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

She felt sure her daughter had been there in her dreams to comfort her. "We held each other, I can still smell her, I smell sandalwood and vanilla, how can I smell her favorite scent, if it was a dream?" she thought to herself. "Am I dreaming now?, how can I smell her?" she began to feel frantic, she got up and ran to Silvia's room. She opened the door, Silvia wasn't there. "It was a dream" she said out loud and then closed the door.

She decided to head downstairs and start the coffee as she reached the bottom stair she gasped, she felt as though her heart dropped to the step before she did. On the bottom stair was Silvia's Adidas', she picked them up held them tightly to her chest, she smiled, then cried and finally, she laughed. "Okay, Sil, okay, you were here, thank you baby girl, thank you." Reese set the shoes back down on the step, turned towards the kitchen and started her regular routine. The healing process was underway. Reese would be okay.

The morning was bright and sunny as Deidre walked up the steps to see Reese standing at the open door in her jogging suit with a big smile on her face. "Well good morning smiley!" Deidre said joyfully, seeing as this was the first time she saw that smile since her daughters disappearance. "Yes, yes it is!" Reese replied holding her arms open to welcome her friend. She gave Deidre a huge hug, rubbed and patted her back. Deidre was suspicious, "Okay, what's going on?" she said playfully. Reese smiled, "Oh nothing, I just had a visitor last night is all." Deidre was taken back, "what do you mean? who?". Reese motioned for her to come in, "I'll tell you about it over a cup of coffee." 

The women went into the kitchen, poured their coffee and sat at the table. Reese proceeded to tell her of her encounter with Silvia. Deidre listened intently, "you know I heard that loved ones often appear in a dream to let you know they're okay. Do you think that's what she was doing?" Reese nodded her head as she sipped from her cup, " yes, but it was more than that, she was actually here." Deidre felt slightly unsettled, "Sweetie, don't do that to yourself, maybe she appeared in a dream, but how can you say she was actually here?" Reese got up and motioned for Deidre to follow her, "I want to show you something" they walked out of the kitchen, "you see I thought it was a dream too at first when I woke up, but then I realized I could smell her favorite fragrance. I ran to her room, nothing. Then I headed downstairs and look..." she pointed to the sneakers that were on the stair step. "Those have been in her room by her bed until this morning." Deidre's hair stood up on the back of her neck. "She was here!" Deidre exclaimed. Reese nodded, "I know, right?" Reese and Deidre held each other and rocked back and forth chanting together, "she was here, she was here, she was here!" Deidre stopped and looked at Reese, "do you think she'll make another appearance?" Reese looked down at the shoes, "She said she would check in from time to time, so I just have to wait and see I guess, I hope next time I can think more clearly, there are so many things I want to say to her." Deidre said," Well, don't interrogate her, you know how you get, afte rall you were an attorney!" Reese laughed, "You're right, I wouldn't want to scare her away" Reese bent down and tied Deidre's shoe, "Double knots! Double knots! Now let's go kick some ass!" Deidre followed her out the door, happy for her friend and how much Silvia's encounter helped her.

Ty awoke feeling weak, he knew he needed to feed. He took a cold shower trying to stimulate his awareness. He quickly dressed and vanished into the night to hunt down his victim. It wasn't long before he found one. She stood on the corner alone, her usual spot, awaiting her next proposition. Ty approached her, whispered something into her ear, she smiled and guided him to a deserted alley. As soon as she came to her "secret place" she turned to Ty, her green eyes widening in total surprise. Before she could scream, Ty lunged for her throat digging his fangs into her, her would be scream becoming a moan. It would be the last sound to come from her alive. She chose to be a promiscuous whore with the life she had been given, now she would be given a second chance living as the undead. He quickly drained her life blood from her, feeling the life grow in him.  He wasted no time, he finished and wiped his mouth with his hanky, and immediately headed to "Hell's pit".

 The place was loud and crowded, the previous nights chaos had been cleaned up, but the damage to the wall was still there. Many of the same vamps that were there last night, were here. Several came up to Ty and offered to help him any way they could to get his mate back. Apparently Adam was well known, but viewed to be somewhat arrogant and mysterious. He had many acquaintances but no real friends. No one seemed to know where he dwelled. The only place anyone had seen him was here at Hell's Pit. He was getting no where with information.

A quirky little vamp with fiery red hair, thick black rimmed glasses and buck teeth named "Red" suggested Ty come every night until he shows back up. "Hey man, I know damn good and well, he'll come back here. This is the hot spot, it's the only place you can get Nitro in your drink, and man how he loved his Nitro, the dude was here almost everynight, just long enough for a shot, he never really hung out." spraying spit all over as he talked. Ty took out his hanky and wiped his face down, "Jesus buddy, Thanks, I already took a shower!" he chuckled. Red slightly was embarrassed, "Ya, sorry man, it's these damned teeth, they're like a launching pad for my spit" he replied, this time covering his mouth. "No worries Red, no harm done" Ty felt kind of bad for the little vamp, the whole thing was kind of creepy, the idea of a vampire with buck teeth and poor eye-sight. 

Red was right. This was the only establishment that offered Nitro infused blood. It was the vampires drug of choice. It could be found on the black market, on the streets, but it was risky. The wrong mixture of chemicals could weaken a vampire and leave them vulnerable. A vulnerable vampire is an easy vampire to kill, Few are willing to take that risk. Knowing Adam, he'll be back, too arrogant to not come back for his fix and too arrogant to buy anything less than the best.

"Red you're a genius!" Ty grabbed his face and kissed his forehead. "Come on Red, we've got some planning to do." Red smiled a ridiculously crazy smile, "I just do the best I can with what the good Lord has given me!" he proudly retorted. Ty and Red went back to Ty's to plan and statigize.

Adam stood over Silvia, watching her sleep. "Such an dangerous angel, you'll either love me with all your heart or you'll be my demise" he thought to himself. He very carefully pulled the blanket back wanting to see more of her. She was in such a deep state of sleep that not even an earthquake would have awoken her. He examined her, admiring her gentle curves. Though the white nightgown was somewhat modest and covered her, she had turned while she slept and the gown had crept up over her hips leaving her buttocks exposed. He walked around the bed to get a better view, his lust beginning to take over. He took off his shirt and proceeded to slowly and carefully climb into bed with her, still not waking her. He laid against her, spooning her. He placed his arm around her waist and felt the flat of her tummy, amazed she hadn't woken up yet. He decided to push the envelope so to speak, see how far he could go. He ran his hand up her stomach, until he reached her breast. Touching her with the slightest of touches. He lightly pinched her nipple, as he did her legs shifted slightly and she let out a quiet moan of pleasure. He had to stop himself. A vampire's passion and lust is intensely adrenalized. If he didn't stop now he wouldn't be able to at all.  He carefully climbed off the bed, pulled the blanket back over her, grabbed his shirt and headed for the door, just as he got to it, he heard her mutter "Ty", she was mournfully calling for him in her sleep. He closed his eyes in agony, he opened the door and then slammed it hard behind him. As the door slammed the noise jolted her awake.

I leaped into a crouching position on the bed, my fangs instantly exposed, my eyes changed to black, ready to pounce. I looked around me and saw nothing out of order, the room hadn't changed and I was alone. Relieved, I relaxed my posture and returned to my regular form. Whatever it was, was gone now. 

I rummaged through the drawers and closets for something to wear. "Jesus, don't these people believe in jeans?" I said out loud