Betrayal of the Blood
Posted: 08 Feb 2018, 03:11
Varo Ricci wasn’t one of the Quartermaine’s that Alexandrea knew very well. He was one of Kane’s childer, and Kane’s sire was Ripper so Alex didn’t feel the need to pry into what was going on with any of three of them very often. She smiled and waved when she saw Varo around, exchanged pleasantries when the occasion arose, and offered help when appropriate. For the most part, that is.
Awhile back, Razzlynn had given Alex the nickname of ‘Mama Bear.’ And the moniker fit Alex rather well. The usually gentle Allurist could turn violent at the drop of a hat if she felt any of her family were being mistreated… and there just wasn’t any possible justification for how just plain nosy the blonde could be when it came to her family and what she viewed as their best welfare. Their best welfare in Alexandrea’s opinion, that is.
But as Varo had become one of Alex’s regular customers at the QCC over the last year, passing through the shop a couple of times a week on average, Alexandrea had grown accustomed to seeing the younger vampire around. It was early February when Alex first noticed a change in him. And whatever it was, it made the hair on her arms stand up.
She began to watch him more closely, knowing that something was going on with him but as he hadn’t said anything about it… she didn’t approach him outright, only peeking at him with her mind’s eye every now and then to try and see what might be causing the odd ‘vibes’ for lack of a better word.
And then it happened.
Alex was busy at one of the workbenches in her shop when she felt rather than heard a customer coming in and turned to see if it was someone she knew. The ‘vibe’ was human but the scent was familiar so when her eyes recognised Varo, the Allurist was rendered speechless. She could hear a heartbeat, for crying out loud! An actual human type heartbeat, coming out of one of her own family! Her nostrils flared as she tested his scent and a low growl, too low for human ears, started deep in her throat. What was going on here????
Varo went on about his business and Alex let him, too shocked to confront him at the time. After he had gone, she watched over the security footage from her security cameras a hundred times, unable to believe what her eyes had seen. Varo… was HUMAN. She didn’t know what to think. Had someone done this to him against his will? Had he actually sought out to do this monstrous thing to himself? The blonde had nothing against humans, mind you. She had used to be one herself and as they say, some of her best friends were humans. But to go back from being a vampire to a measly human! Why would anyone in their right mind want to do that?
Her hands were shaking too much to type, so she used her Technokinesis to email Varo. And his sire Kane Lynch. And his Grandsire, Ripper. She was going to get to the bottom of this one way or another.
Awhile back, Razzlynn had given Alex the nickname of ‘Mama Bear.’ And the moniker fit Alex rather well. The usually gentle Allurist could turn violent at the drop of a hat if she felt any of her family were being mistreated… and there just wasn’t any possible justification for how just plain nosy the blonde could be when it came to her family and what she viewed as their best welfare. Their best welfare in Alexandrea’s opinion, that is.
But as Varo had become one of Alex’s regular customers at the QCC over the last year, passing through the shop a couple of times a week on average, Alexandrea had grown accustomed to seeing the younger vampire around. It was early February when Alex first noticed a change in him. And whatever it was, it made the hair on her arms stand up.
She began to watch him more closely, knowing that something was going on with him but as he hadn’t said anything about it… she didn’t approach him outright, only peeking at him with her mind’s eye every now and then to try and see what might be causing the odd ‘vibes’ for lack of a better word.
And then it happened.
Alex was busy at one of the workbenches in her shop when she felt rather than heard a customer coming in and turned to see if it was someone she knew. The ‘vibe’ was human but the scent was familiar so when her eyes recognised Varo, the Allurist was rendered speechless. She could hear a heartbeat, for crying out loud! An actual human type heartbeat, coming out of one of her own family! Her nostrils flared as she tested his scent and a low growl, too low for human ears, started deep in her throat. What was going on here????
Varo went on about his business and Alex let him, too shocked to confront him at the time. After he had gone, she watched over the security footage from her security cameras a hundred times, unable to believe what her eyes had seen. Varo… was HUMAN. She didn’t know what to think. Had someone done this to him against his will? Had he actually sought out to do this monstrous thing to himself? The blonde had nothing against humans, mind you. She had used to be one herself and as they say, some of her best friends were humans. But to go back from being a vampire to a measly human! Why would anyone in their right mind want to do that?
Her hands were shaking too much to type, so she used her Technokinesis to email Varo. And his sire Kane Lynch. And his Grandsire, Ripper. She was going to get to the bottom of this one way or another.