky, well, he

absolutely dotes on her. I have never understood why. Then again, I have never

really understood Zoras absolute devotion to Nicky either besides the fact that he

is honorary grandfather to us all.

But I digress terribly! So, we listened intently as Zora outlined her plan of

Adrianna floating in the waterthe near drowned woman just awaiting her

rescuethen the actual rescue itself, the hypnotic glance, then bravo! The attack.Oh what fond memories I always shall have of this!

And it all worked exactly as plannedwithout one hitch. It was almost like oneof those cruises of our modern day with everything at your fingertips, and the

buffet was spectacular! We were so hungry we were like sharks in a feeding frenzy

and Im sad to say some blood was spilled. We were in such a mood of excitement

and celebration, it was like uncorking a bottle of champagne and once we were

satiated we allowed some blood to spray from the artery of one of our gourmet

men. A shame in a way, but cest la vie!


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The girls and I almost had one more human too, but he took a regrettable

tumble down some stairs and when we arrived at the bottom, there was Adrianna

with the human she was feasting on and apparently she wanted more for she

warned us away quite quickly from our little side adventure. Who knows? Maybe

she wanted a mnage a trois? Hah! What a thought. We decided to leave her to

itwhatever itmight beand let her share in the fun.Not as much fun was the fact that the rest of us had to participate in the

cloaking spell. Zora made it very clear that humans would eventually be looking

for this boat and its occupants. People dont believe in vampires (or at least theywont admit to it) and we like to keep it that way. Luckily, we count an ancient

sorceress among our numbersanother thing humans have no idea existsand

cleanup was remedied with a few simple chants. Before long the interior of the

yacht was completely devoid of any signs we had ever been aboard.

The final spell which made it impossible for humans to see the yacht was a bit

more difficult. The combined energies of the coven were needed for the sorceressto achieve her magic. The process is draining but very effective. We vampires are

extremely good at covering our tracks. We have to be if we wish to survive.

When our night of feasting, revelry and magic was over, we were all spent and

ready for a good days rest. We departed as silently as we had come leaving

Adrianna to savor her men in the safety of the shrouded boat. Perhaps she was

becoming more like us after all.

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