You got used to stuff like that when you worked in the Cirque Du Freak. Cormac chuckled and wriggled the new fingers that were growing out of his hand. Then, winking at the girls, he put the middle three fingers of his right hand between his teeth and bit them off. He was stretching his arms and legs, rolling his neck around, loosening his muscles. And in time I put my human fears behind me and became a true creature of the night.Ī couple of girls stood watching Cormac Limbs with serious expressions. Crepsley taught me how to hunt and drink without being caught how to take just enough blood to survive how to hide my vampire identity when mixing with others. I accepted my role as a vampire's assistant and learned to make the best of it. I didn't enjoy it - the following few weeks were horrible, and I was plagued by nightmares - but after that first blood-red drink there could be no going back. Eventually I did, to save the memories of a dying friend (vampires can store a person's memories if they drain all their blood). Drinking blood was harder, and for a long time I wouldn't do it. Crepsley - the vampire - forced me to become his assistant, and I joined a circus full of weird performers called the Cirque Du Freak.Īdapting was hard. I used to be human, until I stole a vampire's spider. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. Visit our Web site at The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.
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