I love writing villains.  There I said it.  It’s a creepy and unique experience getting into the mind of someone bad and sometimes truly evil.  Sometimes you discover they aren’t as bad as you thought they were and sometimes they are far worse.

In my first vampire story, Awaken, the villain is not the creepiest I have ever done but this novella was so much fun to write and is still one of my favorites.  I hope to write more southern vampires one day soon, I have a whole series planned out for them. In the meantime check out this excerpt.

Caleb tunneled his fingers through his hair in frustration. He’d ridden the roads of the town for hours now attempting to locate Russell and the trouble he continued to sense. All for nothing. He was no closer to finding him or any of his potential minions. Watching the clock, he knew he didn’t have long before Abby’s shift ended. No way would he let her leave there unguarded with Russell somewhere in the city, so he turned his motorcycle back and headed in the direction of the bar.

Leaving his bike about a block away from the building, he decided to approach on foot and in the shadows. The wind kicked up, and Caleb stiffened in alert. He scented his cousin on the breeze. But more than that, he detected the distinct aroma of blood. To humans, blood took on a scent like copper. But to vampires, blood was sweet, a little like honey. Different with every person, but sweet all the same.

To his relief, what he identified was not human. Blood of a vampire was on the wind. What the hell? He picked up the pace, going behind the building in time to see a shadowy figure stab another in the neck. He ran to the two men, delivering a sidekick to the abdomen of the attacker. The figure stumbled back in surprise as Caleb went after him again.

“What the fuck is wrong with you, Russ? What are you doing here?”

Russell charged at him, his fist plowing into his face, slamming against the bone in his cheek, ripping the skin open from cheekbone to lip. Caleb flew back, slamming into the building wall, momentarily dazed. Russell took advantage of his delay by grabbing his shoulders and hurtling him toward the wooded area behind the bar.

Caleb smashed into a tree, knocking his head hard on a low lying limb. He bounced forward, landing face first in the dirt. Breathing through the shocking pain, he spit blood onto the ground. Fury sped through him, fueling him beyond the pain of injury. Baring his fangs on a throaty growl, he sprang back into action. He raced around the corner of the building to find the parking lot….

Empty? What the fuck? He twisted left and right, scanning for Russell. Nothing. He kicked the trash can standing next to him, cursing his failure, when he remembered the other vampire. Twisting to the right, he bolted behind the low wall next to the back entrance of the building. Shit. The male vampire lay in a bloody heap by the door where he’d been thrown after being ripped at the neck and staked. The sounds of his last breaths gurgled from his torn throat. He was too late.

What a fucking mess. Now he would once again have to work cover up for his cousin. This kind of shit sucks, he thought as he rolled the dying vampire over and—

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