Vampire's Bliss

The snow fell on the ground which was already covered in snow in a dark forest. The air was incredibly cold and no human in their right mind would come out without completely masking their body with cold-resistant clothes.

Katherine lay unmoving, her back facing the tree trunk while her entire body was tied with strong ropes, glued to the tree. Her head was hanging to the side, when her eyes suddenly blinked open.

'So cold, did I fall asleep outside in the cold?' was the first question that popped into her head. She intended to bring her hand forward to rub her eyes as her vision was still blurry.

But for some kind of reason an invisible barrier was restraining her hands, making her let out an annoyed grunt.

"Oh! Great, she's finally awake!" A man in his fifties nearby exclaimed, informing his acquaintance who was standing not too far.

"Shit man! I thought I was going to freeze fresh cold, I knew it, this bitch was pretending all along," the man added, kneeling on one knee so he could match Katie's height where she was tied down.

Katie looked confused, as her vision got clearer she saw who it was, her nightmare. Her heart almost leaped out of her chest as her breathing became shallower. Her body began trembling as she tried struggling only to feel a sharp pain on her face. The man in front of her had slapped her as the pain traveled under her skin. The impact of the slap was enough to shift her face to the side.

"What do you think you're doing? Don't tell me you'll be celebrating Christmas with your family happily when you haven't paid me my money!" He barked.

Katie bit her bottom lip, swallowing the cry that threatened to come out.

The man in front of her was a woman trafficker and her mother had borrowed money from him when she was in need. She committed suicide and Katie could tell it was because of how this man traumatized her. The man whose name was Kevin was now after her.

After high school she had done all she could just to pay up but to no avail, it was five million dollars. How the hell would she pay such money?

Blood oozed out from the corner of her cracked lips as she parted them to speak.

"I am working on it, it'll take time," she tried talking it out in a pleading tone. She always wondered why her mother would borrow money from someone like this instead of taking a legal loan from the bank!

"You dare speak?" The man behind them barked. He was holding a baseball bat in his hand.

"We need the money now!!"

His words sent chills down Katie's spine.

"What do you suggest I do? I am trying my best to pay up!" she let out a cry. Hot tears rolled down her cheeks as more tears welled up.

He placed one hand above her head and whispered.

"Try harder," the man patted her head with his other free hand. "I do know a place where you can make quick money to pay us back!" The man looked into her brown eyes while her body shook uncontrollably.

"You give men what they want and they give you what you want."

'What else can they think?' thought Katie to herself. Ever since her mother passed, she had always had to face these monsters.

"I can't do that!" She was frank with her words, making it clear to both men that she wasn't interested. She might as well kill herself just like her mother.

The man glared at her, his head was bald with no hair on it, but today Katie noticed he was wearing a cap because of the cold.

Katie was wearing a light blue top and a short jean skirt revealing her lower body skin.

"Is that so?" asked the man as he ungloved one of his hands, placing it on her thigh to make her glare at him.

"I assure you, you'd make quick money, unless you deliberately don't want to pay your debts."

His fingers made their way into her short skirt.

"Or I'll kill you, taking your entire organs and sell them to make money!" This made Katie's heart sink, and she saw the man stand up.

"Teach her a lesson." The other man stepped toward her with the baseball bat in his hand.

Katie's eyes widened as she saw him raise it up, he started slamming it on her body and despite her screams the man didn't stop until she fell unconscious, completely drenched in her own blood.

…

Vincent was busy walking through the woods enjoying the cold and the sight of the snow. Every step he took left his footprint behind, making a deep frown on his face. He couldn't believe that his life had gotten this lonely and boring.

Vincent wore a cloak that hid his entire body, not because he was cold, but because he wouldn't want anyone to see who he was. Suddenly, he felt his claws elongating and his fangs threatening to come out. His enchanting gray eyes turning bloodshot.

'Damn! It's five hours already? How could the time move so fast?'

He cursed, he needed to drink blood and anytime his pain came his thirst for blood intensified times five and he hated it. His sense of smell for blood also got sharper during this process. He already figured that the humans were indoors because of the excessive cold, busy planning for the big day tomorrow. He grit his teeth, he hated this pain and wondered when it would ever end. Falling to his knees he clutched his chest that felt like burning lava.

"I hate my life," he muttered to himself. He had to bear this thing for one full hour before it stopped! Ridiculous! This had happened to him thousands of times but he would never get used to this pain.

Suddenly, in the middle of this excruciating pain his nose started catching the scent of human blood from a distance, making his eyes light up. Not wanting to waste much time he used his vampiric speed to arrive at the spot within seconds.

He saw a girl who was tied to a tree, it looked like she had just been tortured. He didn't care he just wanted blood. Not that blood could stop his pain but at least it gave him pleasure. Vincent lashed forward, uncovering his cloak hood ready to sink his fangs into her skin. He could hear her heart beating so he knew she was still alive.

One of his hands placed on her forehead, his eyes targeting her neck but the moment his skin came in contact with hers his pain vanished instantly, making him gasp in wonderment.

At the same time Katie opened her eyes to see a man kneeling in front of her. Her vision was blurry but she could tell it was a man even in the dark because of his huge frame.

"Please help me!" Her creaky voice begged.