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Sphinx CHAPTER XLI
Elena was a party lover while in college and she went to the best parties in school. Entering the club reminds her of the good days before she went full time into the family business of hunting the supernatural. There are a few people in the club as the DJ gradually kills the beat. Elena sees a man asleep on a sofa holding an empty glass. She scoffs; she notices bright eyes and shady characters in the dark corners of the club. Vampires. Of course, there are vampires in here. Elena is on alert as she becomes wary of the creatures in the dark. She carries her bag while her eyes scan the dance floor. Bryan is happy to return to his post at the counter and Elma is happy to order a drink. It feels deserved. Bryan pours Elma a glass of whiskey and she gulps her drink and sighs deeply. “I needed that drink,” she says, “I am going to need one too,” Samuel says as he joins Elma at the counter. “Where will I be staying?” Elena asks as she joins them at the counter but everyone ign
Sphinx CHAPTER XLII
Warren Peace parks his car by the side of the road just opposite the club, Clouds. He arranges his suit and rubs his hair as he makes his way to the club. He enters with the smell of holy ash around him. His eyes pick Gabriel out at the club; he wears a black leather jacket and he seems to be having a conversation with one of the bar girls. “I have some information,” Warren says as he joins the immortal at the bar. Gabriel turns his attention to the cop while the bar girl gets back to work. “If it isn’t the detective. What do you have for me?”. “I told you that Dracula will soon get his hands on Nightmare. He is going to get his hands on it next week. And I know where,” Warren says. Gabriel raises a brow as he receives this information. “Why are you telling me this? I hypnotized you last time. Why are you willing to help me freely now?”, Gabriel asks. “Because it dawned on me that you can do that anytime you want. And it is my job to monitor supernatural activities in New
Sphinx CHAPTER XLIII
John is astounded by what Samuel said. Since Gabriel turned him into a vampire, he has dwelled in a world different from the one normal humans know. And yet even he has never seen or heard about Nephilims. Like everyone else, he is familiar with their biblical history but he has never seen that as proof of their existence. “That means angels are real,” Elma says with a serious demeanor. “Of course, heaven, hell, God and his celestial agents are real” Samuel says. “Humans create a religion and yet they do not believe in it. How ironic,” Marcel comments. “Hold your emotions for later. Next week, we go to Central Park, Manhattan,” Gabriel says. “You, you and your people are going to watch Central Park. We need to know everything that goes down there. We have to be ahead of this situation,” Samuel says to Elena. “My name is Elena and you don’t tell me what to do,” she answers in anger. “If you are not going to be of any help, then you should just leave” Rachael says. Her eyes
Sphinx CHAPTER XLIV
Cassandra moves through the forest like an animal in its habitat.The wind blows through her hair as she runs through, dodging the branches and overgrown roots in her way.Her nose picks up the smell of smoke and burnt wood.She hastens her pace as her worry grows.Did hunters come here?A narrow path comes into sight which leads to a thick bush.Cassandra jumps through the bushes and her den comes into view.Her green eyes widen to a destroyed terrain.There is fire and smoke.Death and sorrow; a horrendous duo.She walks around her home, taking in the dire state of the fallen pack.Her pack.What happened here?Samuel's mind travels to a different but familiar territory.His mind tries to
Sphinx CHAPTER XLV
Gabriel wakes up to a morning filled with shame and regret. In Rachael's vulnerable state, he infiltrated her mind and sought to seduce her. But he wasn’t alone. Samuel was there and his intentions were not pure. Gabriel felt Samuel's presence leave but someone else came. Gabriel stands up from his bed and goes to the bathroom. He groans as his head twinges. The 6’3ft being washes his face and stares at the bathroom mirror. He recalls seeing Frank McQueen. He didn’t say anything but his presence was enough to sever his psychic link to Rachael. Am I a monster? He wonders. Rachael wakes up in the room the twins gave her. As for how she got here is a mystery to her. “Ah,” she groans as the hangover kicks in. She hardly took alcohol until she started working in the club. Now she finds herself struggling to stand up from her bed. She feels an extra weight on her hip and uses her hand to search for the source of discomfort. A dagger, the same dagger Rachael used to get her
Sphinx CHAPTER XLVI
Gabriel and Rachael train for two hours and decide to take a break. Gabriel picks up a telephone and calls reception. He orders for water and juice. “You have more stamina than I expected,” Gabriel commends Rachael who is soaked in sweat. “Stamina? I feel like I took a long jog,” Rachael pants. “Your form isn’t bad either. You trained before?”, Gabriel asks. “Years ago. My mom used to show me some moves,” she says. She leans against the wall and takes in a deep breath. He stands in front of her, a few feet away. Her presence makes his heart warm with joy. Her eyes pull him in like a whirlwind. Rachael notices him staring and she remembers her dream. His intense gaze and herself in his arms. “What?” she asks. “Nothing,” he says but his smile betrays him. “You smile more nowadays,” Rachael says. “Is it a good thing?” he takes a step toward Rachael. “Compared to when we first met, yes it is” she says with a smile. “I used to think you were full of yourself,” she says. “
Sphinx CHAPTER XLVII
Rachael stands under the shower; playing back earlier events in her mind.Why did she get mad at Samuel? She shakes the question out of thought but her restless mind moves to another incident.She remembers Gabriel’s words.I want you, Rachael.Why did he say that?What did he mean? I can’t allow myself to put too much thought into this, she thinks to herself.Her mind doesn’t wander far from this morning.She bites her lip when she remembers Samuel's shirtless body.Her imagination is short-lived when she remembers Elena in the equation. The only person here that shares a bloodline with her, but she has no joy to share with Elena.The warm water running against her skin feels refreshing. She closes her eyes and the thought of the twins holding her naked body underneath the shower gets her smiling.It would be quite a feat to have the twins lusting and loving her.Recently, she feels pulled to Gabriel and she wonders why.Is it because he healed her or because he came to s
Sphinx CHAPTER XLVIII
Two days into the week and drama unfolds in the club as Rachael and Elena have nothing to agree on.And when they train, Elena secretly enjoys it every time she knocks Rachael against the floor.Rachael always gets up with new morale to attack while Elena enjoys her failed attempts.Rachael grunts after another failed attempt to overpower Elena.“Not bad, but at the pace you are growing you are going to be dead by the weekend,” Elena says.“I wonder why your mother didn’t bring you to the family a long time ago,” she says.Rachael glances at her; “She had her reasons and that is none of your business,” Rachael says.“No need to fight. You look terrible by the way.I still don’t get you.Why do you fuck with vampires?No interesting human in your life?” Elena questions.Rachael drinks from a bottle and exhales.“We only train, we don’t talk” Rachael says, putting up boundaries between them.But Elena doesn’t care.“Who was the first to tap that ass?” Elena pushes on.“We know who
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