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CHAPTER LIX
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Sphinx LX
Samuel and Gabriel kneel beside Rachael and check her pulse. They hold her and close their eyes as they try to heal her but she gets a seizure.Her body jerks and stops as her eyes go completely blank. Samuel puts his ear to her chest and listens for a heartbeat but there is nothing.Gabriel swallows saliva as his brother’s eyes confirm his fear.Rachael is dead.He kneels beside her and holds her. He feels the weight of sorrow and failure crush his heart.He remembers Mary McQueen dying before his eyes and now Rachael as well.All because they could not stop their father.If he was competent enough he would have stopped him before it got to this.Samuel holds his head as he holds back tears behind his dark eyes.John and Rachael just got killed and they weren’t strong enough to prevent it.He grits his teeth as anger claws at his heart.He digs through his hair as he stands up.Dead bodies lie around the club along with destroyed properties.Pieces of the broken tile mix with b
Sphinx EPILOGUE
It has been two weeks since Gabriel last saw his brother. He never understood what made Samuel to leave after Rachael’s resurrection.For a long time now, his brother had been the cool headed one. Something must have made him lose his edge.“You look great,” Rachael compliments Gabriel's suit. It has been a while since Rachael went out and since the incident at the club things have been quiet.The cops are on them, investigating the deaths of the innocent victims of that night.But tonight isn’t a night to reminisce on the things that have already happened. It’s a new beginning.Like everyday.“You look amazing,” Gabriel compliments her.She looks like a queen in her matte gold gown.A back less design exposes her smooth skin.It’s long sleeves look like a set up for the beautiful Carlidana bracelet on her wrists.The gown adds finesse to her shape.Her hair falls to her neck and its black color shines against the chandelier’s light.Rachael smiles at Gabriel as he makes flirty rem
Sphinx PROLOGUE
What led to this situation? Rachael thought as she looked at her father in the driver’s seat. She could see the fear in his eyes and that was something she rarely saw in her father, fear. Mr. McQueen was breathing hard, his grip on the steering wheel tightened as he drove faster. How could my daughter have gotten into this? This is all my fault. If I had come clean she wouldn’t have followed me, he thought as sweat dropped down his face. He moved fast, turning the other cars into a string of blurry images. Mr. McQueen matched the brakes as a woman suddenly appeared a few meters in front of the car, an action that would cost him. Immediately the brakes kicked in he heard a loud noise and felt a heavy object crash into his side of the car. His vision was distorted as the car stumbled and rolled across the road. His body hurt and his mind scrambled with the shattered glass piercing his body. Rachael opened her eyes, blood was all over the place; she was upside down and she wonder
Sphinx CHAPTER I
It’s been five years since Rachael lost her dad to a car accident. Every year she visits his grave on the anniversary of his death to talk and share her story of life. Like he could hear; this time she was with John, a friend. After a bit more talking she decides it is time to leave. She gets into the car and John drives off; there is silence as he drives. "Why do you keep hurting yourself?" John asks, Rachael just keeps quiet. John sighs "Rachael... " "Don't worry John, I'm fine" she interrupts him. John knows she isn't okay. She needs to move on. John parks at the parking lot provided by the bank they work in, Peoples United Bank. Rachael works at the customer care centre in the bank. Yes, she is the receptionist alongside her friend, Mary Sullivan, who is covering for her. "Hey Mary, I’m back. Thanks" "Sure, but you do owe me" Mary says with a lovely smile that shows her dimples on both sides of her face, something Rachael envies in her friend. Mary is 5'8ft with long blac
Sphinx CHAPTER II
“Good afternoon, Rachael”, Eric says with a radiant smile exposing a clean set of teeth.Eric is 5'10ft tall and chubby. He is dark in complexion and has a black short haircut. "The manager said I should give this to you" Eric hands a file to her. She opens it, she realizes it’s a copy of her C.V. which she submitted when she first came for the job. The word 'FIRED' is stamped on it in red.“What's this? " she is shocked and angry, "What? " she shows Eric, he gasps."Whoa,” the surprise appears on his face, "Fired? This cannot be a coincident”Just about the same time I got offered another job.She leaves her post angrily and walks away. “Rachael, where are you going?” Eric asks, “To find out why I am being fired,” she says as she storms off in anger. She reaches the personnel department where a secretary sits in front of the personnel office.“I want to see them,” Rachael says as she walks towards the door but the secretary stops her.“I am sorry Rachael, but I was told to not let
Sphinx CHAPTER III
Monday. "Yeah. Thanks," Gabriel cuts the call. Gabriel wears a black Burberry leather jacket; the weather is cold in Queens, New York, on this day. Samuel just wears his usual tux, he sits on a sofa away from Gabriel as he sips his wine, "That was Amanda" Gabriel says, "So, what's new?" Samuel asks. "Father has sent some people to find us" "So, they won't find us" "Samuel, he sent trackers" "What? Father doesn't like dogs". "Do you think he knows about Rachael?" "I doubt that, but if he finds us he will find her" "Yes and devour all three of us. And I don't know about you but I'm not dying anytime soon". "What are you two devils planning now?" a lady says, "Elma" the twins chorus. Elma is 5'10ft, she has long blonde hair that she loves to show off. She is fair in complexion with a radiant aura, she has sexy curves, nice tits that are complemented with a nice set of ass, full sexy lips and blue eyes. Every fuckboys dream girl. "If it isn't the vampire after my own heart"
Sphinx CHAPTER IV
The background is painted by the evening's dark blue sky. The stars decorate the sky with its glimmer and astronomical secrets. Gabriel can perceive different scents; cigarettes, alcohol, puke, blood and even the pee of the girl that passed by him, crazy heightened senses. He stands at a balcony inside of the club admiring the beauty of human vices caress it’s way into the young party lovers. Rachael meets him, "Hey, Samuel" "Gabriel, woman" "O. Where is Samuel?" "Dead", what an ass, she thinks. "Why are you always like this? " "Like what?" "Cold. I mean I know you have a heart" "What do you want, Rachael? ". Okay, she realizes that starting a conversation with Gabriel isn’t a good idea. "Okay. I will go and find your brother", Gabriel ignores her. Rachael walks away mumbling words of insult. She doesn’t notice that she is close to Samuel until she bumps into him and spills his drink on herself. "Crap, I didn't see you there. Sorry" Samuel says as he helps her to take off her
Sphinx CHAPTER V
Samuel sits at a counter in the club where a waitress gives him a glass of Bourbon.He sips his drink and taps his fingers on the black quartz countertop.Gabriel walks in and joins his brother at the counter."So, how was your night Gabriel? " Samuel asks with a naughty looking smile, "Since when did you care about how I sleep? " "Not how brother, where? ".Gabriel grunts, “Please don't pretend like you didn't sleep at Rachael's," Samuel says."What is that suppose to mean?" "You tell me, brother" "Are you trying to get killed? " "I don't mind a little fight Gabriel".There is silence between the men as they hold each other’s gaze."Did you at least find Nightmare?", Gabriel frowns before giving his twin an answer."No. Not even in her memories but she now knows that it's for killing the supernatural" "We may need to talk to John"."Talking about him, what’s your problem with the guy? " "Nothing. He just looks like dinner", Gabriel looks at Samuel like a freak as he raises a brow, "Cr
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