Magic in the Moonlight

tched out to grasp the banister to protect myself from sliding, but I stopped before I closed my palm over it. It was a million years old black iron pipe that had been coated da

I grasped the cuff and pulled it ov

water, and a hazy thread of sewage ran through the air, making it terrible to breathe. The whole structure had been refur

r. The nasty thing was still connected up and overflowed whenever it rained heavily. Who the

the file room's closed door. When I took the key from my pocket to insert it into the padlock, I saw something was wrong. The padlock and hasp that kept th

I got a good look at him. He wasn't particularly tall, yet he had no trouble pulling me off the floor, although I was several inches taller and much heavier. He had a pale, pale comple

s just about to start thinking abo

nguish as I collided with the concrete wall. I found it difficult to move

g me of the last of my air. My chest ached, and several of my ribs seemed fracture

rled in my ear. "It'll hurt

neck. He touched the wounds with the tips of his fingers and showed me the bleedi

stes delicious. It's the anguish, you know. Your body is producing a l

was able to press one elbow on the floor. I managed to lower my head an inch before slamming it backward with all I had. It wasn't m

ou, you fuc

k of anything. I couldn't take a breath. I began to weep, unable to stop the tears from falling down my cheeks. It ached like hell. I'd hardly touched

ages formed in my head. They belonged to another girl, a young woman with long brown hair. He was sucking on her neck in the same way that he was s

. I thought I was going to die. And I sta

, who art i

took effort. My assailant yanked his lips away from me and screamed. My bl

d be Thy

tacker was yanked out of the wall by one of the guys, who pinned his arms behind his back. He was knocked out cold when the other guy hit him in the face. The guy rushed forward quickly and seized my attacker's

im, too. I don't want

world was growing darker, but I pushed myself to stare as the guy drove the wood into my attacker's ch

caressing me, and the agony forced me to whimper

ed my head "He got her. You know, if we don't do anythi

mitted. We jus

but I couldn't take the prospect of becoming like him. No, please, dear God. It was diffi

ow this to happen.

at happen," a kind palm br

s wrist with a pocket knife. He put his wrist to my lips. I wan

ot lik

nk some of yours and you're going to be just fine. Not

but his wrist was in the way. I could taste blood, but I couldn't tell

ve, just a l

I could hear something snarling. That made no sense. I managed to tilt my head just enough to see a large gr

, the world