Deadly Darkness
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A flicker of something good . Hope?
“Who will send me to the void?” Davina asked.
“My name is Leana.”
“Leana, promise ye’ll live my life better than I have.”
Once again, the lass had found a way to creep into Leana’s heart. She paused, considering Davina’s words carefully. If she healed the lass Davina could live her own life to its fullest. She’d find the man of her dreams, have many bairns.
Did Leana have the strength to ward off these weak human feelings and allow this woman to live?
Me sisters deserve to live. Davina must die.
“I promise.”
The lass tipped her chin up. “I am ready.”
Leana brushed Davina’s long hair away from her face. A large vein ran down the side of her neck, her sweet life essence running through it. Leana’s gums ached as her fangs descended.
Without a second thought, Leana’s fangs stabbed through Davina’s tender flesh. She sucked at the vein. Iron-tasting blood flowed across her tongue and down her throat, awaking her eternal thirst.
It didn’t take long for Davina to wilt against Leana, too weak to stand on
her own. Leana took another long taste, sealing Davina’s fate. Her body went limp and her heart stopped beating.
Leana laid the body on the ground. She wiped the blood from her mouth with the back of her hand, catching her breath. She felt empty and numb.
Though her plan had worked, she didn’t feel any better. Why did she feel like there was something gripping at her heart and wouldn’t let go? Remorse?
Nay, she shook her head and quickly dismissed that wretched thought. She’d killed before, but somehow, this felt different.
Quickly, Leana switched dresses with the lass, then placed Davina in the grave. Looking down at Davina, Leana shuddered. By switching clothes with the lass, Davina took on Leana’s features. She picked up the shovel she’d left by the grave earlier and started to fill the grave with dirt. That’s when she found her green, woolen cloak on the ground. She picked it up. Her Clan Keith white stag brooch was pinned to the cloak, and it reminded Leana of her sisters. Their mother had given them matching brooches. It was the only thing she had left from her family. She caressed the heirloom.
Everything must die with the lass.
Keeping anything that tied her to Leana Keith was a risk she wasn’t willing to take. She threw the cloak and brooch inside the half-filled grave, then resumed shoveling. “The demons can no’ harm ye anymore, Davina.
Yer God will lay ye to rest.” At least she hoped so for the lass’s sake.
“Goodbye, Leana Keith.”
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Stand Alones:
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Epilogue
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