Those who know me, know of my need to feed from the darker elements of the human psyche, those aspects that everybody has but few embrace.

This is a continuation of an original story I wrote sometime ago, though I did have a very special collaborator. The original story charts the first encounter between a vampire hunter of note, Kassandra Harker and a feared and powerful vampire; Helena Bathory, a descendant of the legend and who for many decades had found peace and sanctuary deep in the heart of England

The shadowy organisation fronted by Reynard had at last tracked down the location of Helena and sent his best hunter, Kassandra, to claim his organisations greatest prize. But Kassie was greatly troubled by her past and her families heritage… a trait that would lead her to eventually question exactly what it was she needed out of ‘life’

Their first encounter was a civilised affair… but the atmosphere that coursed through them belied some deeper need… something that echoed from them both. The attraction between them slowly became more tangible and in the end Kassie turned her back on the pain and the expectations of her bloodline and fully embraced what Helena offered… an existence beyond the realms of mortality, to experience history first hand…and to forever be by her side as her equal, her lover…

Through the course of the initial story it became clear that Reynard had betrayed Kassandra, but as to the level of that betrayal and its reasoning were never revealed…until now…