The Bite

Ye Rin sat beside the unconscious man, breathing hard, her hands stained with blood. Her coat clung to her skin, damp and cold. The air felt heavier now, colder—almost unnatural.

She reached out with shaking fingers and gently touched his face. Her hand was shaking, her body was weak, strangely something roll down his pocket a strange stone glowing she picked the stone and put it back in his pocket and thought it was his belongings. His skin was cold, too cold for someone still alive. His lips had lost their color, and the gash on his forehead kept bleeding, staining the grass beneath him.

Ye Rin’s hand trembled as she brushed strands of hair from his face. “What happened to you…?”

But as her fingers lingered, a strange sensation crept over her. Her heart raced faster. Fear began to rise again. Something was wrong—very wrong.

She looked around desperately. The road was still deserted. No cars. No lights. Not even the sound of wind. Just stillness. Complete, unnatural stillness.

“Why is no one passing by…?” she whispered. “It’s not even one in the morning…”

She glanced at the man again, pressing her fingers to the side of his neck to feel for a pulse.

Nothing.

Her breath hitched. “There’s no heartbeat…”

She crawled back slightly, horror spreading across her face. “Is he… dead?”

The wind suddenly picked up. A soft breeze brushed her cheek, but it carried with it something she couldn’t explain—an unseen presence, like the darkness itself was watching.

Then—

His hand twitched.

Ye Rin froze, staring at him with wide eyes.

His fingers curled slightly… then more. His chest rose with a sharp, sudden breath. Slowly, unnaturally, the man turned his head toward her.

And then… his eyes opened.

Not the eyes of an injured man. Not even human.

Crimson.

Glowing, inhuman crimson.

Ye Rin’s breath caught in her throat. She couldn’t move. Couldn’t scream. All she could do was stare as the man—who should have been dead—locked eyes with her.

Before she could react, he lunged.

His hand gripped her wrist, pinning her down as he tilted her head back. She gasped, struggling, kicking, trying to break free. “W-Wait—stop! What are you doing?!”

But it was too late.

His mouth met her neck, and pain exploded across her body as his sharp fangs pierced her skin.

Ye Rin screamed, her voice echoing into the empty night. Her body jerked as she tried to push him away, but his grip was like iron. She felt his mouth drinking, pulling the warmth from her veins.

Her vision blurred.

Her limbs weakened.

Everything around her spun like a dream turned nightmare.

“Stop…” she whispered, her voice barely audible now.

The pain faded into numbness. Her arms dropped to her sides. Her eyes fluttered open, wide in disbelief, before slowly falling shut.

And then—darkness.

Her body collapsed to the cold grass beside the wrecked car, motionless.

And the man who drank from her… now fully awake… stood tall under the moonlight, wiping the blood from his lips, his crimson eyes gleaming.

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