![]() ![]() The vampire had said that all he needed was one of them. “No!” Haven screamed, realizing he was going after Katie. “As if I wanted to burden myself with the likes of a troublesome little boy.” It did nothing to alleviate the ugliness of his visage. Then a self-satisfied grin spread over his mouth. The vampire’s head spun toward the hallway. “I’ll kill you!”īut before he could do anything, the cry of a baby filled the house. “Haven,” his mother’s strained voiced cried out. As she tumbled to the floor, blood staining her white apron, Haven scrambled to get closer, but the vampire blocked his approach. When Haven looked up, he only saw the flick of the vamp’s wrist as he released the knife to find its target.Ī startled shriek interrupted his mother’s chants. ![]() Haven launched himself at the vampire from behind, trying to wrestle the knife from his hands, but his opponent jabbed his elbow into the soft muscles of Haven’s untrained stomach and shoved him to the floor. Undeterred, Haven’s mother continued chanting, “… tall, and give them might …” Spinning around, he reached into his jacket and pulled out a knife. It clattered to the floor, rolling out of reach. The vampire twisted Haven’s wrist, wrenching the stake from his clenched fist. “Night bring day, day bring night, help the small, and …” But her face looked determined, and her lips mouthed a spell. Behind him, Haven caught sight of his mother getting up, moans of pain coming from her mouth. Haven clenched his teeth and kicked his leg against the massive creature’s shin, but to no avail. ![]()
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