Terror Returned, part 2
Date: 3/12/98
From: barnster
When Maggie closed her eyes, he gently tilted her head, so that her throat was exposed. He
slipped an arm around her waist, and with the other, caressed her exposed throat.
His need was stronger now, more urgent. But still he would not succumb. He watched with
fascination at the area where her pulse beat a regular tattoo.
Another tremor gripped him. When it had passed, he bent his head forward. "Forgive me!" he
whispered hoarsely.
"Always. I love you, Barnabas." replied Maggie. But her voice seemed so far away.
His lips fastened onto her throat, and Maggie let out a gasp. Barnabas snapped his head up, and
looked at her with concern. Though his need was great, his concern for her was greater. He
stared at her, dreading what he might see in her face.
Through the blood-rage that gripped him, he saw that her face was as devoid of fear as that of a
marble pillar. His eyes flickered to her neck, and felt disgust as his mouth watered at the sight of
the blood that now marred the once virgin flesh. Unable to control his hunger, he bent his head,
and bit into the soft , tender flesh.
At the touch of his fangs biting into her throat, Maggie gasped again, but this time, Barnabas
didn't lift his head up. Her grip tightened on his arm, and then relaxed again, as she lost
consciousness......
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