Episode 2
Author
Hello guys, back with the next chapter.
Author
Hopefully it's good
Morning crept in softly, spilling golden light across the small room through the slats of the shutters. Birds chirped lazily outside as the village stirred to life. Inside, everything was still, except for two bodies on one narrow bed.
Adrian
*Adrian opened his eyes slowly, already alert.*
Elias
*Elias was snoring.*
Elias
*Curled up on the edge of the mattress, hair a messy tangle of white, he’d kicked off the blanket in the night. His shirt had ridden up a little, revealing a sliver of warm skin, the soft rise and fall of breath beneath his ribs.*
Something about the way Elias slept, unguarded, peaceful, it made his chest ache. Like he’d stumbled upon something he didn’t deserve to touch.
Then it hit him.
A scent.
Sweet. Sharp. Warm. Impossible to ignore.
His fangs ached behind his lips.
Elias’s blood.
It wasn’t just human.
It was… intoxicating.
Adrian
*Adrian sat up slowly, jaw tightening, teeth clenched hard.*
Adrian
(No. Not him. Not now.)*Adrian thought*
He forced himself up from the bed, steadying against the nearby dresser. Sweat prickled his brow despite the morning chill. It wasn’t just hunger. It was pull, like a thread tugging at the deepest part of his instincts.
Elias
*Elias stirred, voice hoarse with sleep.*
Adrian
*Adrian didn’t turn around.*
Elias
“You don’t sound fine.”
Adrian
*Adrian closed his eyes.*
Adrian
"Don't get close to me."
Elias
*Elias sat up slowly, confused.*
Elias glanced down, realizing there was a small scrape on his arm, probably from the rough wood of the bed frame. Nothing big. It's just a tiny cut. But Adrian's body reacted like it was a feast.
Adrian
*Adrian’s voice dropped, dark and trembling with restraint.*
Adrian
“And whatever’s in your blood.. it’s not normal. It’s stronger. Louder. It’s like the forest itself is singing it.”
Adrian
*Adrian finally turned, eyes glowing faintly red, his lips parted in a tight, strained breath.*
Adrian
“It’s dangerous. To me. To any vampire who comes near you. They’ll want to drink you dry. They’ll go mad for it.”
Adrian
*Adrian laughed bitterly.*
The tension snapped tight between them, but Elias didn't flinch.
Elias
*He stood up slowly, walked to the water basin, and dipped a cloth in it.*
Elias
“Then you’ll have to learn to control it.”
Adrian
“You’re treating this like it’s nothing.” *Adrian snapped.*
Adrian
“You don’t understand what I am.”
Elias
“I don’t care." *Elias said, handing him the cloth.*
Elias
“You’re not a monster.”
Adrian
*Adrian stared at him.*
Adrian
“You don’t even know me.”
Elias
“I know enough. You didn’t bite me. You warned me. You’re still here.”
They stood there, Elias, too close, too warm, Adrian, fighting every instinct not to ruin it all. The scent of Elias’s blood was still in the air, calling like a siren.
And then.. BANG.
A loud crash outside.
Both of them stiffened.
Adrian was at the window in a flash, scanning the woods beyond the small cottage. A shadow moved between the trees. Fast. Intentional.
Adrian
“Someone’s here.” *Adrian said coldly.*
Adrian
“And they’re not here to pick flowers.”
Elias
*Elias grabbed the hunting knife from the table.*
Adrian
“No. Enemy of us both, probably.”
Adrian
“Time to find out just how fast you can move, Elias.”
Elias
“I was born in a village,” *Elias grinned.*
Adrian
*Adrian smirked despite the tension.*
Adrian
“Let’s see if you fight just as well.”
Author
Hope the chapter was interesting
Author
Hope to see you in the next one.
Elias
Yeah better not fail us now.
Adrian
We need your support for the upcoming fight.
Elias
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