What They're Feeding On

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Chapter 3

Ace isn’t a normal vampire.

I’ve figured that out. He isn’t normal for a lot of reasons. The first is that he’s faster than all of them. He caught my sword and he can move quicker than I can blink. Vampires shouldn’t have that fast of reflexes. For some reason, he’s an exception.

Another is that I’m not tracking him. He’s tracking me. When I track vampires, they don’t know I’m going after them. He knows and he keeps coming to me on purpose. But I don’t know why yet. To be honest, it’s intimidating. I don’t understand why he’s after me of all people. Maybe I killed one of his family members or friends. Or maybe he just wants me dead so I stop killing off their race.

He also willingly seduced me. It didn’t work. I mean, I really wasn’t paying any attention to him. I was too busy trying to shove a knife through his head. Literally. I don’t think any vampire would have done what he did. If I tried that on any other vampire, I’m pretty sure they would have their fangs sunken into my neck.

I’m currently crawling around in some random alleyway. It’s around midnight, I think, and I’m looking for Ace. He really just pops up when he wants to, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to find him. Usually he finds me. The alleyway is empty - er, it looks empty. Ace could be stalking in the shadows somewhere.

“Ace?” I call out unsurely. I have my weapons on me just in case I run into a different vampire. I stop walking and shake my head. Ace can hurt me just as much as any other vampires can, if not more. He’s dangerous and lethal. He can kill me. He’s had the chance to.

I realize that’s another thing about him. He’s had a handful of chances to kill me and he hasn’t. He literally had a sword in his hands and he could have killed me. He didn’t though. Usually I’m more careful around vampires….why am I so reckless all of a sudden? He had so many chances…

I’m suddenly shoved against a brick wall. My arm throbs, but I ignore it, automatically reaching for my gun. Before I can, my hands are yanked away from my waist, pressed up against the wall near my head. I look at the attacker and a wave of relief hits me. It’s only Ace.

It’s only Ace?

No! He can kill me! I shouldn’t feel relieved, I should feel scared! He’s a fucking vampire! I need to pull myself together!

“Get off,” I hiss at him, swinging my leg up to knee him in the crotch. He smirks, dodging it. He presses tighter against me, legs against mine so I can’t move. He’s stronger; yet he knows not to crush me. He’s just got me so tight so that I can’t move at all.

“You rang, Scar. I’m not going anywhere.”

And then I feel his hand working away at my holster on my waist. He put both my wrists together in his other hand. I still try to escape, but it’s no use, he’s too strong. The holster is taken off me and chucked to the side. “Stay,” He says, like I’m a dog. I growl at him, but it only makes him chuckle.

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