Vampire Friday o8.o3.18

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We continue on where we left off the last time.

Reed

"Bring him in." Reed said to his men. Before Karlea could blink, two of Reed's men dragged in a man with a sack over his head. His clothes were dirty and his shirt was soaked in blood. As the men held him in one place, his body was clearly trembling. A third man of Reed's went to remove the sack, Karlea already knew who it was.
"Danny." She said, as his eyes tried to adjust to the light. 
He looked weak and almost dead. His skin was so pale. He was dripping sweat and shaking like he was cold at the same time. 
"He claims that you have what he stole from me." Reed said as he faced her.
"I don't have it. He said he broke into my apartment and hid it. Then he ransacked it the other day."
Reed yanked her closer to him. He felt her heavy breath on his chest, she was scared. He lifted her chin up, so she was looking him in the eyes.
"I apologize if this hurts a bit." He said before forcing his way into her memories. Karlea screamed.
"Can you feel me?" Reed asked.
"Yes." She whispered.
Reed searched her memories of Danny, it only took seconds to know everything about their relationship; when they met, the good times, the bad when everything started to fall apart, the abuse, and the piece he really wanted to know.
"You are telling the truth." He stated. 
Before he let Karlea's mind go, he quickly read all of her life's memories from when she was little up until this very moment. He left her. Karlea couldn't help but rest her head against his chest when he was done.
"It would have been a tragedy to have to kill you." He said to her.
He went over to Danny. 
"That means you've been lying. You're so fucking gone, you believe your own lies. Although, I have to thank you because without those lies, I would have never been brought to her."
Danny suddenly came to life, as if someone had turned a switch on somewhere. He started laughing hysterically as if he was out of his mind. 
"She don't have it. Luna gave it to someone, I dunno who."
Karlea watched as Reed's eyes turned red. He grabbed Danny by the shirt collar and pulled him forward. 
Danny's hysterical laugh mixed with pain as Reed tried to read his thoughts. Reed quickly let go and let Danny fall to the ground, still laughing. Reed walked past one of his men, taking something from him. 
He walked over to where Matt was on the ground, "This is for the mess."
Reed threw the stack of money he was holding, landing it perfectly on the bar. He went back in between Karlea and Danny, who had been retrieved from the floor, still laughing and being held again by Reed's men.
"This should make her happy after everything you put her through." Reed said, looking at Karlea, his eyes changing to black.  He faced Danny, who just kept on laughing.
Karlea screamed as she watched Reed punch his fist through Danny's chest and rip out his heart. Danny's blood poured out and started to cover the floor, his laugh silenced. Reed's fangs pierced Danny's heart as he drank the blood within it. 
Karlea sobbed, the club starting to spin around on her.
Reed pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth of the blood. His dress shirt covered in blood as well.
"You can come out, Vaughn, I know you're trying to sneak in." Reed called towards the front doorway, "I can always sense you, Vaughn."
Vaughn appeared from around the corner.
"Always so good to see you again." Vaughn said so plainly, meaning the exact opposite of what he had just said. He took stock of where Jake was and the situation, adding "And killing people as always."

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~Siren X