The Van Helsing Conjecture – Excerpt No. 89

8 December 2024

Curious, Clara turned around as a red sun set over the city. The big red ball was just hovering over the mountain, with the distinctive cross forming a silhouette against the sun… It won’t be long now…

The first time Clara came here she froze at the sight of Evelyn walking by an open window with the sun facing her. It turned out that the windows were an array of monitors. While those inside showed what the cameras picked up, those facing out created the impression these were regular hotel rooms.

a dramatic, high-contrast, cinematic photograph of a mysterious Vampire, with raven-black hair styled in loose, flowing waves, piercing emerald green eyes, and a statuesque figure dressed in a sleek, high-fashion, black evening gown with a daring thigh-high slit, strutting confidently past a row of floor-to-ceiling windows, revealing a breathtaking view of the sun rising over the Montreal skyline as viewed from the top floor of a sleek, modern office tower, with the warm golden light of dawn casting a flattering glow on the subject's porcelain skin, and the cityscape below a blur of dark blues and grays, photography.

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