Dear readers, welcome to my contribution to Holly Strange' ninth annual Vampires Day Soiree, which is an event held each and every February 14th as an alternative to the mainstream's Valentine's Day. And why not? Those of us into vampire lore and legend understand that these blood-drinking creatures can be...shall we say, quite sensuous when the situation calls for it?
Today's offering is somewhat different from my usual fare. Instead of posting an excerpt from a story, as I usually do, I am providing a piece of flash fiction for your enjoyment--in full! The piece first appeared on a Facebook page called The Gothic Library, which was maintained and participation solicited by a young lady named Mindy Leah. To the best of my knowledge, the page no longer exists. Still, the piece is mine and will appear in my next published book. For today though, I offer you Liliana, and it appears below.
Liliana stared at the man lying below her with contempt. Once a high
government official and decision maker, he had been reduced to a
sobbing, groveling, pleading shadow of what he had once been.
It had been easy for her to cross the border, unlike most of the
people from her land. After all, no one would even notice a bat
traversing what the people called la frontera under the cover of
darkness. It had been equally easy to lure her victim out of his
place of safety. She knew that no man could resist her charms, so she
had simply enchanted him that night as he returned home. Then, she
drove him to the secret place that she kept reserved for creatures
such as him.
"Voy a matarte," she said quietly, seductively. "I'm
going to kill you. "The only question is how."
The man looked up at her pleadingly. "No, please no! I'll do
anything you want. I have plenty of money. You can have it. Just
please don't harm me?”
“Ha! You plead for mercy after harming so many children? You want
me to spare you after you ripped them from their families and placed
them out in the hot desert sun to suffer? You never considered that
some of we Hispanas might belong to the order of Dracul, the House of
the Dragon. You and your arrogance! I despise you.”
As Liliana continued gazing down at him she considered the
possibilities. Oh yes, she thought to herself, I will have
the pleasure of drinking his blood. But I want to have a little fun
first. Hmm….I could mercilessly tease and frustrate him with my
feminine charms. That would be most enjoyable. Then again, I could
invoke the powers of the Dragon, and slowly burn the flesh off this
pitiful creature. Nada es imposible.
“Vas a sufrir,” she told him as he stared up at her without
understanding. “¡Vas a sufrir mucho!”
Liliana lit a cigarette and blew the first puff of smoke into his
face. She gazed down at him with a seductive smile while extending
her free hand to stroke his face slowly, sensually.
“First I will finish my cigarette,” she informed him without
breaking her smile. “Then my fun will begin. Once thing is certain,
amigo, voy a matarte.”
in order to see what things vampire others have contributed. If you don't see Holly's post for the event, just scroll down a bit. As always, I'd like to thank Ms. Holly for hosting this event.
