Eternal Darkness, Blood King by Gadriel Demartinos

“One last thing,” she said from her position.

Something about “the most important story of my career,” about me making sure it gets published, making sure the world knows. I followed their movement like in slow motion, understanding every word like as if they were the very first words I had ever heard in my life. Her jawline moved as she spoke, and the only thing I could think of were those pink lips of hers. She looked so stunningly fresh and young-twenty-six years old, or perhaps twenty-seven? Then suddenly, my attention was on her face: Almost no makeup. Everything about her was perfect, and yet never before had I felt so much fear. My eyes moved down her silky-skinned thin white neck to take in her beautiful blue dress. I felt the urge to run out of my own office, but I couldn’t move. She moved with care, neither too fast nor too slow, making sure my full attention was on the two items. “I want you to take a good look at this,” she said, placing the bag and the backpack on my desk. On her left hand, she was holding a leather backpack. Then I noticed the black laptop bag slung over her right shoulder. She was not wearing any rings, just an expensive watch-Cartier. Life had settled into this pattern: skipping meals, long hours, and not much of anything else. The day had started very early, and I hadn’t eaten, like I usually did since leaving the publishing company to open my own. Her English was perfect, but that little trace of Georgian accent remained, giving her away in an elegant way, almost intimate. Her voice was soft as a whisper and somehow captivated all my senses that accent of hers was European, no doubt.

Somehow she knew my inner thoughts, my secret plans, and my fears. Those piercing bright eyes upon me, framed by her beautiful wavy auburn hair. One look at her face, and I knew right away she was not human. The image of her standing in front of my desk still burns in my mind. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Sale of this work by any other venue besides digital access or electronic download trough or its official affiliates may be unauthorized.Ĭopyright © 2007 by Gadriel Demartinos.

Eternal Darkness, Blood King by Gadriel Demartinos