Dawn of the Vampires

across its chest. It let out an ear piercing shriek as black blood spilled out through its open wound. Dodging another attempted attack, she swung her sword again, this time aiming for

g it to fall flat on its back. She knelt down beside him and swiftly jammed the stake in it

she could now return home. The city tonight was frozen. Thousands laid up in their homes to hide away from winter's harsh bite, giving her the perfect opportunity to strike when needed. Of

ster and step-mother were still asleep. Her father Zander, in particular, had not long returned from the hunt he'd been on in his section of the city

tinuing to her room. Once she made it successfully inside without making too much sound,

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after eating lunch. As she sat up and rubbed her eyes free of the dust that had settled in them, she could hear the

Two years younger than her, Zander had made Harley promise that she would not introduce her to the life of hunting until the time was right.

ou do, stay up all night watching chee

up by the palm of her hand. By now, she was so used to the routine of sleeping in the m

tioned, lowering his newspaper

the usual." Sh

handle with her left hand and brought the mug to her lips, taking a sip. Feeling the burning hot liquid slide down her throat, she felt more awake after a

ou about something. We will take a walk to t

thing

leggings along with a black, one shoulder top, accompanied by her black leather jacket and up the leg boots. Dragging a brush through her

er father

es

had between them. He wasn't really taking her to the park that much she knew already, instead they we

night's hunt?"

old. The usual trickery. Numbe

my girl." He

your early e

the city. The normal ones that stal

" She c

in grandpa and the

'm actually gonn

ng okay?" Zander qu

fine, I just kinda w

ugh recently, but I promise that things w

ieve me. I'll catch up with you

ll be carefu

orry, I

old enough to snow. It was the beginning of November and frost was already beginning to glaze the grass and the trees. Folding her arms over her chest to keep warm, Harley ke

rchway that had been decorated with artificial roses, she headed straight for the third headstone on the second row of the left side. Kneeling down in front, she ignored the bitter chill th

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fe, mother

years old when her mother died. Two years ago, everything had been perfect. Their lives couldn't have been better… Until one night when her parents were out on a hunt and a vampire from a particularly powerful clan had attacked

one to one of the sleazy downtown bars and hooked up with a woman he'd met. She came to him a few weeks later with the news of her pregnancy. Her father had agreed to visit and support in any way he could on the one condition that her mothe

t another young girl from losing a parent. Revenge sounded sweet, but Harley knew that it would be stupid of her to even try to seek the vampire clan t

y life. Don't get me wrong, I love fulfilling my duty but I can't help but want m

ys. After she spoke, she closed her eyes and leaned into the silence trying to pick up on a sign that she was heard.

as she walked back down the street, her pace was slower than usual as she didn't really want to head home. Without her mother there, the apartment di

itals that she'd gone to after secretly enrolling her into classes unbeknownst to her father, and the advice that had been given as struggled to adjust after hitting her teens. Those were the times that she missed the most. It wasn't just that she was grown up now, b

absent, meaning that it was just her father and grandfather sitting around the TV, focusing on the screen like mindless zombies to the point where they hadn't no

ng it back down on the couch. He stood up, straightened out his shirt and turned

onfused by his sudden and

ust watching the evenin

, wishing that he would jus

eath was a drug deal gone bad… But bite marks on their necks, bodies completely

she knew that her father didn't ne

dn't train you all these years to be weak and clueless! You're suppose

d half a dozen vampires and covered my tracks. Before I came home last night, I made sure that non

ght to strip you of your weapons and your duties… But because I still have hope for you, I'm not going to do that. Instead I'm g

I'll do it."

at do you say?" H

I'll do it." She

eady, you've got a long nigh

ers, and a sheath that held her own personal rhinestone studded dagger. Finishing off by pulling her ebony hair into a high ponytail, she forced herself back into the open plan lounge/kitchen, and grabbed a bacon roll which was left over from dinner, to f