No Regard by Carolyn Barber (e ink epub reader .TXT) 📕

said as he unzipped his pants. "Cover me" he said looking at his two comrades. He stepped directly in front of her as she tried to hide her face with her hands, shaking her head screaming. He grabbed her by her dreadlocks lifting her head up, "Suck it!" he commanded as he shoved it in her mouth. Her eyes turned black, her fangs elongated and in blind fury she bit down viciously, flinging her head back and forth like a wild animal, severing his penis. He screamed in agonizing pain as he fell backwards blood gushing from his crotch. Immediately the other two changed into their vampire forms and began attacking her. She covered herself as they began violently tearing at her, suddenly the attack stopped and she was left sitting there in complete silence. She lifted her head and saw the three laying next to her, each one with a stake through their heart. Dead. She looked across the street and saw a member of the Shadow Dwellers with his cross bow. Justice had been served. He walked across the street towards her. "Are you all right?" he asked coldly. She nodded, "Joe Joe went to get me the antidote" she said. Just then Joe Joe appeared, "God dammit! I knew I couldn't trust those punks, I'm sorry baby, here, take this" he said uncorking a vial containing clear liquid as he helped her guide it to her bloody mouth. Immediately she felt better and started sobbing. He held her and patted her back. "It's okay Joe Joe, you had to go, you didn't have a choice" she said trying to comfort him knowing he was feeling guilty. Joe Joe turned to the Shadow Dweller still standing there, "Thanks man, if it weren't for you..." he said. "Take her to Thea, she'll clean-up her wounds, just leave the bodies out on the street, they're not going anywhere, the sun will dispose of them properly," he said almost sounding tedious. "Thank you sir, we'll do just that" Joe Joe said as he picked her up and carried her to Thea.

Thea was a doctor in her living life, she chose to live in "The Ruins" to help the lessor kind. She was well respected by all vampires. She was often called upon by the respectable vamps as well. Many referred to her as "The Mother Teresa" of the vampire world. She was expecting Lu, and met them at the door ushering them inside. It was a hospital type setting, clearly the cleanest establishment in The Ruins. Joe Joe set her down on a stretcher while Thea tender to her wounds. Vampires usually heal faster than the living unless they are unhealthy, which Lu was extremely unhealthy. "I'm going to keep her here until she's healthy. We're looking at least a couple weeks to get her up to par" Thea said to Joe Joe. "Oh that will be great Doc, She needs some TLC" he said as he smiled at Lu. She smiled back at him, still feeling weak and torn-up. "If you want to stay with her until sunset, that would be fine, you can sleep in the bed next to her, she needs to bathe so we'll be back in about twenty minutes" Thea said with her hazel eyes smiling. "I'd like that Doc, they gave me the rest of the night off" he replied. She pulled a wheelchair around for Lu, helped her in it and whisked her out the door. Joe Joe hopped onto a hospital bed and rested his eyes, thinking about Ty, hoping they would reach him in time.

Chapter 40: Alexander Crane

A tall dark figure appeared in Ty's liar. He wore a long black robe with a hood which covered his head. He slowly pulled down the hood exposing his lustrious silver hair. He was stiking, his eyes a brilliant copper, framed by dark, perfectly shapped eyebrows that contrasted his manacured silver goat-tee, his skin, though pale, glowed flawlessly. He features strong and masculine. He looked around the room, it was dark except for the light cast from the fireplace. He listened, honning in on the sound of running water. He approached the source of the noise coming from the bathroom, pushing the door completely open he saw Ty crouched in the corner of the shower. Ty was incoherent, his head slumped down, feeling a presence he looked up and saw the figure, he moaned and slumped his head back down. The water hitting Ty was freezing, as the figure turned off the facet. The man uncorked a vial containing the antidote, tilted Ty's head back and poured it down his throat. Ty began to gain his reality. "Who are you? How did you get in here?" he asked somewhat annoyed. The man threw his a towel, "Get dressed" he said gruffly as he walked out of the bathroom. The antidote worked almost immediate, and Ty was able to function as usual. He quickly dressed, and headed out to the room were the man stood waiting with his hands spread against the fireplace mantel, starring into the fire.

Ty stood there quietly, observing him. The man felt his presence and turned to Ty. "My name is Alexander Crane, I lead the clan known as the Shadow Dwellers in the Ruins. It was brought to my attention that you were one of two people that received a tainted batch of Nitro. I knew you were in need of the antidote, so I came" he stated. "Not that I'm unappreciative, but it seems odd that you yourself would make a house call, besides how would you even know where to find me?" Ty asked baffled. "Telepathy, I have a direct link to you" he answered. "I don't understand, how is that possible?" Ty asked. "Twenty-three years ago you were an experiment. I wanted to see if it were possible to conceive a child part vampire, part human to come into their own powers without awareness or influence of the super-natural world. If you'll forgive me, you turned out to be a huge disappointment. You took on primarily human characteristics. You weren't interesting enough for me to engage my time with. I am aware of your circumstances, being defeated by Adam and having your mate taken from you. You're weak and pathetic, but as my seed, I feel a certain obligation to assist you. I can teach you the skills and abilities to make you powerful, but frankly, I don't know if you have what it takes to become a vampire elite" he said rather coldly. Ty stood there, taking it all in, feeling very small. "So I grow up without a father, who by the way, turns out to be a vampire and have a mother that can't function because of her addiction to heroine, and you're disappointed in me? What chance did I have? You must have known what I went through as a kid, seeing men come and go, feeding my mothers addiction, while some were kind enough to give me fatherly attention by beating me. Where were you then? What does it take to earn your interest? Why are you here now, why bother giving me the antidote? What's in it for you?" he said bitterly. "Let's just say I'm interested in making amends" Alexander replied. Ty laughed, "I don't buy it, but I'll go along with it, Dad" he said sarcastically. "Do you know where Adam is keeping Silvia?" Ty asked. "No, Adam is illusive, he is under the protection of the High Priestess Miranda. Therefore he cannot be touched without, shall we say, a war on our hands. It would serve you well to understand, you have lost Silvia" he replied. "Silvia belongs to me, whether you help me or not, I will get her back" Ty said his anger showing. Alexander laughed, "Maybe the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree after all" he said. "I'll teach you everything I can, what you do with your power will be on you, it will be your fight and no one else's. Do you understand?" he asked sternly. "I wouldn't want it any other way, besides I'm use to fighting my own battles, I've had to do it my whole life" Ty replied with venom. "Follow me, we start now" Alexander said as he vaped, Ty, honing in on his telepathy he created a link between their minds and followed his fathers trail.

 

 

Chapter 41: Vampire Elite

The days rapidly turned into weeks as Adam diligently taught me warrior combat and skills I didn't even knew existed. The training was grueling, but I gave everything I had to master it. We spent hours perfecting speed, agility, and accuracy. He taught me how to manipulate space and time, to levitate, to disappear and reappear in the blink of an eye. I learned I could shapeshift into various animals and even change my human- like appearance into a completely different looking human. He built up my tolerance to silver by adding minute traces in the blood vials that I drank, which at first weakened me as if working out with weights strapped on. By gradually increasing the dosage of silver I was able to over-come it's effects to the point that it had no effect on me whatsoever. He taught me how to walk through fire unscathed. My mental strength and clarity increased dramatically as did the strength of my physical being. He taught me how to use various weapons such as throwing stars made of silver, bo staffs with sharp blades on the ends, cross-bows and throwing knives also made of silver. Adam marveled at my eagerness to learn, my tenacity and perseverance. He knew why I needed this training, he knew he would not be able to prevent my vendetta against Ty, so he would teach me using every bit of knowledge he had to prepare me for the inevitable. We never talked about it, we didn't need to. It was always evident to me that we were on the same page when I trained and he would refer to my perpetrator as "he". Countless scenario's of "he will came at you like this" or "when he grips you like that". We both knew the "he" was Ty.

Adam was all about balance, we always finished off the night with a date. We would get cleaned up and meet each other in my room, and he would show me a new room in the castle. One night