{"id":941,"date":"2020-10-01T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=941"},"modified":"2022-01-11T07:47:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T21:17:57","slug":"well-ill-be-damned-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/01\/well-ill-be-damned-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"“Well I’ll Be Damned” Episode 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Season 1 Collection for this serial is moving to Kindle on the 1st February 2022. You can\u00a0order your copy<\/a>\u00a0for the low price of $0.99 USD or\u00a0read it for FREE<\/a>\u00a0on Kindle Unlimited. Check out Episode 1 below for a sample.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Episode 1<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I peered into the mirror, wondering if I looked as bad as I felt. But nothing could have prepared me for the shock of seeing nothing at all. Running through the house like a madman, I checked every other reflective surface I could find, all to no avail. If I\u2019m not casting a reflection, does that mean\u2026<\/em> I gulped, unable to finish the thought as I checked for a pulse on my deathly pale wrist. Nothing. I placed my hand over my solid chest muscles. No heartbeat. As I collapsed to the floor, my stomach rumbled, and I felt my incisors protrude. I touched one of the enlarged teeth, drawing my finger back suddenly to see blood dripping from the small puncture. Well I\u2019ll be damned. <\/em><\/p>

Legend has it such phenomena are associated with mythical beasts like vampires and werewolves, but I had no recollection of being bitten or attacked by anyone or anything. Was this real, or had I ventured into some bizarre dream zone where the concrete and the imagined were indistinguishable?<\/em> I check the mirror once more \u2013 nothing. I scoured the house for any bed or sofa where I might lay sleeping \u2013 nothing. Anxiety rose in my throat like some bitter, nauseating bile. I reached for my cell phone to call my dearest, kindred spirit.<\/p>

\u2018Hi Hayden. How\u2019d you pull up after last night?\u2019 There was no mistaking the hint of ridicule in Rebecca\u2019s tone.<\/p>

\u2018Not well. I feel lousy.\u2019<\/p>

\u2018With how much you drank at the club last night, I\u2019m not surprised. I haven\u2019t seen you drink that heavily since\u2026 well, you know.\u2019<\/p>

Rubbing my aching temples, I chided myself for being such an idiot. \u2018I think I blacked out in the end. Could you fill in a few blanks for me \u2019cause my memories are pretty vague?\u2019<\/p>

\u2018Hm, that Seraphina skank you went home with did a real number on you, huh?\u2019<\/p>

\u2018Wha\u2026 Sera \u2013 who?\u2019<\/p>

\u2018You know, the doll with the gothic makeup and the tight-fitting silky dress. You were chatting her up fer chrisake, for the better part of an hour while you drank most of the bar\u2019s tequila stock.\u2019<\/p>

\u2018Did I? I have no recollection whatsoever. I don\u2019t suppose my drinks could have been spiked, do you think?\u2019<\/p>

\u2018With all you drank, who could tell. Are you looking for an excuse for your brilliant display of judgement?\u2019<\/p>

\u2018So, you\u2019re saying I left with this Sera?\u2019<\/p>

\u2018Seraphina, yes.\u2019<\/p>

\u2018To her place or mine?\u2019<\/p>

\u2018That\u2019s one for you to speculate. But she did lead you out by the hand.\u2019<\/p>

\u2018Right.\u2019<\/p>

After ending the call that perplexed me more than ever, I searched my recent call log and contacts for any details I could link to the woman Rebecca mentioned. There were no unknown numbers, nor anyone listed as Seraphina. Dammit!<\/em> Deep breathing became necessary when a surge of rage overcame me, and I felt compelled to throw my phone across the room. That was when I realised I did not even have breath flowing through my lungs. So what? I\u2019m a walking, talking corpse now?<\/em> I thundered across the room. Is it time to invest in a coffin?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a9<\/b> 2020 L. STARLA<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Stay tuned for Season 2, coming July 2022.<\/span><\/p>

Want to read more of Season 1? Grab the whole collection on Kindle…<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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