The Van Helsing Conjecture – Excerpt No. 106

Ma chère, it was a pleasure to see such a delectable specimen smile.”

Clara took a half step, leading them to fall out of sync. Evelyn looked up, and saw those glassy eyes. She pulled down her scarf and with a hop kissed Clara on the cheek. The jolt of cold from those lips shocked her out of her trance.

“I only have eyes for you,” Evelyn said. “Being an artist, I can still see the… potential in others…”

“I’m sorry,” Clara confessed. “I was being—(selfish.)”

“Human?” Evelyn countered. “Yes you were. I felt the same when you went hunting with Julia.”

“Really? You?”

Two brunettes of European descent out in the cobbled city snow-covered streets at midnight in the dead of winter. Both are wearing long jackets, one appears hesitant, glassy eyed, the other hops being shorter has to hop up to give the other a kiss.

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.



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