King's Blood: Vampire Lust (A Serial Novel, Part 3) Read Online Free

lunging at him, hoping to stop him from letting the mid-afternoon sunlight into the room.
    Milton grabbed the bag and opened the curtains with clear intent. The sunlight came into a room like a blazing, golden fog. All the dusty particulates floating in the room became visible in an instant as the sunlight highlighted their chaotic trajectories.
    “You little fucker!” I yelled, shielding myself from the blinding light.
    “ What are you so afraid of, Jack? You are not who I’m looking for...it’s just the sun,” said Milton. With his face cloaked, only his silhouette was visible as he stood in front of the window with the radiant sun behind him.
    “ I’m a vampire, Milton! Close the curtains!”
    “ No, you’re not, stop being such a wuss. Stop shielding yourself!”
    I slowly peered through my arms, which I used to protect myself from the intense glare. For the first time, I saw the Kowloon skyline in full radiance, against a sun-soaked backdrop. The water in the bay displayed small waves that resembled small, shiny, metallic ripples. It was gorgeous. I was mesmerized.
    “This is beautiful...the shadows. I have never seen shadows like these before,” I said to Milton, slowly walking up to the window, my eyes slightly squinted.
    Milton stood behind me. I could see his reflection in the window. He looked confused.
    “What are you talking about? Are you drunk? High on drugs? Have you been in a coma?”
    I turned to him, “No...no...I’m fine. I think I had a bad dream.”
    “Who falls asleep in the afternoon in a hotel room, are you doing meth ? Anyway, you need to help me look for the vampire. I think there is one roaming around in the hotel,” he said, his voice filled with determination. “I interviewed plenty of the hotel guests and a lady on your floor said she saw a pasty, blood-soaked weirdo go into your room this morning.”
    I continued to look outside the window, surprised that I wasn’t affected. I couldn’t believe my eyes. There I stood looking at all of Hong Kong in full color. The bay had a green tint to it. For the longest time, I thought the ocean was blue. Blue-ish green anyway. But wow, it was spectacular!
    “So, she saw a vampire come into my room this morning, huh?” I said, continuing to be hypnotized by the world outside.
    I turned around and walked toward my bed. I continued to stare outside the window as I sat down. I decided to patronize Milton a bit. “I’ve been here all morning and afternoon and didn’t see a vampire walk into my room. Are you a vampire hunter? Vampires are dangerous, you know.”
    Milton walked toward me. His eyes were fixated on the carpet as he made his way to the bed. He sat next to me and sighed, “No, I’m not a vampire hunter. I’m a vampire doctor. I can cure vampires of vampirism .”
    I opened my eyes wide, feigning surprise. “So, you can cure vampires? How so? Did you go to some sort of vampire medical school?” I asked, giving Milton a playful smile.
    “This is not some sort of joke, Jack. You worked with someone who could do the same thing I could. I read about you in medical journals.”
    Milton stood up from the bed. He walked toward the door of the hotel room.
    “What do you mean, medical journals? You’re like eight years old! You should be reading comic books! Who gives medical journals to eight-year-old boys?”
    Milton turned around and looked into my eyes. I felt slight judgment from his cold stare. He clearly didn’t appreciate my patronizing.
    “Have you ever heard of Dr. Wilfredo Nunez?” he asked, his bubble jacket preventing him from completely crossing his arms.
    “ What about him?” I implored with indignation, taken aback at the mere mention of Dr. Nunez.
    “ You were his assistant in the journals. You know how to cure them, too. The vampire in the morning was your patient. But you don’t want to cure vampires. You’re an asshole!” yelled Milton.
    “ I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about, kid.