“Dark Love”
Chapter 3


Later that night I was woke up by Brad and Doug yelling at one another in the attic. I step out of my room into the hall to listen to what they are saying.

“Your going to get us caught Doug, staying in hiding is the best way for us to be.” Brad tells him.

“We are still in hiding Brad it is not like we are hanging out going into town and being seen. We have been in hiding here for over 3 years now. I am sick of it I want a normal life again.” Doug tells him.

Brad laughs saying, “Normal… Normal to you is nothing like the normal the humans have. We are not like them Doug and you know that.”

“We are as human as they are and can live a life just as they do. So what if we live longer then them.” Doug exclaims. Shelly hears one of them walking across the floor and then stop.

“Doug what do you think is going to happen when she finds out what we are? Do you really think she is going to let us stay here then? She will be afraid of us like all the others.” Brad tells him.

“She is different Brad I can feel it. I know she is not like that, she would never do that and if we can show her that we are not like what they all think we are like she will not be afraid of us either.” Doug tells him.

Brad laughs again saying, “A fools thoughts Doug, if she does not kick us out, she will try to kill us in our sleep.” Shelly’s heart skips a beat by what Brad said as she thinks, “Kill them while they sleep, what kind of person does he think I am and what are they that he is so afraid of?”

“NO!! Shelly would not do that Brad. She is different I am telling you.” Doug says.

“All right so she is different you say, let’s say she does find out about us and what we are and lets us stay here, what happens when he finds us. You know he will kill her for sure, are you willing to put her in danger because you want a normal life?” Brad asks him.

“You keep saying when he finds us, when he finds us… well Brad it has been over 7 years since we ran away and he still has not found us. I doubt if he has even awaked yet, and what happened was not our fault why would he come for us?” Doug asks.

“Because we are all that is left of our Clan and because we ran away he will think we are guilty. Which is why he will come looking for us.” Brad tells him.

“We were afraid for our life’s that is why we left. You were the one that said they might come back for us so we should leave.” Doug says.

“Yes I was and good thing we did or we would have suffered the same fate that the others did.” Brad says. Silence fell across house as both boys stopped talking.


“I am sorry Brad but I am tired of hiding. If he finds us then he finds us. I want to live a normal life as long as I can. I do not want to die in hiding like a coward. If he comes at least I will know I was brave by standing up to him and not hiding in the shadows like you want to do.” Doug says. Shelly hears one of them walking quickly across the floor; she then hears a loud thud against the wall in the attic making her jump.

“You have some nerve calling me a coward.” Brad tells him.

Shelly hears Doug speak in a tone that sounded like he was in pain, “That’s what you are and what you were turning us into because you want to hide; well I refuse to lie down and die. Let him come if he wants to I will stand up to him if he wants to blame us for it, but I will not run or hide any longer because you want us to.” Doug says. She hears one of them moving again as she moves back slightly into her room.

“If you want to stay up here and die then so be it, but I will tell you this until you come out of hiding and be part of the Clan again you are no longer my brother in my eyes, because my brother is not a coward, and who ever you are you are not him.” Doug says.

Shelly hears Doug start down the stairs so she moves back into her room so not to be seen.


The next morning Shelly is in the kitchen fixing breakfast for everyone when Doug walks into the room.

“Good morning Doug,” She says to him turning and smiling. She sees he is not too happy as she walks over to him and places her hand on his shoulder, “You all right Doug?” Shelly asks him.

“I guess I will be ok, Brad and I got into it last night.” Doug says.

“I am sorry Doug, give him time he will come around I promise you.” Shelly tells him.

“I hope your right Shelly.” Doug says with a smile.

As the days march on into weeks, I found myself and the boys getting closer and closer to one another. We were starting to be come like a family, which I found strange for only knowing them for a couple of weeks. In the passing days, they helped me with getting the pastures ready for the horses and setting the last barn up into a suitable stable. We mended fences and fixed a broken pump for the well. We went shopping and got them all more clothes and new shoes. When the guys brought in the horses from the other stable they helped me get the horses in to their stalls and helped me hang their names plates on their stall doors.

Little Charlie was like my shadow always wanting to be right in the middle of everything I did, no matter if it was looking over a new horse or helping me make food for everyone. I found myself getting closer to him then any of them he was like my child, but I look out for every one of them, as they were my own. Kevin was about the only one that would butt heads with me. He was a very strong willed young man, but we always settled our differences before it got to out of hand.

After a hard day of working with the horses, I found myself setting in the dinning room having a bowl of ice cream and going through some of the new horse’s papers, as the boys sit in the living room arguing over what they are going to watch on the T.V.

“Guys come on either pick something to watch or stick in a DVD you all want to see. You know we got the new Blade DVD the other day you have not seen it yet why don’t you put it in.” Shelly says.

The boys got quite all of a sudden as Shelly heard footsteps coming her way she looks up. She sees Brad for the first time standing there, his long flowing auburn hair that went down past his back; he had a build unlike Kevin’s. He was very fit for just sitting around, his black t-shirt fit tight over his chest showing off each ripple of every muscle he had as his arms showed great tone there as well, his eyes glowed a pricing gray as Shelly starts to rise from her chair he spoke to her.

“You have turned them all against me and for that you are going to pay.” Before Shelly could move, any farther from her chair Brad had her by her throat lifting her up off her feet. Doug and the others run in trying to stop him as Brad shoves them away with his other hand.

“They said you were different let’s see how different you are.” Brad says dropping her to the floor.

Shelly chokes for air trying to breathe after the grip Brad had on her. Brad looks down on her as she quickly moves sweeping his feet bringing him down to her level on the floor. Brad goes to grab her again as she swings at him hitting him in his mouth. She quickly gets up from the floor as Brad grabs her by her arm spinning her around she swings on him again, but Brad catches her fist in mid swing. Brad shoves her up against the wall in the dinning room with great force causing her to hit her head hard on the wall. Brad walks toward her, as she looks at Brad and holds the back of her head Shelly kicks out at him hitting him in the stomach as Brad drops to a kneeling position.

Shelly moves into the hall trying to find something to stop him with. Brad was right there with her, before she knew it he had a hold of her again, as he slams her up against the wall again holding her by her shoulders and arms.

“You have quite a fighting spirit there Shelly; most would have given up by now and let me have what I came for.” Brad tells her.

“What do you want Brad why are you doing this?” Shelly asks him.

“I am hungry I have not feed in weeks, and I thought I would make you my slave for turning my brother and the others against me.” Brad tells her. Shelly’s eyes widen as Brad’s eyes start to glow a clear gray and he opens his mouth baring a set of fangs, he moves closer to Shelly when she lifts her leg and kicks him into the wall behind him. Shelly runs to her office where she has a gun.

As she gets to the desk, she stops thinking what Doug said days before, “Shelly would never do that.” Brad walks into the office closing and locking the door behind him.

Shelly looks at Brad saying, “Brad why are you doing this I am only trying to help you.”

“Help us you say, do you even know what we are Shelly.” Brad says still walking toward her his eyes still glowing.

“I have a good idea now thanks to you and the little stunt you just pulled in the hall, but I can live with that. I know you’re not like the others out there we have heard about.” Shelly tells him moving away from him as he walks around the desk to her.

“Then why are you still running away from me if it does not bother you?” Brad says to her.

Shelly stops and looks at Brad as he walks up to her and grabs her arms forcing her up against the bookcase in her office Shelly closes her eyes.

“Look at me Shelly.” Brad tells her, she opens her eyes as they lock with Brad’s. Brad pushes his body against hers so she cannot move away as he holds her arms down still looking into her eyes. Brad moves in closer to her as Shelly cannot move away from him; she feels his hot breathe against her neck as he whispers to her.

“Are you afraid of me?” Brad whispers to her. Shelly stands there silent, “Your heartbeat tells me your deathly afraid of me.” He says.

As she feels Brad moving his head up closer to her ear, he whispers to her again. “The fighting spirit inside of you is strong, and I can feel your will to live, it is strong within you as well.” She feels Brad as he moves his face around in her hair smelling it, “Your scent is sweet, and I would have to say your blood is just as sweet to the taste.”

Shelly moves under him by his words. Brad pushes his body tighter against hers to hold her there.

“Why do you not scream out Shelly, you know death is near but you do not cry out for help?” Brad says to her.

“Because I know you will not do it.” Shelly tells him.

Brad laughs saying, “So you think you know me that well do you?”

“Yes I do… If you were going to kill me you would have done it by now and would not be toying with me trying to scare me.” Shelly says.

Brad pulls back from her looks into her eyes. He smiles baring his fangs again to her as he quickly moves back into her.

Brad steps back from Shelly releasing her from his hold, “Your right I would never lower myself to killing someone to drink their blood.” Shelly looks at Brad as his eyes are not glowing any longer.

“Why all of this Brad… why did you think you had to do this?” Shelly asks him.

“To see if Doug was right about you.” Brad says walking away from her.

“You did this to try and prove your little brother wrong?” Shelly said with a tone that told Brad she was very upset. Brad turned looking at her he says, “I am Sorry but I have to look out for my Clan they are all I have left in this world.”

“I can understand that,” Shelly says to him as she walks over to him placing her hand on his shoulder. “But I promise you as long as you live here things will be different you won’t have to do it alone any longer.” Brad gives her a half smile as she smiles back at him.

“Well you said you were hungry, what do you say we go check on the others you tossed across the dinning room and get you something to eat.” Shelly tells him.

“Sounds good I am striving.” Brad says. As they walk from the office, they see Doug and Little Charlie in the hall. Little Charlie is crying.

“SHELLY!!” Doug yells running to her.

Little Charlie looks up as he starts crying harder running to her as well, “I thought Brad had killed you!” Charlie yells as Doug and Charlie stand in the hall with their arms wrapped around her hugging her. The others walk out to see Shelly, Brad, Doug, and Little Charlie standing there.

“I did not kill her you guys you should know better then that I have never killed anyone before.” Brad tells them.

“But you were so mad when we saw you in the hall.” Charlie says to him still sobbing.

“It was an act to see if Doug was right about her.” Brad said.

“Well was I?!” Doug exclaimed.

Brad puts his hand on top of Doug’s head and rubs saying, “Yes you were.”


It has been 4 years from that day since I have had these six in my life and I have to say we have had our better days. I went into town to pick some things up for the house when I got back home I found Kevin and Little Charlie fighting in the living room as brothers sometimes do.

“You jerk give it back Shelly got them for me.” Charlie says has he is jumping up and down trying to get it from Kevin’s hand.

“You always get the good stuff I want this one you have had the whole box.” Kevin says.

“Kevin how old are you now?” Shelly asks him.

“I am 22 now, what does that have to do with it?” Kevin says.

“Strange I thought maybe you were Charlie’s age there for a second.” Shelly tells him with a tone of discontent.

Kevin grumbles and tosses it back at Charlie, “Here take it you little brat.” As he plops down on the couch.

Just then, she sees Brad standing in the stairway leaning up against the hall with his arms crossed as he smiles at her.

“Hard day at work honey?” Brad says.

Shelly gives him a half grin and mumbles, “Do not honey me go to the car and get the rest of the groceries. You to Kevin help Brad.” she walks into the kitchen putting down the bags.

“Shelly what are we having for dinner tonight?” Little Charlie asks her as he walks into the kitchen.

“What would you like Charlie?” Shelly asks him as she starts pulling thing’s from the bags.

“I want chicken…” Little Charlie says.

“We had chicken last night Charlie pick something else.” Brad says as he walks in the room with Kevin right behind him.

“That’s all of them Shelly.” Kevin says setting down his arm full of bags.

“Thank you guys” Shelly says the sound of her voice tells them she is totally worn out from the day’s activities. Brad walks up behind her, puts his hands on her shoulders, and starts to rub them. She closes her eyes, stands there for a few minutes, and lets him rub; the others stand there and watch eyes wide.

“Your so tight who got the work out today you or the horse?” Brad asks her.

Shelly sighs as she opens her eyes she see Kevin and Charlie standing there staring at her and Brad. She quickly moves away from Brad’s touch.

“I got that new Stallion in today, and my Lord his head is as hard as mine.” Shelly says.

Brad walks over to her and places his hands back on her shoulders and says, “Let us do this and make dinner tonight. You go take a hot bath and relax, you need it.”

Shelly looks up at Brad wondering what he has up his sleeves, he has been acting really strange over the last few months and she just does not get it.

“Sounds good to me I am beat. Can one of you come get me when dinner is done I think I am going to lie down and take a nap after my bath.” Shelly says.

“We will come get you when it is finished.” Brad tells her. Shelly goes up stairs to bathe and take a nap.


When Shelly gets out of hearing distance Kevin looks at Brad as he is putting things away. “Dude what has gotten into you with her you are acting so weird around her?”

Brad turns around saying, “Little Charlie why don’t you go outside and play or go watch T.V.” Brad tells him.

“There is nothing on T.V.” Charlie says as he is digging in the bags not look up at Brad.

“Then go outside and play.” Brad says.

“There is no one to play with.” Charlie says still digging in the bag.

“Go find Doug and have him play ball with you.” Brad says growing impatient.

“He is working on the fence down by the barn.” Charlie says pulling some Ding Dongs from the bag.

“Then go fine Darryl or Darren to play ball with.” Brad takes the Ding Dongs away from Charlie as he adds, “You don’t need these dinner will be done soon.”

Charlie stands there in a huff because Brad took away the Ding Dongs and says, “There helping Doug with the fence.”

“Charlie just go find something to do please.” Brad tells him.

Charlie storms out the back door of the kitchen to go outside.

“What is up with that fence down there this is the forth time this week it has been torn down.” Brad says to Kevin.

“I am not sure, but Shelly seems to think it is the cows in the pasture next to ours that is doing it.” Kevin says pulling things from the bags to be put away.

“Yeah I could see that but four days this week they seem pretty determined to get over here lately.” Brad says grabbing at the things Kevin is pulling out of the bags and putting them away.

“I told Shelly a few days ago that maybe we should run barbed wire on the outside of the fence to keep them back. She said it would not stop them, cows are stupid and then when they push down the fence it leaves the wire on the ground for the horses to get entangled in.” Kevin says.

“I can see her point there, she don’t like barbed wire around the horses they would get themselves hurt theses hoses are worth too much money for that.” Brad says putting up the last item on the counter.

“I was thinking maybe an Electric wire on the out side where the horses cannot get to it but the cows know it is there.” Brad adds.

“You know that could work I did not think of that, you or I can bring it up to her tonight at dinner… Hey you got off the subject by the way, your really getting good at that here lately.” Kevin scolds at Brad.

Brad turns giving him a devilish smile.

“So what is up?” Kevin asks him.

“Well we are going to make dinner tonight.” Brad says smiling his devilish grin still.

“You know what I mean Brad, stop trying to avoid the subject.” Kevin says growing irritated.

Brad looks at Kevin and sighs, “Well I really do not know Kevin, in just the last few months I have become very attracted to Shelly. I am not sure what is going on.” Brad says.

“Well you are not getting any younger Brad and it has been over what 70 years since you have been with a woman. You know if you would just do what I do and go find you a woman in town get laid and come home you probable would not feel this way for Shelly…” Kevin pauses and smiles adding, “All though the thought of Shelly in my bed has crossed my mind a few times.” Kevin says laughing.

Brad shot a look at Kevin, “I cannot believe you said that.” Brad says in a degusted tone. “You stay away from Shelly you pervert.” He adds with a forceful tone.

“Gees Brad clam down, you really have it bad for her don’t you.” Kevin says.

“Sorry Kevin I guess I do and she seems so unfeeling toward me.” Brad says.

“Dude be careful with that man if your feelings for her take over you know what could happen.” Kevin tells him with concern.

Brad stops what he was doing leaning down on the counter casting his eyes down as well, “I know I have had to stop myself a few times when I have been with her. I just want her to see me as a man and not a Vampire.” Brad says. Kevin walks over to him slapping him on the back, “Give her time dude she will come around. She has just been working really hard the last few weeks with Jacqueline getting ready to foal and the new Stallion she just got in.” Kevin tells him.

“What about Jasmine has she found out if she is carrying yet?” Brad asks Kevin.

“Yep she is going to have Stud Mans baby.” Kevin tells him.

“Why do you call that horse that you know that is not his name?” Brad says laughing.

“Because he thinks he is king cock dude. Man he struts around in front of the girl horse showing off his bod to all of them and there is not one male that will challenge him if he moves in on their women, a true Stud in my eyes.” Kevin says.

“Well that is why he was named Beauty.” Brad says.

“Well that was a good name Shelly gave him because he is a beauty. I just think Stud Man fits him better.” Kevin says.

Brad shakes his head and laughs, “Dinner will be done here soon lets get everyone together and have them get cleaned up, I will go get Shelly up.” Brad says.



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