“Dark Love”
Chapter 7


A few minutes later Doug and Darryl walk back into the dinning room. Doug was telling Darryl what they needed him to do for them.

“So do you think you could do it Darryl?” Kevin asks him.

“Sure I could and the cool thing about it is if Shelly has the blood of a True Ancestor I can mix her blood with yours or any of ours and it will mix like blood should, if not our blood will attack hers and kill it.” Darryl replies.

“So you are saying your vampire blood kills off the red blood cells in a human’s blood if it is mixed?” Shelly asks him.

“Yeah it is really cool to watch to. It just swallows them up like they were never there and when I mix vampire blood with vampire blood it is all fine nothing happens.” Darryl says.

“But I am still human even if I have the True Ancestor blood in my veins I am still human.” Shelly replies.

“But you are vampire as well and if both cells are coexistent in you when I mix the two it will be fine together.” Darryl tells her.

“You’re too smart for your own good Darryl.” Brad tells him.

“Hey you forget I got a scholarship in Science when I graduated.” Darryl says. “So when do you want to start this. I can take your samples now and take them to the collage with me tomorrow morning and let you know by noon.”

“That will be great.” Brad says. Shelly nods in agreement with Brad.

“Great let me go get what I need and I will be right back to do this.” Darryl tells them running from the room.


The next day drug out as Kevin and I was in the stable taking care of daily chores and waiting for the call from Darryl on the news of the blood work Brad and I gave to him last night. I had sent Kevin up to the house to get both of us something to drink when I started to become engulfed in deep thought as I cleaned Dark Knights stall and waited for Kevin to return. I wondered if I was ready for the life changing news I might receive.

I knew the big changes I was taking on in falling in love with a vampire and what it could mean for me and him both and I was ready to except that, but now I was facing a whole new world here. New bridges to cross and new challenges to face with the thought of a child or children in our future, I did not know if I was ready for that. To bare a human child was one thing, but to bare a True Ancestor… a vampire… a vampire that could do the same thing to the humans that Brad and the other clans men did. I was not sure, if I could bare the thought of that, let alone if it really happens.

Once that thought was from my mind more rushing into its place. The thought of Brad not wanting me to grow old while he stayed young and strong, would he try to convince me to turn and if he did would he make it so unbearable for me when I told him no that I would walk away from him? Could I handle living forever knowing I would never die, never to see my loved ones that pasted on before me?

I stopped cleaning the stall as I stuck the pitchfork in the ground next to me, placing my hands a top the handle I laid my head on top of my hands as I said aloud.

“Please God I need your guidance in this time of need. Give me the strength to do what is right and the courage to face what I cannot change.”

Just then, the few remaining horses in the stable started making a ruckus whinnying and moving around in their stalls as if something was spooking them. I moved to the door of Dark Knights stall as I looked out to my left not seeing anything in the stable. I then looked to my right looking out the stable door onto a beautiful day.

Wondering what could have them spooked from not seeing anything in the stable or a storm moving in. I set the pitchfork against the wall and walked toward Mercury’s stall as he was spinning in circles making all kinds of noise. I removed my gloves and opened his stall. Talking to him as I reached out for him to grab his halter and try to clam him down. He ran around me as I turned reaching for him again.

“Whoa boy… easy there.” Shelly says, “Come on it is ok. What is it that has you so spooked? Come on… easy now.”

Shelly grabs a hold of his halter as he drags her around for a few seconds as she talks to him stroking his neck and talking to him still.

“Easy boy come on it is ok.” Shelly tells him.

Finally, Mercury starts to clam as she rubs down his neck and back. Shelly keeps petting him as she talks to him letting him know she is not there to harm him and there is nothing to be spooked over, Mercury turns his head looking at Shelly as she strokes down his nose and smiles at him.

“There you go big boy… See there is nothing to be afraid of here.” Shelly says reaching into her pocket and pulling out one of the sugar cubes she brought out for Beauty, she thought Mercury might like one since he was having a ruff afternoon. He took the sugar cube as she stood there stroking his neck. Shelly chuckles as Mercury noses her knowing she had more on her.

“Now you cannot have them all I only brought out 4. Here you can have one more and the other two are for Beauty.” Shelly tells him reaching back into her pocket.

“Animals are not dumb they know when you are holding out from them.” A voice says as Shelly looks up seeing a shadow on the other side of the stall.

“Who’s out there?!” Shelly orders to know.

“They call me Jedidiah.” The voice says.

From the shadow, slowly appears a figure of an older man in his mid 60’s. “Count Jedidiah, but I guess with the way times have changed you would call me Jed.”

Shelly steps behind Mercury as Jedidiah’s cold gray eyes burn through her. “What do you want?” Shelly asks him not looking at him.

“Oh, I am sure you know what I want? So what do you say we not play games here and you come with me?” Jedidiah tells her.

“And what if I tell you I will not go with you?” Shelly asks him turning Mercury in his stall so he is between her and Brad’s Uncle.

“Then you will leave me no choice, but to take matters into my own hands and that could get quite ugly.” Jedidiah says.

“So if I go with you then what will happen?” Shelly asks him wishing Brad or one of the others would have told her a few things about how to get away from this man if he approached her.

“Then I will take you to where I need you the most so they will come to me.” Jedidiah tells her.

“They had nothing to do with what happen back then… they were only children… they were scared and alone… they only ran in fear of their lives. Leave them alone their not to blame here.” Shelly replies.

“They abandoned their clan.” Jedidiah tells her.

“What clan they were all dead… everyone was dead… they were alone and scared.” Shelly says.

“Zachariah was still alive and being held in the Kings dungeon. He was being tortured and put through unnamable things so the King could try and find me.” Jedidiah exclaims.

“What could they have done… If they would have gone after him, they to would have been caught and the same thing happen to them. They were children they could not have helped him.” Shelly tells him.

“My patients wears thin with you girl.” Jedidiah says in an angered tone.

Shelly does not move from behind Mercury as Jedidiah goes to step into the stall toward her. Shelly waits for the last moment when she whispers, “Help me out here Mercury, but be safe.”

As soon as Jedidiah was closes enough, Shelly slaps Mercury on his hindquarter sending him into a rare and then down on all fours running from the stall. Shelly stayed by Mercury’s side as long as she could, running out of the stall as well heading towards the house.

Shelly ran as she could hear Jedidiah laughing. Shelly knew she could not out run him and she was wondering what she was doing. Shelly screams out toward the house for Brad and the others as Jedidiah swoops down grabbing her in his arms. Shelly hears him whisper into her ear as he lifts her from the ground.

“If I did not know who you were I would kill you for your folly, but you are the only one left and the only hope for the rebirth of our clan.” Jedidiah looks down as Brad and Kevin run from the house.

“UNCLE!” Brad yells at him, “She has nothing to do with this leave her out of it!”

“She has more to do with it then you think Nephew and if you wish to see her alive… I expect to see you by sunset tonight.” Jedidiah tells him disappearing into the afternoon sky.

“DAMN IT!!” Brad exclaims as he spins around grabbing Kevin by his shirt, “WHY DID YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!! NOW HE HAS HER AND YOU KNOW DAMN WELL HE IS GOING TO KILL HER!!”

Kevin shoves his hands into Brad’s chest as Brad stumbles back Kevin yells, “SHE SENT ME UP TO THE HOUSE TO GET DRINKS!! IF YOU WOULD NOT HAVE STOP ME TO TALK TO ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN BACK SOONER WITH HER ASSHOLE!!”

Doug comes running out of the house hearing Brad and Kevin yelling at one another as he exclaims, “What the hell is going on out here?”

“Jedidiah has Shelly.” Kevin says turning and looking at Doug.

Doug quickly looks over at Brad that was pacing back and forth running his fingers through his hair thinking of what to do next as Doug exclaims, “BRAD… what are we going to do about this!”

Brad still pacing back and forth not hearing Doug as Doug grabs him bringing him from his thoughts he exclaims again, “What are we going to do! We have to go after her or he will kill her and then come after us.”

“DO YOU THINK I DO NOT KNOW THIS!” Brad yells at Doug breaking free of his grasp.

“We do not even know where he has taken her. How in the hell are we going to get to them before sunset tonight if we do not know where in the hell they are even at!” Kevin exclaims.

“I DON’T KNOW… DO YOU TWO THINK I HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS?” Brad yells.

Kevin and Doug look at Brad with a lost look on their faces. As Brad yells again, “WELL I DON’T AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HELL I AM GOING TO DO… I DO NOT EVEN KNOW WERE TO START LOOKING FOR THEM!!”

Just then, the phone rings in the house as all three of them make a beeline to the phone.

“HELLO…” Brad yells into the phone.

“Damn who pissed in your cheerios? You better be damn glad it was me and not a client on th…”

Brad cut Darryl off exclaiming, “I don’t have time for this Darryl my Uncle has Shelly!”

“WHAT!! WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!” Darryl exclaims.

“Just a few seconds ago.” Brad tells him.

“I am on my way home… Do you want me to stop and get little Charlie and Darren?” Darryl asks him.

“NO… I want little Charlie left out of this as much as possible.” Brad replies.

“But he will want all 6 of us Bra…”

Brad cuts Darryl off again as he exclaims, “I DO NOT CARE WHAT HE WANTS HE CANNOT HAVE LITTLE CHARLIE!!”

“What ever you say dude, I am on my way now.” Darryl tells him hanging up the phone. Brad hangs up on his side as Kevin and Doug look at him.


The next 30 minutes that Brad, Kevin, and Doug waited for Darryl and Darren to get there was like a lifetime. Finally, Darryl pulls up out front with Darren as they climb from the car running toward the house.

No sooner then Darryl and Darren sat foot in the house the phone rings. Brad looks at the phone as if it was going to jump from the table and attack him as Doug walks towards it picking it up, it still rings.

Doug offers the phone to Brad as he says, “It is Uncle are you going to talk to him?”

Brad reaches out taking the phone from Doug as he looks at it while it rings. Kevin looks at Brad as he says, “Give me the damn phone I will talk to him.” Kevin goes to grab the phone as Brad jerks it away from him pushing the button.

Brad hears on the other end, “Brad… Brad… Brad please answer me, its Shelly. Brad…”

Brad quickly brings the phone to his ear as he exclaims, “Shelly… Are you alright?!”

“He knows… he knew before we did and he says if you are not at the Old River Cave by sunset tonight. He will destroy everything you have ever loved.” Shelly fell silent as she starts to cry.

“Shelly I will be there do not be scared I wil…”

Shelly cut Brad off as she says, “He has Little Charlie Brad…” Shelly cries harder as she says, “I keep hearing Charlie scream out and I cannot get to him… He is hurting him and I cannot get too Charlie. God help him Brad he is going to kill h…”

“Shelly… Shelly… SHELLY!!” Brad yells into the phone.

All of a sudden, Brad hears someone laughing in the background as he hears, “You have good taste in women cousin.”

“Zachariah…” Brad replies in a hateful tone, “If you touch her I will kill you with my bare hands!” Brad growls at him.

Zachariah laughs his devilish laugh as he says, “You have until sunset cousin. If I do not see you here by then father has already gave me the ok to turn her. After all, she is a True Ancestor and our only hopes of rebuilding our clan. I shall have fun with this one when the time comes to mate with her. Oh, and about Charlie don’t worry about him father is only teaching him a lesson.”

“ZACHARIAH!!” Brad screams as the phone goes dead.



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