Chapter 1
Count Lee was dead and the castle was in ruins. Doris was saved and Dan was not hurt. D had done his job and had to move on. His purpose was to kill vampires and vampire nobles. He was done here.
"Doris, you're safe now."
D walked to his horse and mounted it. Doris looked at him with sadness on her face. Tears were building in her eyes.
"D, do you have to go?"
"Doris it wouldn't work. I'm not meant to live a normal life like you."
Doris nodded in understanding and looked down. He could see tears running down her face. He didn't like to admit it but his heart ached. He knew his sadness could be heard in his voice. He spurred his horse to go and rode off. Doris watched him go and took Dan into the house. Life would go on. She knew it would happen from the beginning.
D rode away in silence and ignored the parasite in his hand's comments.
"D, do you like that girl? Seemed to me you sounded sad back there. She was a sweet looking girl. She even offered herself to you. If you like her you should have accepted. I bet she tastes sweet."
"Be quiet. That's not your business."
" Struck a nerve did I?"
2 years later
Doris came home from town and looked for Dan. She and Dan had moved to Salem after the Count Lee fiasco. No one would serve them or sell them anything. She knew Dan would get no peace or have a chance at life there. They sold their farm and bought another one in Salem. They began a new life. She was very nervous at the news she heard in town. They said a powerful old vampire had come through town in the middle of the night. This happened a few days ago and he decided to stay. Then last night all the children of the village were taken. Along with all the young women. She rushed home and was worried something had happened to Dan. He wasn't a child anymore, but after the Count Lee event, she was nervous.
"Dan, are you here?"
Doris worriedly went into the house and looked through all the rooms. He was nowhere to be found. Running out of the house she checked through the stables and the barn. Walking back out to the open yard she looked along the fence line. She ran over as she saw his gun lying in the grass. Dropping to her knees she got a bad feeling. Dan was gone and he was taken again. It was like a bad dream. Like he had been kidnapped by count lee's men 2 years ago. Getting up she went in search of the castle. She had heard it was in the mountains. She would get Dan back and the rest of the kids.
