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I stared into Lilith&039;s face "What have you done to me?"

"I havewhat she was, yet refusing to acknowledge it; knowing, in the very depths of , that my soul was damned

"What are you?"

Amusement flared in her eyes "What do you think I am?"

"I don&039;t know"

"You know"

I shook my head "It&039;s not possible"

"We are known by er, upiry Vampyr, Vampyre" She smiled "Vampire, Alesandro, that is what I am That is what you are"

"No" I stared at her, the ehtmare I had ever known, every fear that had tormented me Vampire The undead

"Go outside," she said curtly "Empty yourself of bodily fluids Then co around me, I did as I was told I kneinter, that the air was cold, but I felt nothing at all

She was sitting on the edge of the bed when I returned "When you wake tolanced at the"It is alaze The as covered with a heavy green dahtest day Hoondered, how did she knoas approaching?

"You may spend the day here, with me," she said "Tomorrow you ust when I said nothing, only continued to stand there, staring at her "Co h a narrow door, up a short flight of stairs, into a small less room that was empty save for an ornate casket set upon a raised platfor my hand, she cli a lining of deep green satin

And then she held out her hand "Come, Alesandro The dawn approaches"

I stared at her hand in horror "No"

"What&039;s the matter?" she asked disdainfully "Surely you&039;re not afraid of this box?"

I shook my head, too ashah I must confess I was loathe to climb into it What I feared was the darkness inside