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leaders set out on a
daring plan, to acquire a sample of the vampires’ blood.
    And Abigail made a decision, as she
grew of age in Minnesota. She realized she could help her people in a different
way. She chose not to return to them, to keep herself hidden, so she would be a
difficult target for the vampires to track. And she devoted herself to her
studies.
    Languages came easy to her, she was
fluent in almost all of them, from being born into different parts of the
world. Math, History and Geography were all simple, as she had absorbed
knowledge of this nonsense before. Abigail knew how to get top grades, yet not
do so well she would drawn attention to herself.
    Though science had never been her
favorite subject, Abigail forced herself to get a degree in Biology, and then a
Masters and P.H.D. She finally settled on a teaching position at just the right
university, where a professor was doing pioneering research in cell
replication. Abigail worked her way into his good graces, and found a position
on his team. And though she might not have been the smartest of his students,
he was impressed with her dedication, and the long hours she would put into
aiding his research, well beyond any interest in her personal life.
    Professor Lawton wasn’t of the
Luminos, which was almost too bad. But Abigail would take his research into her
next life, even if it didn’t pan out. But the Professor had been even more
brilliant than she had hoped. It almost seemed like destiny that she had found
him, because she thought he had finally created a weapon that would help them
to defeat the vampires, forever.
    She knew that her people had never
been able to garner more than a few drops of their enemies’ blood, but perhaps
with Professor Lawton’s research, they could replicate the samples they had.
    It wouldn’t be hard to find them
again, if she left tonight. She could go to one of the major cities, New York
or Los Angeles, London. Abigail knew the signs to look for. It would be fun to
see them, friends she had made over lifetimes. Perhaps she could enjoy some of
the money she had managed to accumulate over the centuries, or experience the
passion she had denied herself in this life. Even though this body was older
now, she might find a few of her lovers who wouldn’t care, who would only remember
the moments of ecstasy they had once shared. And perhaps she could help the
scientists of the Luminos to use the research Professor Lawton had given them
to extract the ultimate revenge.
    And then in a flash, everything
changed, and her world was thrown into danger. She heard it, a small creak of
the floorboards behind her. And very casually, she reached into her pocket, and
put her thumb on the button of the trigger.
    Abigail turned, feigning a sudden
fear.
    And there he stood in front of her,
smiling cheerfully as you would with an old friend, which they were, in a
sense. And it was unnerving, knowing his bright white teeth could pop out into
fangs at any moment.
    The man who stood in her living
room was handsome, stunningly so, with jet-black hair and deep green eyes that
were dark, yet managed to sparkle. And he had the kind of masculine frame that
could set a woman’s heart pumping. They had only met once, but she immediately
recognized him. His name was Adam, and he was Enemy Number One among their people,
the vampire who was most skilled in hunting them down. And, of course, there
were the other rumors of his even more unbelievable past.
    “I’m sorry. It’s rude of me to
interrupt you while you’re enjoying your wine,” he said.
    Which was kind, in a sense. He had
no idea how hard she had worked to earn that bottle.
    Abigail tightened her grip on the
trigger. Hopefully, he would think it was a knife she was fingering, to use
against him.
    “How did you find me? May I ask?”
    “It was a few years ago in New
York, when you were attending a conference, a chance thing. You passed by on
the street, and I noticed your mind was hard to