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Dracula #17 (4.6) by J L Hayes

Avram shot Dracula a look that clearly warned him not to argue. The vampire managed to hold his tongue, although he was clearly disgruntled at having to do so.

You’ll get over it.

“I have to make arrangements to get you both away from here,” Gunther continued, “but I’ll need a little time. In the meantime—”

“Time is what we don’t have,” Dracula snapped. So much for good intentions. “Did you not hear what I just said? Villagers with torches are headed in this direction. Unless you want to see a bloodbath in your precious church, it is imperative that we leave here immediately.”

Gunther took a deep breath before responding. “There is no

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Jonlyn of the Urionites:  Part 6 by J Ray Lamb

Narthun sat stunned as too much happening at once, reality was stretching to the point of breaking. Where had the food come from? The people? He sat down his plate and rested his head in his hands.
 
When he opened his eyes again, the sun was shining down brightly and he realized it had to be well after midday.

“Had I been asleep?” he asked him as he shook his head trying to clear the fog of sleep from his mind.

He looked around for Jonlyn but didn’t see him. “Actually, there is just a fire circle in a clearing

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Dracula #15 (4.4) by J L Hayes

Avram was appalled by the sight that met his eyes upon entering the church. He’d come to awareness, after being punched by the rude server, to find Gunther hovering over him, desperately trying to wake him. He told Avram that they had to hurry, that Dracula was in imminent danger of being discovered. God knew what the man might do if cornered. Luckily, no one knew where he actually was, and were hopefully looking for him in all the wrong places, but Avram knew precisely where he was. He and Gunther retrieved his horse from the stable and rode like hell to the church, hoping they would have some time before the villagers—Bogdan in particular—figured out what was actually going on and where it was happening.

Unfortunately, as he was quick to realize, Bogdan had already discovered the location of his wife and her lover—to his detriment.

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Jonlyn of the Urionites: Part 3 by J Ray Lamb

“Urion has accepted your offerings and sacrifices!” Jonlyn yelled joyously, “However, we are not yet done.”

“Houdsin, please assist me by taking my furs and broach. Krajn, please take this flint. Narthun, we will need your second bowl.”

“Good people of the Elm Woods, I was visited by one of Urion’s Messengers today. I am not sure what the message foretells, but the message was as clear as a baby’s eyes. The sacrifice you are about to see is what has been shown to me, and I must do. If I do not survive, I name Krajn as my Regent…”

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Jonlyn of the Urionites by J Ray Lamb

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Dracula #11 (3.3) by J L Hayes

“Strigoi,” the old woman repeated. “Heartbreakers. Seducers of women… and of men.” A few of the men in the room squirmed uneasily at her words, while others playfully poked their neighbors and chortled in amusement. “The eyes in the night that see all,” she continued. “The mouths that demand, that steal the lifeblood of others in order to remain forever young.”

“What are you talking about?” one person called out, followed by another and another until the question echoed throughout the room. “What do you know, bunica?” “What tales are you trying to pass off as truth?” As quickly as they’d begun, the voices suddenly stilled.

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Dracula #10 (3.2) by J L Hayes

A collective gasp surged through the alehouse. The ensuing silence rendered the argument between the two men all the more audible, encouraging listeners.

“I simply said she seems very happy lately. That’s all I said, Bogdan. You are making a fuss over nothing.” And yet the tone of the speaker’s voice implied so much more. What did he know, what could he have seen, and did it somehow relate to Dracula?

How could it not?

Avram focused his attention

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Dracula @4 (2.0) by J L Hayes

A midnight breeze blew warm across the Carpathians, carrying the familiar scent of Norway spruce and Scots pine to the lone figure making his solitary way down the mountain toward the village below. Dracula loved the night above all other times. He felt that darkness possessed a certain serenity not to be found during the daylight hours. A peace of mind that was lacking beneath the sun’s fierce rays. He drew strength from the night and preferred the solitude of his castle to the cacophony of human life. Of course, his predilection for human blood demanded that he exercise extreme caution in its acquisition, especially so close to home. Unfortunately,

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