Man at War – Excerpt No. 111

30 December 2025

Her mind had yet to fully grasp the connotations. Drusilla coveted power, so it seemed out of character to have any allies that were so young.

“Drusilla usually uses her recruits as fodder,” Evelyn said.

“I know,” Grace said. “They did mention one other detail.”

Evelyn was beginning to understand why propaganda posters reminded people to keep quiet. ‘Careless talk costs lives,’ in this case it worked in their favour.

“Which is?” Evelyn asked.

“The sister’s a hunter…”

a cinematic photograph of a determined woman in a long, dark blue military nurse uniform with a white apron and cap, chasing a menacing vampire through a dimly lit hospital ward with wooden beds and medical equipment, set in 1915 Canada at nighttime, with the nurse's facial features contorted in a mix of fear and bravery, and the vampire's eyes glowing in the dark, captured in a dramatic and intense photography style with deep shadows and muted colors, including shades of indigo, grey, and beige, with the nurse's skin tone appearing pale and the vampire's skin deathly pale, and the hospital ward's windows reflecting the faint light of the nighttime sky.

Disclaimer: This novel is an work in progress and readers may encounter grammatical errors and inconsistencies. Please view this a draft and not a published work.