Red Haze

Chapter One

Chapter One

Amelia

"Are you sure about this?" Amelia glanced up nervously at the blue sky. The sun was at its peak. It's now or never.

"Are you in or out?" he snapped as darkness swirled in his eyes.

Amelia couldn't blame him for the hatred that ran deep in his veins. If it was her in his shoes, she would be scheming the exact same thing right now. Well, exclude the whole plan-it-right-and-carefully thing and just jump into action.

A month ago, Chris came to her, telling her the impossible that he found out who murdered his entire family and the evil mastermind belonged to none other than one of the ruthless vampire lord. How could Amelia deny his cry for help when he was her everything. He was her better half. Her partner in slaying these dark creatures for as long as she remembered. So, they planned over and over again to outsmart these creatures.

"Let's go." Their movements were swift and elegant, moving through the wood and into the mansion. It was relatively easy. There was no one there. Literally. Not even a single soul. But, something felt wrong.

"So, it's true. He really doesn't have a single vampire from his clan to protect him. No matter how powerful and mighty he is, he is truly dumb, " Amelia scoffed.

Chris' eyes widen in horror at her words. Before he could even mouth out a single word, he was thrown to the other side of the room, losing conscious immediately. Before Amelia could even draw her katsïya, his fingers were already wrapped around her fragile neck.

Her instinct should have kicked in by now. Right knee up and a punch to his face might have actually bought her some time for her to stab his heart with her katsïya.

But, all could she ever thought of was that his hands were not as cold as expected. His skin was not pale as the other undead that she had slain. As matter of fact, all she could ever think of was that she wanted to run her fingers through his hair and his well-built chest. The feeling in the pit of her stomach intensified.

" What? Charmed already de.., " his words died out when he finally set his eyes on hers. His eyes flashed with recognition. His eyebrows furrowed for a moment.

"Charmed? Charmed, " His words finally woke her from her own thoughts.

"Talking bout yourself, big boy? " she smirked, taking advantage of the stunned him.

His confusion was immediately replaced with a devilish smile. "I would watch my mouth if I'm you, "

"I'm not the one with the fangs," her voice comes out as a whisper. A seduction. It was certainly not what she intended to do, yet somehow she just couldn't control herself.

"Indeed... " his voice dropped yet another octave, becoming even huskier. He stepped closer, trapping her between a concrete wall and his concrete muscle. His fangs extended, teasing her neck without actually spilling any of her blood. " Just a taste.. just a taste," His hands were already wrapped around her waist.

Her breath hitched as her heart pounded against her rib cage. Her fingers were already on his chest, toying with his shirts button.

"Your heart is beating quite fast. Don't you think so, signore?"  His words were thick with an Italian accent.

"The answer you are looking for is suffocation, signora,"

" You're probably the only hunter stupid enough to talk and expose your own location. Have you forgotten about vampire sensitive hearing, signore? , " he chuckled.

Stupid. He did not just call HER stupid. She graduated top of her class from her academy. She had so many recommendations that she actually lost count of them. Her reflex kicked in as she punched him hard in his stomach. Her fingers grabbed her katsïya and made slashed across his chest. A hunter was certainly weaker than a vampire especially a vampire lord but with the element of surprise, she managed to overcome him.

Taken by complete surprise, he staggered back. Something was wrong. It felt like his blood was boiling beneath his skin and he felt the poison paralyzing his entire body.

"Stings like hell, right? I must say I wasn't sure coating my blade with escarë might actually work. But, I guess it's certainly worth the try," she smirked as she arrogantly wiped off his blood from her katsïya. She pulled out the syringe that was strapped to her ankle and stabbed him with it. " Heavy dosage of escarë that could kill a normal vampire but I guess you are too tough for that. It will still immobilize you for quite some time," she shrugged.

"Curse that herb. I'll start running if I'm you," he hissed venomously.

"Oh, I am. Can't you see it?" she slowly walked to her partner, swaying her hips seductively.

More hissing sound could be heard but it didn't matter anymore. She had to get Chris out to the sun and safety before that vampire actually regained control of himself. Slowly, she supported Chris out of the mansion. She took one last glance at the mighty vampire lord and her heart clenched unwillingly. "Why was she feeling so uptight?," she wondered. She shook off her feelings and thoughts. She was being ridiculous.

Her head begun to spin as she thought of the consequences. The hunter association would not be happy with this. At all. They did after all tried to assassinate a vampire lord and failed miserably. There was even a talk of peace and truce between the hunters and the good vampires. Guess it's all flushed down into a drain by now.

"We are sooooo screwed, Chris," she muttered under her breath. Her movements were slowing down. Her shoulders ached from supporting Chris and there was something or someone calling for her. Her heart ached and all she wanted to do was to run back to the mansion. To him.

Lost in her thoughts, she did not realize until it was too late. Dark clouds rolled in and the temperature dropped by a couple of Celsius. The way the trees rustled and the way the wind caressed her cheeks, it was unnatural.

"Now, we are really screwed," she muttered.

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