Author's note: although this is the beginning of a new, stand-alone series, it is based on events from my previous story, "The Prey."
Chapter 1: Quinn and Vanessa
Biff could scarcely believe his luck. Here he was, walking out of the bar with not one, but two beautiful young women on his arms! They were both a bit too Goth for his taste, with their jet black hair and dresses and lipstick, but they were still sexy as hell. Vanessa, taller and thinner, was hanging on his left arm, and Quinn, shorter and plumper, on his right. Together, they all walked down the side street, with Biff stumbling slightly from the effects of his drinks.
"How far did you guys say you live from here?" he asked, looking back and forth at his two conquests.
"Not far," said Vanessa, holding him up by his elbow. "It's right down this way." She guided them all into an alley. The slightest traces of streetlight filtered in, casting long shadows on the brick walls and the dumpsters.
"Wait," said Quinn. "I want a taste of you before we go any further." She whirled Biff around into her arms, and tilted her head back, mouth parted, for a kiss.
Biff planted his mouth on hers eagerly. Her lips were cool, but her tongue was hot as it snaked into his mouth. They sucked noisily at each other. Biff could feel the press of her large, soft breasts against his chest as his tongue explored the secret caverns of her mouth.
"Hey, I want some too," said Vanessa, and wrapped her arms around Biff's waist from behind. She began nibbling wetly on the back of his neck and his ear, her body pressed up against his spine.
Biff was in heaven. Not only was he sandwiched between these two beautiful, sexy women, with Quinn's breasts mashed into his ribcage, but he could feel Vanessa's hands wrap around his hips and begin to massage his crotch. His erection swelled within his trousers and his head swirled. His hips began to buck involuntarily. He raised one hand to fondle Quinn's left breast, and pressed his growing hard-on against her abdomen, hoping she would notice it.
After several moments, Quinn drew her mouth back a fraction of an inch from his. "I think we've got him all excited, Nessy," she said softly.
"Yes, darling," Vanessa replied, her mouth nuzzling the nape of his neck. "His heart is pounding quite loudly. Now!"
Biff opened his eyes in surprise at Vanessa's raised voice. Quinn's mouth had sprouted two sets of long, bone-white fangs, and the pupils of her eyes had morphed into vertical slits. She stared at him briefly, a crazed look on her face, and then sank her teeth into his jugular vein. Yanking her head sideways, she ripped out a great chunk of flesh from his throat.
Vanessa, her own fangs now deployed, bit savagely into Biff's cervical vertebrae, instantly severing his spinal cord before he could even scream. Then she turned his limp head in her hands, and bit into his other jugular. Both women sucked and swallowed noisily as Biff's heart, pumping on pure instinct, continued to propel his blood into their throats in strong, swift spurts.
When they had drunk their fill, they dropped the lifeless corpse to the stones of the alley. They stood there, hands on knees, panting in their blood-lust, gore dripping down their chins. They stared at each other with their bloodshot eyes and pupils like vertical slits. Finally, Quinn leapt into Vanessa's arms and mashed her blood-soaked mouth into hers. They kissed messily, snowballing the final drops of blood back and forth between their mouths and embracing lustfully.
"He was a good kisser," Quinn said, between gasps. "And now I'm all horned up. Just wait till I get you back home." Vanessa just held her tighter and kissed her back all the harder.
"It will have to wait until after the Council," Vanessa replied. "Lenore wants everyone at the meeting room at midnight." She glanced at the rising moon. "We'd better get going."
They cleaned each others' mouths and faces with their tongues, swallowed the remaining drops of blood and chunks of gore, and then stalked silently into the night, hand in hand.
Chapter 2: Ruthven Manor
Ruthven Manor sat on the edge of town, on many acres of land. Its towers and parapets, balconies and balustrades, and impressive lawns and hedges made it sufficiently imposing that it was rarely disturbed by the townsfolk. Lady Ruthven, ancient and venerable, was well known and well respected among the humans. None of the locals knew that she was a vampire. The lady vampires found it convenient to have one of their own who was capable of existing in human society when necessary. And they found Lady Ruthven's sprawling mansion a convenient headquarters for their coven.
At midnight, all of the members of the coven had converged in the basement meeting hall of Ruthven Manor, as commanded by Lenore, their queen. They milled about, gossiping amongst themselves, waiting for the meeting to be called to order.
At the stroke of twelve, Queen Lenore stood and cleared her throat. She approached the podium at the front of the room. Silence fell. The thirty-odd assembled vampires of the coven fell silent, and all eyes were upon her.
Lenore was the most ancient vampire of the coven. None could remember how old she was. Even Lenore herself was no longer sure. She was tall and dark, with long, lithe limbs, and deep hollow cheeks. Her fangs, when deployed, were longer and sharper than any others of her kind. Her eyes alone could drain the will of a lesser vampire, and could drink the very life out of a mortal. All the members of the coven loved her, and feared her.
"Friends, Ladies, Lovers; thank you for coming," Lenore announced to the group. "I do not request your presence lightly. We have a problem." She glanced about the room.
A murmur ran through the assemblage. Lenore let it run its course before she continued.
"One of our own has been killed," she said. The murmur began again, louder and more urgent. Lenore again waited patiently for it to subside.
"You all know our sister Raven. Her lifeless body was discovered last night in a churchyard. It was completely eviscerated."
Again, the wave of murmurs in the crowd. Someone yelled, "Was it the sun? Was she out after daybreak?"
"No," said Lenore firmly. "She was not desiccated; she was eviscerated. Her flesh and organs were sucked out of her. Very little was left to even identify her remains. We only knew her by her jewelry."