I did feel different. Something was deeply wrong within me. It was as if a deep cold was spreading through me, stealing away the warmth of my human soul.
“I’m afraid,” I said.
“Glynis!”
I felt May crawling nearer to me.
His blood is in you now. It is already spreading through you, changing you? Don’t you feel it?
“Yes, yes. ” Misery filled my voice.
I felt May clutch my skirt. “Glynis, who are you speaking to? You are frightening me!”
Her cries of terror seemed to be fading as my blood roared in my veins. I was changing. I was dangerous. Bending down, I gripped her arms tightly.
“May, you must hide! Hide now!”
“Glynis, please!”
“I love you, May, but hide! Now!”
“Glynis!”
She is for us. The voice was soft in my mind, but firm, hungry.
I was hungry, and May smelled sweet and delicious.
“May! Crawl away and hide! Please!” I shoved her away from me, turning back to the Bride.
You must join us and feast.
“I would rather die,” I answered.
May was screaming and crying incoherently, seeking me out in the darkness. I could not stand the sound of her cries and tears slipped down my cheeks. The blond vampire's eyes softened and, suddenly, her grasp on my hand tightened. She slid effortlessly into the trunk and pulled me down with her. The lid shut with a loud boom as the vampire wrapped her arms tightly around me.
“The night has come,” she whispered in my ear. “Our sisters awaken. ”
May found the trunk and beat at it with her hands. “Glynis, Glynis, Glynis, please come out! Where am I to hide? Why am I hiding? Glynis, Glynis! Let me hide with you!”
I reached out to shove the lid upwards, but I was restrained by the vampire.
“You cannot save her, my darling child. You are too weak to defend her against Ariana and Elina. Listen. They are rising. ”
I could hear the sound of the lids being shoved open with loud thundering clashes. May began to scream in terror and beat on the lid of the coffin.
“Glynis! Glynis!”
The soft murmuring voices of the other two Brides wafted through the darkness as May pounded on the lid of the trunk.
I struggled to free myself, to lift the lid to defend my sister, but I was too weak and the vampire held me firmly
“May, May, hide! May!”
May’s terrified screams echoed through the room. I could hear the rustling movements of the other two vampires and knew they were coming for my sister. I could taste May’s fear and it was delicious.
I wept.
“Hide, May, hide!”