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Mark’s head was spinning. A vampire? How had his life fallen apart in so quickly? He felt like he was living in a horror movie. And how dare they threaten his daughter! When he was strong enough he would hurt them! They would regret making him leave and threatening Katie!
Mark decided he needed to calm down. Getting angry wasn’t helping anything and he needed more information. True, that most information on the internet about vampires was probably the stuff of movies and novels, but if they were real then something must be true. He only needed to figure out which was fantasy and which was about actual vampires.
With that in mind Mark headed to his home computer and sat down. He then moved the mouse to wake it up. As soon as he did he realized that Katie must have been the last one to use it because her messenger app was still loaded.
“Damnit Katie, how many times have I told you? You can’t accuse me of spying if you leave your shit loaded when you’re done.” Mark wasn’t really angry at Katie, it was just a long standing difference of opinion between the two. He often let her use his computer as long as she closed out everything when she was done. He really didn’t want to find porn or nasty love notes from one of her boyfriends. Mark knew she had boyfriends and knew that she was interested in sex. What teenager wasn’t? He also didn’t want to see it.
Mark clicked on the messenger and opened it. He was trying to find the log out button when he noticed one of the messages on it was for him.
“Mark, please respond when you get home. And don’t believe whatever Alex says. You are not a vampire. You have other options. Most importantly DON’T DRINK ANY BLOOD!”
Mark looked at the username but it meant nothing to him. Asuune030. Was this someone’s name? And how did this person know so much. They knew to leave a message on Katie’s messaging app and knew about Alex. Who was this person? Mark right clicked the username and looked at the profile but it was no more helpful than the name.
“14th daughter, 30th child of Samael and Lilith.”
Who were Samael and Lilith? And who would have thirty children? This had to be some kind of code. Mark couldn’t take the suspense any longer he needed to know more and this Asuune030 person apparently had them.
“I’m home, Alex just left. What are my options?” Mark replied but after what seemed like hours, he grew impatient.
“Where the hell are you Assune030?! This is my life we’re talking about?!” Mark shouted at the computer screen.
After a few more seconds a reply appeared on the screen.
“Try to remain calm. Getting upset or angry will only make this worse. I know you are an intelligent man, they underestimate you greatly, outthink them.” Assune030 replied.
Mark didn’t know what to say. How could this person know so much about him? Then without thinking he replied. “Who are you? How do you know all this?”
Soon Assune030 replied. “It’s not safe to use my name, it would put you in more danger. I will meet you tomorrow night, just after midnight at twelve fifteen. I will explain everything. Meet at the first place you took Jen out to dinner, around the back. And remember do not drink the blood, under any circumstances. If they try to force you, pretend it makes you sick. This is a common condition for the newly turned and they will buy it. Until tomorrow, stay strong for Katie.”
Who the hell was this person? As far as Mark knew there was not one single person who knew the restaurant that he had taken Jen to for their first date, not Katie or even Sarah knew that. This person must have been watching him for years, or was very good at collecting obscure information. Either way this person had answers and Mark needed answers. This was all so frustrating, he could do nothing until tomorrow. Mark walked over to the kitchen, grabbed a bottle of wine and poured himself a large glass. Sarah was probably right, a bottle of something was just what he needed right now. It was getting late and he needed sleep for tomorrow. He just couldn’t quit thinking about everything.
Why had someone killed Jen? How could he go on without her? Jen had been everything to him for the last twenty years. How could he live without her? Mark started crying again then he remembered the words from Asuune030 ‘Stay strong for Katie”. He needed to stay strong for her. He would have time to grieve after Katie was safe. Katie’s safety was his main concern now.
After another hour or so and a few more glasses of wine, Mark finally quit thinking about everything and drifted off to sleep on the couch, holding a picture of Jen, himself and Katie as a baby.
Chapter 6
The next morning Mark woke to the sound of pounding on his front door. It had been years since he had slept this late, it must have been almost noon. Suddenly everything came rushing back to him. Jen was dead, Katie was with Sarah and he was now a vampire or about to become a vampire. This Asuune030 had said he wasn’t a vampire, then what was he? At least sleeping in meant he didn’t have to wait as long to meet this mysterious person.
The pounding on the door grew louder and more impatient. Mark jumped up from the couch and spilled the half-empty glass of wine which he had left at his feet. Quickly Mark rushed to the front door, whoever was at the door sounded like they were going to knock it in soon. When he opened the door the man on the other side was not quite what he expected. He had pictured a drug-dealer type with a small cooler filled with blood, but this man looked like another lawyer.
