Chapter 5
Innocence of a Child
Standing in the middle of the bar, I slowly came full circle, inspecting my new home-sweet-home. Dusty tables, the smell of mold, empty liquor shelves, broken stools, the list continued endlessly.
I should be used to challenges in my life. Uninterrupted battles with bloodthirsty vampires weren’t a piece of cake. Though I ravished in triumph every time, I walked away alive. I might be immortal, but I was not invincible. I expected my death to be a violent one. Live by the sword, die by the sword. In my case, it’d be a stake.
My first vampire kill, I was merely a child. I knew my purpose was extraordinary, but I had no idea exactly why until that momentous night.
A fight to the end. Failure was no option.
At the time, I lived in New Orleans under the care
