Disclaimer: The following is a fan based work of fiction that contains mild cursing and violence. All of the characters in this story, with the exception of Ileana and Adam, do not belong to me but to themselves. The song used in this chapter is called The Haunting by Set it Off. Also does not belong to me. This also applies to the manga that is talked about here as well. The manga belongs to Usamaru Furuya. If you like what you're reading, be sure to comment and vote.

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Adam exited the bathroom of the main building with 5 minutes left to spare on his lunch break. One that he spent eating the assortment of tongues that his sister packed him for lunch, prior to his bathroom trip. He was half expecting to run into John in the bathroom or lurking around a corner somewhere, but for the most part things were normal as can be. They pretty much went back to being supervisor and supervisee. As Adam walked past the building's message board, he took notice of what looked like a haunted house flyer stapled in between two other fliers. One for a hayride event and another for a Halloween themed parade. He took down the haunted house one and observed it even further. Messages and flier like these were pretty common for workers and higher ups alike. As a means of making things a bit more enjoyable when the guys weren't collecting garbage all day. The young ghoul observed it with interest, thinking it would be a nice event for him and Ileana to do since Halloween was in two days and they were fortunate enough to get days off on the official day. So he took a picture of it and texted it to Ileana who was probably preparing to leave work for the day.

Haunted House Attraction tomorrow. Wanna go? Now it was all a matter of playing the waiting game until she responded. As Adam reattached the flyer to the thumbtack that it came off of, he saw John coming in his direction out of his peripheral vision. He immediately tensed up but his feet refused to move. Half of him wanted to turn tail and leave just to see what the vampire would do. But the other half didn't want to run away and look like a coward in front a guy who was technically his superior. If I run away from this, I'll be running away for the rest of my life. Alright then, come what may. He said internally. Just as the two of them were within arm's length, John reached into his pocket for his phone and started typing away, as if Adam wasn't even there, and kept on walking. Even more surprising was the fact that John didn't even glance in his general direction. Just reached into his pocket, started typing away at his phone not worrying about anyone or anything. To say that Adam was surprised would be the understatement of the day.

If this was the same vampire that Andy was hanging around to get info on Ileana then there was always the possibility that Andy had given his quest for obsessive love. But for the time being, Ileana didn't need to know that. So with one last glance at John, Adam went to start his next shift of the day.

Because she had Adam's car, Ileana got back to his place before him and just spent the day, lounging around on his couch contemplating what to make for lunch, as she scrolled through her phone for new emails. A text from Adam came through with a picture attachment advertising a haunted house attraction. Ileana raised an eyebrow in interest and almost immediately texted back. Sure. Can we take the car there? As far as she was concerned, Andy was the farthest thing from her mind. If he did plan on making moves to get her back, then he wasn't doing a very good job of it. And as long as Adam was with her, there shouldn't be anything to worry about. Not looking to watch anything on TV, Ileana turned her attention to Adam's shelf of books specifically his manga section. After scanning random titles for a moment she finally settled on one called Lychee Light Club by Usamaru Furuya. From what the synopsis said, nine school boys obsessed with the prospects of youth and beauty create an A.I. fueled by lychee fruits to kidnap teenage girls.

Everything works out fine until the club's leader and former leader fight for control of the club as the A.I aptly named Lychee attempts to learn what it means to be human. By the end of the manga, Ileana was both intrigued and slightly horrified by what unraveled in the span of a few pages from beginning to end. Especially the interactions between the A.I. Lychee, and the girl named Kanon. And even more so, Lychee desire to be human of flesh and blood as opposed to metal and steel. If only he truly knew how cruel being human really can be. In some ways, Lychee almost reminded her of Adam. And due to a severe lack of females in the manga, by default Ileana was Kanon. In a moment of dark humor, she hazarded to think who Andy would be. But she quickly shook the thought out of her mind her and before she realized it, closed her eyes for a quick nap. Eventually she was awoken by the sound of keys being inserted into the lock and the door coming open. Because Ileana had always been a fitful sleeper, she her eyes quickly came open and she prepared to bolt from the couch. But before her feet could touch the floor she was greeted to the sight of Adam with a lifeless woman's body draped over his shoulder clearly dead. He looked over at his sister with a casual expression.

"Hey. Just getting up from a nap? Lunch is on me today. I found this one strung out on something near the back of the building. She's more than likely a junkie. I figured we could get in a bite to eat before leaving for the haunted house or whatever". He said moving towards the locked room. Ileana eventually followed him, but not before she stopped in the kitchen and grabbed the usual cutting and carving knives. By the time she got to the room, Adam had already stripped the dead woman of her clothing. Just like before, the ghoul siblings sliced the body down the middle, creating a heavily flowing stream of blood that stained and heavily coated the floor beneath them.

The organs encased therein were either ripped out, sliced up into bite sized pieces, or combined with other body parts to make a demented looking sandwich, i.e. a few fingers or even half a tongue ,until there was nothing left except for the tattered remains of the junkie's clothes and her skeleton. Adam and Ileana once again sat on the ground with their backs up against the wall; Adam was picking excess meat out of his teeth with a sharp piece of bone that he broke off from the skeleton. Ileana was still typing away at her phone, not really looking for anything in particular until she glanced over at her brother to make sure that he didn't hurt his gums with the bone.

"Be careful. One wrong move and your gums will be bleeding. Then we won't be going anywhere". She said with a half smirk. Adam looked at her with a smirk of his own.

"I'll be okay. Besides I've done this before. A couple of guys on the job, fellow ghouls who bring lunch to work showed me how to do this". He responded. Ileana now raised an eyebrow in skepticism.

"How do they get rid of the remains?' She asked. To which her brother just shrugged his shoulders and tossed the bone to the ground.

"The same way we get of any trash that can't go to the landfills, send it to the incinerator". He said nonchalantly. Ileana didn't question it further and stood up to stretch her legs. She turned to look down at Adam who still sat on the ground.

"Any word from John lately?" she asked warily. Adam shook his head and threw the bone into the corpse pile.

"Surprisingly enough, no. It's just been regular work days so far. The usual clock in, collect garbage n shit, and clock out. When I was looking at that flier for the haunted house he came out of nowhere and just walked right past me. No hellos, no pats on the back, no starting conversations about The Sinkhole, no nothing. I thought it was weird but I brushed it off. If he and Andy are planning something they're not doing a very good job of enacting it". He said reminding Ileana of what she'd said earlier. But she was still partially wary about the whole thing. What Andy lacked in table manners, he made up for in cunning. And any problems that he encountered, he dealt with them until they became solutions. It was admirable if not for the fact that he was now using those problem solving skills to hunt her down and put his mark on her. Adam noticed his sister's trepidation and stood up to console her with a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, don't be like that. Whatever that fucker has up his sleeve, he's gonna have to get through me if he wants to do it. Vampirism be damned. And god help anyone that he brings in as back up". He said with grey eyes that shined with all the convection and protection that a brother would have over his sister. Ileana's eyes now shone with slight comfort at her brother's words but behind the shine, the worry still lingered like a dark storm cloud.

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The day before Halloween came and went for the Maccari siblings with the two of them going off to work and going back to Adam's apartment to relax, eat, talk for a bit, and go off to bed. On the other hand, Andy kept himself busy planning the haunted house alongside Ashley, Jake, and the others. He even asked John for one last favor to keep an eye out for Adam; not only at work but actually find his home address and see if Ileana or anyone who looks like her comes and goes. John reluctantly agreed and within two hours, had scoped out the young ghouls home address and sent it to Andy for good measure. To which Andy replied with a devil face emoji and a message that read: Thanks for everything man. Really appreciate all you've done for me. Won't bother you anymore unless it's for a gig. Lol. See ya.

At the moment, he was on his laptop double checking Ileana's bank statements when he got a text from Ashley telling him to look on his BloodBook account. In addition to the Sinkhole, there were several hidden websites for inhuman creatures like Andy to meet, greet, talk , and plan events. It was no different than any above ground social media website like Facebook or Instagram but the ones like BloodBook could only be accessed if you knew the right creatures and they gave you the right information, firewalls, access codes, and insight on what sites were legit and which ones were a no go. In Andy's case, he had Ashley walk him through everything and the two of them were able to build up a huge following on BlackBook ; even announcing show dates and inviting people to come to The Sinkhole and see their performances. And for the most part, it was a great addition to his fan base, online and offline. But today was a different story altogether.

Ashley's text read thusly: Get on BloodBook now. It's a shitshow with your name smeared all over it. Featuring you know who. With a confused narrow of his eyes, Andy signed onto his Bloodbook account and was hit with hit a torrent of comments, most of which were either questioning or cruel. And they were all in response to a recent post from an account belonging to someone called WildChildonherThrone. The post showed a picture of a positive pregnancy test, a text conversation, and a caption underneath it with his username tagged in it.

J: Surprise!! We're gonna be a family. *Baby Emojis*

A: LOL. Nice one. You damn near gave me a heart attack. How did you get the test to turn positive like that? *Laughing face emojis*

J: Nice what? I'm serious. I'm about two months in. And yes, it's yours.

A: What?! When did you find this out and what are you telling me for? I've been using protection. How do you know it's not an ex boyfriend or somebody?

J: What the hell is that supposed to mean? I haven't been with anyone but you. And I just found this out yesterday. Btw, I'm keeping it, even if you won't step up to the plate.

A: Fine by me. I have a career to think about. Good Luck.

The caption that followed the text conversation was even more damaging. Specifically to him.

That's right, everyone. The vampire that you all call your king has decided to split from not only his queen, but his soon to be prince in order to chase new blood and new cunt. @AndyBlackHomecomingKing, wish you nothing but the worst. You and your fucking ghoul mistress.

By now, Andy was gripping the edges of his laptop to keep from throwing it at the wall or breaking it over his knee. His breathing came out in hard inhales and exhales while the rest of his body shook in fury. Instead of taking it out on his laptop, he went for his phone and immediately dialed Ashley who answered on the first ring. Andy didn't give him a chance to answer before he spoke.

"When was this posted?! How the fuck did she create those messages?! How fucking long has she been on this site?!" He shouted out in one breath, getting angrier by the second. On the other line, though, Ashley answered his questions as calmly and clearly as possible.

"To answer your questions, this was posted 22 hours ago. I don't know how she created those messages. Probably had someone photo shop them. And it looks like she started her account a little while ago ,but until recently had it set to private mode. Looks like this is her fifth post, actually. Two of them are selfies and the other three are self made music videos. More importantly have you seen these comments? And I thought people were assholes in real life, but online it's like stepping into the mouth of Hell. Dude, you better hope she hasn't dropped any info on Ileana or things will really get messy. Take a look." He asked. Given the fact that he'd only skimmed them, Andy took a moment to actually read the influx of comments that had his username attached to them.

@AndyBlackHomcomingKing WTH man? I thought you were different from other rock stars? The kind who takes responsibility for their shit like a man and not run from it like a pussy. Worst of all an asshole.

@AndyBlackHomecomingKing not cool, dude. You need to take responsibility for your shit.

@AndyBlackHomecomingKing WTF, man. You can't treat a lady like this. Least of all, a pregnant one.

@AndyBlackHomecomingKing you asshole. What do you call yourself treating a girl like this?! And to think, I looked up to you. Well fuck you then.

@AndyBlackHomecomingKing And the soon to be father of the year award goes to....

Each comment that Andy read was only getting worse and worse and elevated his anger even further. By now he was practically seeing red and the blood was rushing in his ears. He almost forgot that he had Ashley on the line until the other vampire spoke again.

"Dude. Are you still there? Hey, what's going on?" He spoke in a worried tone. It took everything that he had to let Ashley's words soothe him, but eventually he was calm enough to where he could speak clearly.

"I can't deal with this psycho bitch right now. I need to put this on the backburner until I have Ileana again. This may involve her too now. Can you operate BloodBook from your phone? I never really used it to that extent". He asked starting to pace the floor of his room.

"Yeah. No problem. I'll keep an eye out for her account, but what are you going to do? Are we still going through with the haunted attraction thought?" Asked Ashley cautiously. After another round of pacing, Andy sat back down on his bed and exhaled another sigh of frustration.

"Yes of course we are. After the shit ton of work that we put in, it'd be stupid to back out now". He explained. Somehow he knew that Ashley was now smirking on the other line.

"Alright. Awesome. As soon as me, Jake, and the guys are finished with our stuff, we'll be all be out there, ready to roll". He said.

"Yeah. See you then. Please keep me updated. I'll Talk to you later". He said, not giving Ashley chance to respond. And out of pure anxiety and anger, Andy did something that he 'd been trying to curb for a while. He fished out a pack of cigarettes, matches, lit it up and took a long, drag of the toxic stick. The exhale that he took was just as enjoyable as thick clouds of smoke danced and swirled in his face and easing the tension sparked by out of control kitsune. In the back of his mind, Andy knew that he should have given her a bit more than a verbal warning. He should have wrapped his hand around her neck or something. Should've scared her away. Had he known that she would do something like this, then he would have snapped her neck a long time ago. But for the time being, the only neck that he had to worry about was Ileana's and how good it would be to have it and the rest of her in his arms again.

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Halloween morning and afternoon weren't very eventful, as both Adam and Ileana had a lazy day watching mindless TV before having a light meal of lungs and livers from Adam's freezer. By the time they were done, they were more than ready to hit the town as the sun began to set and make way for the night.

"Ready to go?" She asked. Adam soon followed suit and stood to his feet and looked around the room.

"Yeah. I just need to do the dishes first. Can you go start up the car while I clean up here?" he asked. Ileana nodded her head, went to get her coat and the car keys from the living room, made her way outside the apartment complex, and to the outdoor parking lot where the car was parked. Unbeknownst to her, she was being watched by a figure clad in black from across the way.

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John watched her with his phone in hand, taking a picture of her despite the lack of sunlight outside. He stood secluded in a back alley across the street from the complex, observing the picture he took.

Surprisingly enough, it was a good enough picture to the image of her starting up the car. He then attached it to a text message sent to Andy. Looks like she's getting ready to go. somewhere. Taking Adam's car too. Maybe she's going alone? It took only a minute for Andy to respond. Either way, this plan is going down tonight. Before John to start typing his next message, he took notice of Adam coming to the car and jumping in the passenger seat. Quick as lightning he flashed another picture of the two of them before the car took off down the street. Once again, he typed out a response and attached the picture to it. Looks like I was wrong. He's coming with her. Tell your friends to get ready. There's no telling when they'll show up. Andy now responded with a mere devil face emoji.

By the time 8 pm rolled around, the haunted store attraction was in full swing. Chris and Ghost stood at the entrance taking care of ticket sales while Andy waited indoors, well hidden and scoping out potential human bodies to add on. Meanwhile, the rest of the guys waited near the back entrance. People from all over came out to have a good time and be scared. Some of them were large groups of humans who unfortunately had to be let go to avoid complications. People who came alone or as a couple were dealt with easily and added to the hidden decore of human bodies. Eventually, even Jinxx managed to show up, on Ashley's insistence in a black Honda Accord and went around back to where Ashley and Jake were hanging out with the rest of the guys. They all made introductions and small talk until a text came in from Chris that two people, a guy and a girl, pulled up in a red Toyota that matched Ileana's and Adam's description. To which Andy texted everyone a devil faced emoji with a single phrase that read Commence the Haunting.

As Adam and Ileana made their way to the front entrance of the haunted attraction, they immediately picked up on the scent of Sulphur and dark magic that permeated from the two guys who guarded the door. A job that they seemed to take in stride as they were both wearing gate keeper robes and chains that were probably purchased from a Spirit Halloween store. But the tallest of the two guys flashed them a bright smile and wished them a good time. As soon as the door closed on the two siblings, Chris reached for his phone and dialed Andy who picked up after one ring.

"Yeah. They're inside. The rest is up to you and Ashley". He said. With that, he and Ghost went around to the back where the rest of the guys were preparing to go inside as well.

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The interior of the place was mostly draped in black cloth that was further decorated with fake spider webs, holes, and blood. Some of which smelled real. To Ileana and Adam this was seen as a way for whoever put this together to be open to all species. Human and other. The farther they went , the more jump scares they were introduced to, most of which included fake dead bodies and skeletons. The light fog that encompassed the air around them added to the affect as Ileana and Adam now found themselves clinging to each other, but smiling all the same. Eventually, the smiling and clinging began to wane as they now found themselves in a state of momentary confusion as to which way they should go next or which way they came from.

Instead of the fake fog filling up their longs, they were now intoxicated by the scent of genuine human blood. And based on Ileana's earlier observation, all of it wasn't coming from what was covered on the walls. It was from a larger source; a human body. No a dozen human bodies hidden somewhere in the walls. Coupled by another scent. One of two vampires. The haze in Ileana's mind now spiked into a panic as she grabbed Adam by the arm and turned around to lead him back to the entrance. The entrance that should have been back the way that they came; but somehow, the siblings found themselves going in circles. The scent of the blood seemed to intensify with every breath that they took until it seemed to be coming from everywhere. But as the scent of human blood seemed to be growing in volume, the scent of vampires seemed to be growing even stronger and coming closer.

At, this point, Ileana felt her grip on Adam grow heavier as though he was beginning to drag his feet. She turned to look at her brother to see that she was only half right. The glazed look in his eyes told her that Adam's mind was ready to check out, but his body wanted to keep going. A point that he made even more evident when one of his hands push her to keep going.

" I'm okay. Come on. We need to get the hell out of here. This is getting to be too much. There's something wrong with this place". he said warily. With that, the two of them began to go in yet another round of circles to find the exit, as the scent of human corpses and lurking vampires intensified. In the back of her mind, Ileana had a disturbing thought of who the scent might belong to, but didn't want to dwell on it any further out of utter fear. If she managed to get the both of them out of here in one piece, it would be a miracle.

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From his place in the shadows, Andy enjoyed every minute of the sight before him. The second that he saw Ileana, his heart leapt into his chest and he almost forgot the entire plan in favor of knocking out Adam cold and stealing his sister for himself. But it was way more entertaining watching her look around helplessly, but still try to keep her cool for her brothers sake. By now, the mirror spell was in full effect and Ileana's calm composure was slowly starting to wane. And Adam was pretty much worse for wear, minus any alcohol, but was holding on for his sister's sake. It was an admirable sight that reminded him of his teamwork with Jake and his friends, but unfortunately, it would soon be for nothing. As he watched the two of them, turn yet another corner, he immediately took notice of Adam's momentary stumble onto one knee, but had Ileana quickly pick him back up again. It was a quick action, but enough for Andy to piece together a plan that would separate the two of them. He sent out a quick text to Ashley whose direction they were now headed in.

They're coming your way. It looks like Adam doesn't have much longer. He's starting to stumble. Can you take care of him for me? Said vampire responded within that same second with a simple thumbs up emoji.

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For the umpteenth time that night, the siblings found themselves facing the same decorations and walls as before. By now, Adam was almost out for the count and the scent was surrounding them; like an entire crowd of humans that were blocking their way to freedom. And if that wasn't bad enough, from out of seemingly know where a song began as if whoever was in the space with them was taunting them. As much as she didn't want to, Ileana began to take notice of the lyrics as they were sung crystal clear.

"Come on in, boy"

Said the skeletons sitting by her closet door

Dirty secrets, empty memories, and broken hearts across the floor

Ileana now had no doubt in her mind as to what was going on and who was behind it. With every ounce of strength that she could muster, she grabbed her brother by his arm and began to drag him to whatever escape she could find; even with the scent of blood clouding her senses.

I was knocked out heels over head

So you dragged me by my feet to a ghost town

where you buried me. No wonder no one heard my screams

Halfway through dragging her brother to whatever safety she could find, she was brought to her knees by Adam's sudden collapse onto the ground and on his side. Ileana was quick to spring into action and help him up, but at this point his body was as heavy as lead; and in spite of the music playing Ileana could make out the sound of his stomach growling. For all of his independence and street smarts, Adam still wasn't as adept at controlling his hunger when surrounded by the overwhelming scent of humans. Not in the way that his sister was. He managed to keep his cool at work because he brings lunch from home and he has chances to go outside and replenish his energy.

But in this confined space where the scent was everywhere and intoxicating, he was a sitting duck. His senses were probably going haywire and his brain was probably rattling around in his skull like a pin in a pinball machine. Not to mention the rapid spike in his hunger. For a moment, he'll be too weak to move his own body and collapse until his hunger is satisfied. Even if it means eating his own flesh or that of the person nearest to him.

With this in mind, Ileana knew that she was on borrowed time, and began to take him under her arm and at least try to carry him to safety. But before she could get him on his second foot, Adam was dragged back down to the ground by an unforeseen force and dragged into pure darkness before Ileana's eyes. He was gone before she had a chance to shout out his name.

Love's so alive but it died in its sleep

And now that it's dead, I live in your head and I will haunt you fucking dreams

By now, Ileana was caught in a whirlwind of shock, fear, and barely restrained anger. Her eyes were now their true black and grey color. She now stood to her feet and barreled down one hallway after another trying to pick up on her brother's scent despite the overpowering scent of the human bodies and the song still playing in the background.

No one will love you like I did

Will treat you like I did

So go on, wear that scarlet letter

No one will love you like I did

Will touch you like I did

So good luck finding something better

As fast as she could, Ileana ran down hallways, tore down decorations, and caused as much destruction as possible in an attempt to find her brother. And God help who ever got in her way.

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Andy watched from his place in the shadows as his lover carved a path of destruction in attempt to find her brother who at the moment was propped up against the wall with Ashley watching over him. But that didn't stop her from trying to sniff out his scent and take him back. Even from a distance he was able to see the dark coloration that her eyes took on. Which means, he'd have to tread carefully when he made his move. He looked back at Adam and Ashley one last time and began to move.

Run away, boy

If you couldn't tell, baby's got a thirst for blood

A subtle system, wicked melodies, craving bullets from her gun

So entranced they follow every word, little spirals in their eyes

Catch a lover, turn an enemy, just to watch them burn alive.

Where ever that music was coming from, Ileana wanted to rethink her priorities and destroy its' source with whatever strength she had to spare. Her breathing was becoming erratic, sweat was beginning to collect on her brow. But somehow, she found the will and the strength to move forward even if she had nowhere to go. This continued for another 10 minutes, until the building was a cluster of thrown around decorations, long and deep scratches on the walls, and even a few punches. By now, Ileana was at her wits end and was attempting to hold herself up with the wall as her support.

No one will love you like I did, will treat you like I did

So go on, wear that scarlet letter

No one will love you like I did, will touch you like I did.

So good luck finding something better.

Whatever strength she had left to spare, evaporated from her arm and sent her sprawling onto her knees and the floor would have been next, had it not been for the sudden feeling of someone grabbing onto her arm. For a moment, she thought that it was Adam and that he somehow came to and was lucky enough to find her by her scent. his though lasted for a mere second until the unmistakable scent of a vampire filled her nostrils. She now had no doubt in her mind as to who had a grip on her.

Someday you may find that picture, perfect guy

And I'll chase my words with poison

Until that day arrives, and swine take to the sky

Fill your void with open thighs so,

With strength renewed, Ileana began to pull and struggle against the arm that was dragging her closer into its' body. Even as he spoke, in an attempt to alleviate the situation.

"Long time no see, 'Lana. And Happy Halloween too. You like what I've done with this place? We racked up a good amount of money, but really it was just to get you and Adam in one place". Said Andy as if he wasn't holding Ileana with a death like grip and effectively hurting her. The mere mention of her brother's name sent the female ghoul flying into a panic.

"Where is he? What the fuck did you do you to him?!" She screamed with a slight growl. But Andy stood his ground and tightened his grip on her.

"He's fine. If I know ghoul biology, he should be waking up with an empty stomach". He said half joking and half serious. Despite the scent of the corpses that still hung in the air, Andy could clearly make out her scent as clearly as that of his own kind. The nostalgia that it carried spoke volumes to the vampire and made his blood race at the plans he began to formulate for when the two of them were alone again.

No one will love you like I did, will treat you like I did

So go on, wear that scarlet letter

No one will love you like I did, will touch you like I did

So good luck finding something better

In a last minute show of good faith, Andy yelled to Ashley to bring Adam out. His fellow vampire did just that an he now stood in front of Andy and Ileana with a barely conscious Adam under his arm. The sight of him sent Ileana into another desperate struggle to break free of Andy's grip as she began to cry and call out to him.

"Ashley, you asshole! Let him go!" She shouted. But her cries fell on deaf ears, as Andy still held onto her for dear life, effectively grasping her other arm and pulling her against his chest. Andy now looked to Ashley and the two of them now engaged in a full on telepathic conversation that only true friends could engage in. Eventually it, ended with both vampires nodding their heads in an unspoken agreement. With quickness and caution, Andy maneuvered Ileana's arms until he was able to place both of her wrists into one of his hands with the same ironclad grip ,and use his now free hand to unzip the top of her jacket and move her shirt out of the way to get better access to her neck which was clear as day, despite the darkness of the building interior. Without another moment's hesitation, Andy sunk his fangs deep into the soft white flesh and was introduced to the tangy, but sweet taste of ghoul blood on his tongue. It filled up his mouth and slid down his throat with the same taste and warmth as alcoholic apple cider. In the back of his mind, he could hear her screams as he continued to bite and drink her blood.

No one will love you like I did, will treat you like I did

So go on, wear that scarlet letter

No one will love you like I did, will fuck you like I did

So good luck finding something better