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Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
Kyle sauntered along the road. Shady walked by his side, his right hand man. Together theyโd turned a dozen men from inside the prison and had let another fifty loose on the streets. By the time theyโd finished their rampage on the prison, there wasnโt a single guard left alive.Now they were ready to unleash terror on the streets of this town. They followed the trail of destruction that had already been left for them by the escaped inmates, passing over turned cars and burning houses on the way, Kyle leading the small band of newly turned vampires. His group comprised all the men heโd been closest to whilst behind bars, the ones whoโd backed him in scraps or who had beaten up another inmate on his behalf. They were men who were loyal to him and grateful for the freedom and power he had gifted them with. It was a gratitude that extended far beyond the usual sire bond. These were men who would lay their lives down to serve him.Kyle wanted to make sure his followers got a good show on
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-12Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
Caitlin felt sick to her stomach as the world swirled around her. Clutching onto Caleb for dear life, she worried that if she let go he may disappear into the ether and become stuck between realms. All around them, lights and colors flashed. It was impossible to tell if they were facing up or down. All they could feel was the terrifying forward momentum and the sloshing sensation as though they were in a boat on the waves.Then all at once, everything stopped. They found themselves standing on the banks of a river.โThe Hudson?โ he asked.โYes!โ Caitlin cried, relieved that they had survived the journey through time and space.Then she saw a sight that made her heart lurch.โLook!โ she cried, pointing into the sky. โItโs Scarlet! Itโs really her!โCaleb watched his daughter race across the sky, heading for the estate on the banks of the Hudson.โCome on!โ he cried, grabbing Caitlinโs hand.They began to run towards the mansion. But they hadnโt gotten more than five paces when a
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-12Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
Vivian chased Scarlet through the skies, right on her tail. Scarlet must have known she was being chased because she kept looking back over her shoulder. Blake was lagging behind but he still followed Vivian dutifully on her quest to cause pain.No matter how fast Scarlet was as a vampire, she couldnโt out fly Vivian, who had been more athletic in her human form than Scarlet. Scarlet had just reached the roof of a mansion when Vivian caught her by the ankle.The two girls went skidding across the rooftop, scraping a path over the tiles and making them fly up all around them. Vivian was immediately in fight mode. She grappled with Scarlet before pinning her down by her arms. Scarlet thrashed like a woman possessed.โLet go of me!โ she screamed.Vivian laughed maniacally. This was the moment sheโd been dreaming of all alongโand she was going to squeeze every ounce of pleasure out of it that she could.โWhat the hell happened to you?โ she sneered. โYou look like crap.โScarlet was w
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-12Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
Reeling from what had just happened on the rooftop, Scarlet tried to force all thoughts of Blake from her mind. She instead landed on the drain pipe and burst into one of the upstairs windows in Sageโs vast estate. Time was short, and she had to stay focused.Scarlet knew she was walking into a trap, but no longer cared. If she could just give Sage the potion in her pocket, maybe sheโd be able to convince him to go to the vampire city with her, to give up his immortality for love. The sisters had made it seem like he would never do such a thing, but Scarlet felt that deep down he loved her enough to make that sacrifice.She heard voices coming from downstairs and ran towards them, down a huge, stone spiral staircase that opened up into a cavernous, ancient living room. She drew to a halt. There, on a red velvet sofa, was Sage. He was alive. He was awake.Scarlet bolted towards him.โSage!โ she cried, flinging herself to her knees.She felt his arms wrap around her, holding her clo
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-12Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER THIRTY
Scarlet was bereft. She was so engulfed by grief she didnโt even care when she heard the hammering on the front door of the mansion or the sound of glass smashing. It was only the sound of chaos and anarchy, the jeering, screaming sounds of murderous rage, and the thudding sound of hundreds of boots on the marble floors that made her turn around.As soon as she did, she took in the sight of a vampire army. Amongst them were kids she knew from high school, the jocks and cheerleaders still in their uniforms, the goth kids from freshman year, the glee club. Then behind them was a savage looking group of thugs, with shaved heads and tattoos all over their faces, necks and arms. They were wearing uniforms, and it dawned on Scarlet that they were escaped prisoners.Scarlet had no idea what was going on but she knew instantly that it had something to do with her. This army, made up of kids and convicts, was here to kill her.She sprung into action, leaping into the air and heading towards
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-12Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
Caitlin and Caleb ran through the mansion doors. Theyโd seen the vampire army descend on the estate, followed by the police and military. But knowing their daughter was inside was enough to make them enter, too. They braced themselves for carnageโbut what they saw was far worse than theyโd ever imagined.There, lying on the floor, bleeding, was Scarlet. Her breath was rapid. She was covered in mud and dirt. She looked like sheโd been dragged through Hell and back.Scarletโs friends were watching her with looks of horror on their faces. A police woman was standing solemnly beside them.Caitlin screamed in anguish and rushed forward to her daughter. She grabbed her limp body and pulled her into her chest.โDrink, Scarlet,โ she said, offering her arm to her dying daughter. โDrink. Please!โScarlet was trying to say no but she couldnโt make a sound at all.โListen to me,โ Caitlin said sternly. โIโve read all the prophecies, all the texts and books and literature. Iโve been transporte
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-12Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
A cold gray morning light settled over the mansion. As the fire fighters trudged out, having put out the large fire that had raged in the bedroom, an eerie sort of calm settled over the manor and the people still within it. The high schoolers were weeping, huddling up together, mourning the loss of friends who had been killed whilst vampires and would not be returning to their human form.All morning a series of prison vans had come and gone, taking with them the inmates that had remained humans, along with those whoโd had the brief pleasure of being vampires before reverting back to human form. A series of undertakers had also come and gone, removing the police and army personnel whoโd lost their lives in the fight.Standing in the middle of the whole thing were the stone statues of Octal and Loreโs mother. Then further into the living room were Lore and Lyra in their loversโ grip, together forever like a work of art.Finally, the stone body of Sage lay in his position on the sofa.
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-12Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER ONE
From the roof of the ancient , Scarlet Paine could hear Sageโs agonized screams. They echoed through the cold November night, each one feeling like a knife slicing into her heart. She could not bear the thought of it, of Sage being tortured to death by his own kind because he loved her, because he would not kill her in order to live two thousand more years. Scarlet had never dreamed she would be loved so fiercely by someone, so fiercely that they would actually die for her. And yet here she was, about to do the same for him.Lore, Sageโs cousin, had lured her to . The Immortalistsโ two-thousand-year life span would be over once the moon waned, and Lore was desperate to take her lifeโthe only way to save theirs. She, the last vampire on Earth, had to be sacrificed. Even though Scarlet knew it was a trap, she had to come. She knew her life would end here tonight, yet it would be worth it for a chance to save Sage.Another one of Sageโs screams pierced the night. Scarlet couldnโt bear t
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-12
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Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
A cold gray morning light settled over the mansion. As the fire fighters trudged out, having put out the large fire that had raged in the bedroom, an eerie sort of calm settled over the manor and the people still within it. The high schoolers were weeping, huddling up together, mourning the loss of friends who had been killed whilst vampires and would not be returning to their human form.All morning a series of prison vans had come and gone, taking with them the inmates that had remained humans, along with those whoโd had the brief pleasure of being vampires before reverting back to human form. A series of undertakers had also come and gone, removing the police and army personnel whoโd lost their lives in the fight.Standing in the middle of the whole thing were the stone statues of Octal and Loreโs mother. Then further into the living room were Lore and Lyra in their loversโ grip, together forever like a work of art.Finally, the stone body of Sage lay in his position on the sofa.
Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
Caitlin and Caleb ran through the mansion doors. Theyโd seen the vampire army descend on the estate, followed by the police and military. But knowing their daughter was inside was enough to make them enter, too. They braced themselves for carnageโbut what they saw was far worse than theyโd ever imagined.There, lying on the floor, bleeding, was Scarlet. Her breath was rapid. She was covered in mud and dirt. She looked like sheโd been dragged through Hell and back.Scarletโs friends were watching her with looks of horror on their faces. A police woman was standing solemnly beside them.Caitlin screamed in anguish and rushed forward to her daughter. She grabbed her limp body and pulled her into her chest.โDrink, Scarlet,โ she said, offering her arm to her dying daughter. โDrink. Please!โScarlet was trying to say no but she couldnโt make a sound at all.โListen to me,โ Caitlin said sternly. โIโve read all the prophecies, all the texts and books and literature. Iโve been transporte
Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER THIRTY
Scarlet was bereft. She was so engulfed by grief she didnโt even care when she heard the hammering on the front door of the mansion or the sound of glass smashing. It was only the sound of chaos and anarchy, the jeering, screaming sounds of murderous rage, and the thudding sound of hundreds of boots on the marble floors that made her turn around.As soon as she did, she took in the sight of a vampire army. Amongst them were kids she knew from high school, the jocks and cheerleaders still in their uniforms, the goth kids from freshman year, the glee club. Then behind them was a savage looking group of thugs, with shaved heads and tattoos all over their faces, necks and arms. They were wearing uniforms, and it dawned on Scarlet that they were escaped prisoners.Scarlet had no idea what was going on but she knew instantly that it had something to do with her. This army, made up of kids and convicts, was here to kill her.She sprung into action, leaping into the air and heading towards
Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
Reeling from what had just happened on the rooftop, Scarlet tried to force all thoughts of Blake from her mind. She instead landed on the drain pipe and burst into one of the upstairs windows in Sageโs vast estate. Time was short, and she had to stay focused.Scarlet knew she was walking into a trap, but no longer cared. If she could just give Sage the potion in her pocket, maybe sheโd be able to convince him to go to the vampire city with her, to give up his immortality for love. The sisters had made it seem like he would never do such a thing, but Scarlet felt that deep down he loved her enough to make that sacrifice.She heard voices coming from downstairs and ran towards them, down a huge, stone spiral staircase that opened up into a cavernous, ancient living room. She drew to a halt. There, on a red velvet sofa, was Sage. He was alive. He was awake.Scarlet bolted towards him.โSage!โ she cried, flinging herself to her knees.She felt his arms wrap around her, holding her clo
Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
Vivian chased Scarlet through the skies, right on her tail. Scarlet must have known she was being chased because she kept looking back over her shoulder. Blake was lagging behind but he still followed Vivian dutifully on her quest to cause pain.No matter how fast Scarlet was as a vampire, she couldnโt out fly Vivian, who had been more athletic in her human form than Scarlet. Scarlet had just reached the roof of a mansion when Vivian caught her by the ankle.The two girls went skidding across the rooftop, scraping a path over the tiles and making them fly up all around them. Vivian was immediately in fight mode. She grappled with Scarlet before pinning her down by her arms. Scarlet thrashed like a woman possessed.โLet go of me!โ she screamed.Vivian laughed maniacally. This was the moment sheโd been dreaming of all alongโand she was going to squeeze every ounce of pleasure out of it that she could.โWhat the hell happened to you?โ she sneered. โYou look like crap.โScarlet was w
Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
Caitlin felt sick to her stomach as the world swirled around her. Clutching onto Caleb for dear life, she worried that if she let go he may disappear into the ether and become stuck between realms. All around them, lights and colors flashed. It was impossible to tell if they were facing up or down. All they could feel was the terrifying forward momentum and the sloshing sensation as though they were in a boat on the waves.Then all at once, everything stopped. They found themselves standing on the banks of a river.โThe Hudson?โ he asked.โYes!โ Caitlin cried, relieved that they had survived the journey through time and space.Then she saw a sight that made her heart lurch.โLook!โ she cried, pointing into the sky. โItโs Scarlet! Itโs really her!โCaleb watched his daughter race across the sky, heading for the estate on the banks of the Hudson.โCome on!โ he cried, grabbing Caitlinโs hand.They began to run towards the mansion. But they hadnโt gotten more than five paces when a
Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
Kyle sauntered along the road. Shady walked by his side, his right hand man. Together theyโd turned a dozen men from inside the prison and had let another fifty loose on the streets. By the time theyโd finished their rampage on the prison, there wasnโt a single guard left alive.Now they were ready to unleash terror on the streets of this town. They followed the trail of destruction that had already been left for them by the escaped inmates, passing over turned cars and burning houses on the way, Kyle leading the small band of newly turned vampires. His group comprised all the men heโd been closest to whilst behind bars, the ones whoโd backed him in scraps or who had beaten up another inmate on his behalf. They were men who were loyal to him and grateful for the freedom and power he had gifted them with. It was a gratitude that extended far beyond the usual sire bond. These were men who would lay their lives down to serve him.Kyle wanted to make sure his followers got a good show on
Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
Police Officer Sadie Marlow was sitting in her patrol car, preoccupied by thoughts of Maria, the mentally unwell girl sheโd met in the hospital, and the police chiefโs reaction to Mariaโs premonition of an impending vampire war. After the girl had descended into silence, Sadie and her partner, Brent Waywood, had been ushered away, told to go back to the station and await further instruction. Then it had been hours of silence, of evasion, of Sadieโs questions going unanswered. And so, as the night began to draw to an end, bringing with it the last hour of Sadieโs shift, sheโd found herself in her patrol car with Brent responding to a residential disturbance, none the wiser about what was going on.She was just pulling up to the curb of the house in question when the patrol carโs radio crackled and a voice sounded out. It wasnโt the usual emergency call operatorโs voice, but the police chiefโs.โOfficer Marlow, I need you in the center of town. Now.โSadie leaned forward and hit the r
Obsessed (Book #12 in the Vampire Journals)ย ย ย CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
Vivian soared through the sky, her veins on fire with exhilaration. Thanks to Scarletโs idiot of an uncle, she was within a hairโs breadth of ending her nemesisโs life. As she flew, she could feel the stake in her back pocket, urging her to kill again, reminding her of just how powerful and addictive that sensation was.As Vivian flew she wondered whether Blake would have turned yet. Nothing would be sweeter for her than having him by her side as she ended Scarletโs life.She decided then to take a quick detour past his house. If he had indeed turned, she could bring him along for the ride. That way sheโd witness his all his firstsโhis first feed, his first flightโjust like a good sire should.When she reached Blakeโs house, the first thing she noticed was the sprays of blood on the window. She leapt onto his porch roof and peered in through his bedroom window. Her heart dropped. Blake wasnโt there. His bed was messy, as though heโd thrown off the covers sheโd placed over him in has
