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THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 24
FOUR MONTHS LATER later, I still wake up in the middle of the night, half-awake.As I search for my phone, I roll over onto my stomach and place my right hand under my pillow.When I have it, I gently press the shutter button while holding it up to my face.I groan and toss the phone aside as the screen on my phone flickers awake.The night is cold and eerie, and it is only 4:30 in the morning.Laying on my back, I pull my sheets up to my neck.Did I make some sort of sound?I observed.Why had I awoken?Despite my best efforts to listen, nothing comes through.In any case, not from my lying position on this bed.Even though my window is closed, the soft blue light from the moon still floods my room.I conclude that it probably came from my dad when I hear the floorboards creaking downstairs.If you know him, he probably is craning his neck at the dining table right now, grading the students he cared more about than me.I cover my shoulders.It's a win-win situation because I have no interest in him
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I had predicted that there would be excitement when I entered the school.Already, girls were being pampered.I noticed that a lot of students had coordinated their outfits to match the outfits of their love interests as I made it up the stairs.Although we have attended a few classes together, I could see Lisa making a phone call and wiping her tears away.She was pleading through her phone without much success.I was sorry for her.By the end of today, she wouldn't be the only one with a broken heart, which made my sadness worse.I go to my locker as I enter the hallway.No Eden yet.I thought, "Strange," as I looked around.I had become accustomed to meeting him here every morning and walking with him to class.I open my locker, take what I need out of my bag, put it back in, and lock it up.After that, I quickly turned around and felt my heart skip a few beats.He was present.Eden.smiling profusely and thoroughly enjoying my expression.He was carrying three greeting cards, two boxes of chocol
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"Where are you going with this?"My voice cracked and faltered into a weak murmur as I forced myself to speak, attempting to sound strong."Waiting to meet you."“Why?”As he got to his feet, he ignored my inquiry.He walked intoxicatedly toward me, his hands behind his back.His fangs were visible, his eyes were bloodshot, and his jaw was twitching with a constant tick.I shield you from harm from other people and animals.I stand by you when other people hurt you.I give everything I have to you, and this is my reward?!"Like a predator encircling his prey and waiting to strike, he was walking around me in circles.My thoughts immediately turned to Selina after hearing his statement.Her abrupt and hasty departure.Why did she suddenly switch schools when her parents were alumni and gave annually to the school?It made no sense.Did he have a hand in her decision to change schools?As my rebellious side prepared for battle, my suspicions increased my rage."Are you to blame for Selina's transfo
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When I finally made it to school, I saw Eden looking around for my face next to my locker.When his eyes caught mine, they lit up, and I couldn't help but shed a few tears before I could stop them.I saw him start walking toward me, leaning over my locker and frowning in concern.I ran straight into them instead of waiting for him to spread his arms.We just stood there in the middle of the hallway, surrounded by students.He gave me a head-to-toe kiss.I took in as much of him as I could.While I struggled to control my tears and catch my breath, he held me and waited with me.He leaned back and held my face up to his as I drew back a little.He said, "Tell me."He spoke with a soft plea.I exhaled slowly and took a deep breath before opening my mouth to speak.No words surfaced.I just wasn't up to it.He tried to figure out what I couldn't bring myself to say as his eyes narrowed in more worry.Your grandparents?He pressed.As I nodded, all I could do was exhale in relief.Excessively enthusiastica
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raucous shuffle of students to their classes outside the classroom's closed door.My figure appeared in her peripheral vision as Mrs. Danielson passed the class, retraced her steps, and opened the door, poking her head into the classroom.She yelled, "Hello Catelyn! Are you okay?"You appear to have witnessed a ghost.With a forced smile, I replied, "Oh, I'm fine, Mrs. Danielson."I just need a friend to come over.I felt a little guilty for lying because she had made it sound like she was really worried.However, I lied because if I had responded honestly, she would not have believed me.I didn't say who the friend was, but the way her eyes lit up in a playful way suggested that she probably thought I was waiting for Eden.Relationships in high school are kept a secret from classmates and teachers alike.She left me alone because she was content, and as I watched, she joined the group of teachers and students who were shuffled outside along the school corridor.After returning to my thoughts,
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I responded, "I don't know."However, let's try to avoid focusing on inquiries Eden cannot answer.I continued, "Maybe it's like they say in the movies, that there was a glitch in the Matrix," as I slung my school bag over my left shoulder.The fact that you didn't mean to hurt me is the most important thing.I also believe that.In reality, everything else is just background noise.Despite the fact that I was internally boiling with rage, I said these words as calmly as I could.Still with that confused expression, Eden gave a few repeated nods.When he lowered them, he covered his face with both hands.I need to go wash my face with water.Please remain where you are.He patiently awaited my reply.I said, "Alright, I'll be here," as he left for the boys' bathroom.I was absolutely certain that Eden had been harmed by Valerian.What was he up to?Eden wondered if the vampire's magic had worn off.Were any of our precious memories lost in Eden?As if on cue, Valerian appeared at the end of the hallw
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While I gazed up at the sky, his eyes were fixed on me.I felt myself blush from his attention and could feel his love burning into my skin."I am so blessed,"My body trembled as his words tickled my ear.“How so?”He grabbed my chin and pulled me toward him, "I have you...""I'm not unique.""To me, you are."His eyes were sinking so deeply into me that he paused, as if they were looking for the right way to my heart.He bit his bottom lip to keep it from trembling from his nerves as he swallowed the lump in his throat as he said, "I love you..."As the color flushed from my face, I felt my body's muscles become weaker.My stomach hurt and my heart stopped.Although I was overjoyed when Eden uttered those three lovely words, I felt my eyes begin to swell and my heart shattered like fragile glass.I wished for a simpler life.I wish I could say that magical phrase to him again, and I wish we could have married and lived happily ever after. But Valerian took that chance away from me.As soon as
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hurt too much for me to move, so I tried to crawl toward Eden.As Valerian repeatedly slammed Eden's head down, his sharp nails digging into his cheek, I was loudly crying and pleading.With his forefinger nail, he deeply scratched Eden's flawless face, breaking the skin on her face.Eden was now extremely pale and had shed an excessive amount of blood.He called my name as he lay there, exhausted, still in his underwear and bleeding from so many cuts.Because Valerian used his own feet to trap them, Eden's feet were useless.He had glowing, crimson-red eyes that appeared to be being shaken.I gasped uncontrollably as I watched him smirk as he brushed Eden's cheek with his tongue.Valerian lifted Eden up and brought his neck back to his mouth as his smirk widened at Eden's heartbeat.I once read that vampires don't drink blood every day unless they want to.Additionally, there was a portion of that book that dealt with vampires and the acceptable amount of blood they consume from their victims
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“Guys, we can hear you from the reception room,” they said.We both jumped and then we burst out in laughter. Valerian lowered me to my feet, grinned like a little boy, and kissed my birthday. He danced as he dressed in his tux and he blew me a kiss before he left.“I’ll see you downstairs, Mire. Hurry down, we’ve got some unfinished business.”I sat naked for a few more minutes and thought of the turn my life had taken. Dragos was gone, I was about to marry the man I loved, and we already had a baby on the way. I giggled in delight, hopped off the bed, and started to get dressed.I walked down the stairs ten minutes later and was delighted to find the staircase decorated with flowers. Rafael was going to give me away, and he smiled when he saw me coming down. I held my flowers with my left hand and extended my right to him.“Are you ready to become our new Vampire Queen?” he asked.I smiled as I hooked my arm around his. “I have never felt more alive. Or more ready, Rafael.”Rafael g
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[Epilogue]2 MONTHS LATERMy wedding dress was draped over the armchair next to the window. The curtains were drawn slightly and Valerian’s tux had been folded away neatly into the top drawer in our room. There were representatives of the twelve most powerful vampire covens downstairs, and the witches took quiet tours of our home as they waited for the ceremony to begin.I lay naked on the bed, wearing only my diamond ring and bridal garter. Valerian’s head was buried in between my legs. My head fell back on the pillow and I cupped my left breast, rolling the nipple around with perfectly manicured fingers. Valerian was stark naked and his tongue pushed in deeper with each moan that escaped my lips.I looked down my belly and I met his eyes. They glinted wickedly as Valerian thrust his tongue in deeper. I fell back to the bed, grabbed the bedsheets with both hands and arched my back. Valerian pushed me to the edge, brought me back, and pushed me right back. My hair stuck to the sweat o
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The thought was a balm for my grief. For a long while, I just rested in Ivan’s arms, tears soaking what was left of his torn and bloody clothes. I felt him crying too.“There feels like something is missing from me,” Ivan confessed.“Me too,” I said. “I feel like I will never again be whole, despite this power that flows through me.”I turned around. “Thank you for everything you suffered for me. I know you went through a lot. How are your hands?” He raised them to show her that the wounds he received from the spear were still not healed.“I can help you with that,” I said, and took his hands in mine. I closed my eyes and once again accessed the power that felt like an inferno in my body. I rubbed the wounds, and they slowly closed under my touch.I then focused on his other wounds. I sent waves of my healing power flowing through his whole body. I saw other cuts and scrapes close. His cheeks also regained their colour.“Thank you,” Ivan said. “One rogue stabbed me in my side. I thoug
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I glared at Dragos and he gave me a cocky smile. I gave him the same smile right back. I was going to defeat this Vampire King, one way or another.I let all the anger and hate I felt for Dragos flow through my body and into the Emerald Tablet. I felt my bond with Valerian fading away, and the fear of losing him threatening to split my soul in two. I tried to steady my nerves as I locked my eyes on Dragos’.His smirk was gone now, his arms suspended directly above his armour where it hung, as if he couldn’t decide between letting it hang there or picking it up to wear it again. He looked worried and concerned as he looked around him. He might have sensed that I was connecting to the Emerald Tablets, but I didn’t think he knew that I was harnessing the One Power. I was stealing his dream from right in front of him, and the thought warmed me.I felt the energy I had directed to the Emerald Tablet flood back into my body. It started in my fingertips and didn’t stop until it had spread to
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I looked around to see if anyone around me could help. I saw Ivan out of the corner of my eye, fighting some invisible force, as was Rafael. They appeared pinned where they stood, with Ivan having a sword in hand poised to pierce someone, but he wasn’t moving. Rafael looked like he was running towards me, but his feet seemed glued to the floor. Both were totally unable to help Vale and I. Still the witches’ chanting continued, and I knew they were responsible for holding my two friends in place.Was there a way I could stop the witches? I looked around for anything to help. There were no weapons nearby, except for the sword piercing Valerian’s heart. I was too afraid of pulling it out. I figured that would only make his blood loss increase, causing him to die quicker.I looked back towards Ivan and Rafael. Rafael met my eyes, and I could sense that he still cared for and loved me. He had tried his hardest to defend me, but that plot also failed. I felt hopeless and leaned back over Va
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I focused on the faces of Valerian’s soldiers who I had grown to love. I focused on the clashing of their swords and the flood of relief I had felt when Rafael barged into the room with those familiar faces behind him. I focused on Ivan and Balrus, but most of all I let my love for Valerian well up in my mind. Like a cool stream of water, I felt it pool up and gently flow through my head, seizing my mind power back from the spells being cast by the witches. I couldn’t reach out to Valerian through our bond. Something or someone seemed to be blocking our connection, but I wasn’t worried. I knew that whatever spell that was, it could only last for so long. “Once I end Dragos’ life,” I thought, “this sandstorm will clear and everything else will return to normal.”I regained control of my thoughts and I instantly began to feel better. My senses opened up once more, and I was able to fully sense the movement all around me. Someone ran past me, knocking their shoulders into mine, and I was
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Dragos looked down at his armour angrily. He had likely paid a pretty penny for that armour or, more likely, he had stolen it. It might be ornate, but it did its job. I could not get any successful body shots in. Neither I, nor Valerian and Ivan, had armour on, so we were much more vulnerable to his attacks, and Dragos knew it.I assessed the room. Valerian was finally rising from the ground and was readying himself to begin attacking his sire again. Ivan was leaning heavily on the marble platform I had been laying on. Too much blood loss. I am not sure how I did it, but I sent a wave of energy to both Valerian and Ivan and watched them perk up in seconds. Both stood straighter and their eyes glistened with uncontrolled rage.Valerian began approaching Dragos at a run, but Dragos merely raised his hand and said, “Stop, Valerian.” And, against his will, he was once again under mind control. But I could feel he was defeating it through our mind link. He was focusing on me in his mind. I
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The vampire fell, clutching at his chest as he struggled to breathe.“Thank you,” I said, my voice overwhelmed with gratitude. “you just saved my life.”Ivan flashed me his signature smile and shrugged. “That was nothing, you would do the same thing for me.”We stood back to back and watched the vampire guards box us in a circle. Somewhere in the background, I heard Valerian and Dragos grunting and hitting each other brutally. I didn’t turn around to see, there were about sixteen vampires surrounding Ivan and I, so I couldn’t afford the distraction.One of them suddenly ran towards Ivan. The guy went to step around him, his arm stretched out, trying to grab me. “Let him go!” I screamed.I shot out flames in the shapes of little daggers and I aimed it right. I hit him in the temple, causing him to bounce off the wall and drop like a puppet with its strings cut.Ivan turned to the vampire nearest to the fallen guy. “This is your final chance. Pick up your trash and leave. Or don’t, and
