No Regard, Carolyn Barber [phonics reader .TXT] 📗

I sat Ty's limp, unresponsive body down against a tree making sure the sun would strike him the second it rose over the horizon. Sunrise was just moments away, and I could feel my skin heating up as I turned to look towards the east as light crept up rapidly into it's beautiful glory. How I missed seeing a sunrise. I looked back at Ty, wanting to watch him burn, knowing I too would have to burn to witness this delightful vengeance. I found myself paralyzed. With each passing second my skin grew hotter and hotter. I watched as smoke began to slowly consume Ty, I looked down at my own arms, they too were beginning to smolder. I thought of what my father had said to me that night in the tree-house, "Fight fire with fire", it all seemed ironic to me. Any second we would both be consumed in flames. I thought of Adam, how much I loved him and how I desperately wanted to spend eternity with him, no matter how hard I tried, I could not move. My own vengeance had drained me, I no longer had the strength to vaporize.

I looked around me remembering all the time Adam and I had spent here years ago back when life was innocent. I wanted my last thoughts to be of Adam and I fishing and laughing with each other. I had sadly accepted my fate, as I felt my skin begin to spontaneously combust, a blur came over me and everything went black.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked around me, I didn't know where I was. The room was enormous, elaborate and pristine, confused I rolled over and found myself starring into beautiful, soft, loving, warm brown eyes. Without hesitation I grabbed a hold of him and began sobbing uncontrollably into his chest. He held me tightly and gently rubbed my back he soothing me. "It's alright baby, it's finished, you're safe now" Adam whispered softly. "He's gone right? Forever?" I asked weeping. "Yes Silvie, you turned him to dust, no one has the power to come back from that" Adam said confidently. "Adam, I couldn't move, I wanted to come back to you, but I couldn't move, I couldn't even reach you with my mind, I had nothing left, I felt myself begin to combust, how did I survive it?" I frantically asked. "After consuming three bottles of Nitro I was able to tap into you, not through your mind, but through your sight. I was afraid telepathy would drain you and I knew you needed your strength, so I found another way, looking through your eyes I could see what you were seeing. I recognized our place by the river, I got to you just before the flames did. I grabbed you up and vaped us both back here in one fell swoop. You've been asleep for three days and two nights. That's what it took for you to heal, I knew you'd be alright though, you're the strongest woman I've ever known" he said as he kissed my head.

Suddenly I thought about Red and Delilah I quickly sat up "What about Red and Delilah, were you able to bring them back?" I asked panic stricken. "Oh those two love-birds? Yeah, they're getting married. It took near death to get Red to ask her! I think it was his proposal that brought her back!" he said chuckling. "Thank God they're alright" I said thinking. Adam looked at me, knowing I had something on my mind, "What?" he inquired. "Oh nothing, I was just thinking" I answered still thinking. "Oh for God's sake woman! What are you thinking? You know what I'm capable of don't toy with me!" he said trying to sound fierce with a smile on his face. "I was just imagining a ring on my finger is all" I answered sounding somewhat melancholy. "We can do that, what would you like, turquoise, ruby, emerald or maybe sapphire to match those beautiful eyes of yours?" he said teasing me. "Who's toying with who now? You know damn good and well what kind of ring I want!" I said smacking him on his shoulder. "Fine then! I'll get you the finest mood ring money can buy!" he said turning on his back and resting his hands behind his head. "Ugh! Never mind! I'm going to go take a bath, where's the bathroom in this Hilton hotel room?" I asked exasperated. "Hilton? Honey, we far exceed Hilton quality! This is our room, in our castle, and our bathroom is right around the corner!" he said laughing at me. "My aren't we special?" I said back sarcastically. "Adam what about my clothes and things?" I asked. "They're in the drawers behind you and in your personal closet next to the bathroom, I moved you out of your old room, this is your room now, I hope you don't mind" he said. "You hope I don't mind? Adam, I've been wanting to share a bed with you for a long time now, I think you know that, right?" I asked while wanting him to know where I stood with my feelings for him. "Not nearly as long as I have wanted to share a bed with you, now go take your bath, and then get your ass back into bed. Our bed! We have something that needs to be settled" he said aggressively. A surge of excitement shot through me, I felt truly free, free to love Adam the way he wanted me to, the way that I wanted to love him. I would now give him everything, with no remorse.

Silvia and Adam, shape their undead lives together as Vampire Elites, taking on forces that seek to destroy them. Their love for each other will surpass the tests of time as Silvia disappears without a trace. Adam will move heaven and hell to find her at any cost. The respectable Vampire Community come together as their existance is threatened and team up to create a mass army to get Silvia back to her rightful place, by Adam's side. 

Lust, greed and vengence set the pace in a ruthless dark world where only the strongest vampires with the greatest powers will survive. An unlikely charactor turns rogue, sending shockwaves through the respectables. Hope of Silvia's return deminishes, and morale drops to an all time low. Though all around him seems bleek, Adam never gives up on his quest to find his one and only love. Will his strength and determination drive a silver stake through the heart of evil itself? Or will evil prevail leaving death, destruction and ashes in it's wake? Will Silvia be destined to become the unwilling bride of evil? Or will Silvia and Adam conquer thier own destinies, tipping the scale in the age-old battle of good vs evil? Only time will tell.

Text: Carolyn Barber
Images: I make no claims to Cover Image, extracted off of Google Images
Editing: Carolyn Barber
Publication Date: 09-07-2014

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Dedication:
"For those who believe love is earned, sometimes violently"