that, through you I can infiltrate this vampire echelon and destroy them once and for all.”
Sylvia rose from her chair. Her head fell back, her body began to vibrate, and a long plume of black smoke spilled from her open mouth. It rose into the air, hovering over the table, then dived towards Tommy. With every hard muscle in his body straining against Arturo’s grip, Tommy tried to get up, knock the man out of the way and get the hell out of the room, but it was not to be. He yelled as Arturo forced his mouth open, then gagged as the black smoke entered him, filling him, taking him over with its sentient power. For only a few seconds Tommy had the will to fight, then…
Okay, this isn’t so bad… Feels good actually… Powerful. Wow. Yeah…bring it on!
Without any effort whatsoever, Tommy rose to his feet, freeing himself of Arturo’s iron grip as if it had been a mere nuisance. The big man backed away in obeisance while the others stared at him with something approaching awe.
“Tommy,” Lorna whispered, a flicker of fear appearing on her pale face. “What happened to you?”
He leaned over and picked up one of the cards. He glanced at it, twisting his lips in amusement. He showed it to Lorna.
“ He happened to me,” he said, his voice a deep rumble. “Or rather, this vessel pleases me more than that .”
Lorna gaped at the image of the demon, Dakar, then at Sylvia who was slumped, unmoving in her chair.
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“She’s dead,” Tommy said with apparent indifference. “Without me to sustain her, her body was beyond its endurance.”
“Oh my God!” Lorna looked at the others for help. “What are we going to do?”
“Dispose of her body, of course. Arturo, see to it.”
Without hesitation, Arturo picked up Sylvia’s body and left the apartment.
“As for the rest of you…” What had once been Tommy swept a hand over Lorna and the couple who had not moved from their places at the table. “You remember nothing of what took place here.” Another move of his hand and the cards disappeared. “You were gathered to share a quiet evening, share some wine—and shame on you Lorna, your guests’
glasses are quite empty.”
“Right,” Lorna muttered and headed towards the kitchen for the wine bottle.
With a grim smile of satisfaction, the man who looked like Tommy turned on his heel and left the room.
When Dakar exited the elevator, Arturo was waiting for him in the lobby.
“What now, my liege?”
“You will await my orders. I will contact you when I am ready to move against the vampires.” Arturo nodded, then followed Dakar as he strode through the lobby and out into the parking lot. As the demon sat astride Tommy’s bike he smiled at his minion. “Never would I have thought this could be so easily done. The gods of the Underworld must have sent this vessel to us.”
“A very pleasing vessel, my liege,” Arturo said, smiling and licking his lips.
“Yes, one that should have no problem getting what he wants in life, although…” His brow puckered in a small frown, “I sense a naivety in his persona that I must remember to affect if I’m not to raise too many questions from his friends, especially his vampire lover.”
He chuckled. “That should be an interesting coupling.” He revved up the bike’s engine.
“Goodnight, Arturo. I’ll be in touch.”
Arturo watched him speed away, a scowl replacing his smile. Dakar’s mention of
”coupling” with the vampire had not pleased him. Arturo, a sub-demon, knew he was www.total-e-bound.com
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considered unworthy of anything more than assisting Dakar in the task set him by Lord Kardis, but that did not stop him from wanting more.
As foolish as he knew his longing to be, Dakar remained foremost in his desires. Just the thought of having the handsome demon in his embrace, in his life , was enough to inflame Arturo’s blood
Sylvia rose from her chair. Her head fell back, her body began to vibrate, and a long plume of black smoke spilled from her open mouth. It rose into the air, hovering over the table, then dived towards Tommy. With every hard muscle in his body straining against Arturo’s grip, Tommy tried to get up, knock the man out of the way and get the hell out of the room, but it was not to be. He yelled as Arturo forced his mouth open, then gagged as the black smoke entered him, filling him, taking him over with its sentient power. For only a few seconds Tommy had the will to fight, then…
Okay, this isn’t so bad… Feels good actually… Powerful. Wow. Yeah…bring it on!
Without any effort whatsoever, Tommy rose to his feet, freeing himself of Arturo’s iron grip as if it had been a mere nuisance. The big man backed away in obeisance while the others stared at him with something approaching awe.
“Tommy,” Lorna whispered, a flicker of fear appearing on her pale face. “What happened to you?”
He leaned over and picked up one of the cards. He glanced at it, twisting his lips in amusement. He showed it to Lorna.
“ He happened to me,” he said, his voice a deep rumble. “Or rather, this vessel pleases me more than that .”
Lorna gaped at the image of the demon, Dakar, then at Sylvia who was slumped, unmoving in her chair.
www.total-e-bound.com
BLOOD LUST
J.P. Bowie
30
“She’s dead,” Tommy said with apparent indifference. “Without me to sustain her, her body was beyond its endurance.”
“Oh my God!” Lorna looked at the others for help. “What are we going to do?”
“Dispose of her body, of course. Arturo, see to it.”
Without hesitation, Arturo picked up Sylvia’s body and left the apartment.
“As for the rest of you…” What had once been Tommy swept a hand over Lorna and the couple who had not moved from their places at the table. “You remember nothing of what took place here.” Another move of his hand and the cards disappeared. “You were gathered to share a quiet evening, share some wine—and shame on you Lorna, your guests’
glasses are quite empty.”
“Right,” Lorna muttered and headed towards the kitchen for the wine bottle.
With a grim smile of satisfaction, the man who looked like Tommy turned on his heel and left the room.
When Dakar exited the elevator, Arturo was waiting for him in the lobby.
“What now, my liege?”
“You will await my orders. I will contact you when I am ready to move against the vampires.” Arturo nodded, then followed Dakar as he strode through the lobby and out into the parking lot. As the demon sat astride Tommy’s bike he smiled at his minion. “Never would I have thought this could be so easily done. The gods of the Underworld must have sent this vessel to us.”
“A very pleasing vessel, my liege,” Arturo said, smiling and licking his lips.
“Yes, one that should have no problem getting what he wants in life, although…” His brow puckered in a small frown, “I sense a naivety in his persona that I must remember to affect if I’m not to raise too many questions from his friends, especially his vampire lover.”
He chuckled. “That should be an interesting coupling.” He revved up the bike’s engine.
“Goodnight, Arturo. I’ll be in touch.”
Arturo watched him speed away, a scowl replacing his smile. Dakar’s mention of
”coupling” with the vampire had not pleased him. Arturo, a sub-demon, knew he was www.total-e-bound.com
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J.P. Bowie
31
considered unworthy of anything more than assisting Dakar in the task set him by Lord Kardis, but that did not stop him from wanting more.
As foolish as he knew his longing to be, Dakar remained foremost in his desires. Just the thought of having the handsome demon in his embrace, in his life , was enough to inflame Arturo’s blood
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