“Did he bite you?”
Lilith repeated.
Edward kept his
gun aimed at her, watching as she pushed back her hood to reveal her face.
“No,” he replied.
“Good or I would
have been forced to kill you.”
“Stay where you
are,” Edward ordered, as Lilith moved towards him, but she ignored his command
and the gun pointed at her.
“Would you really shoot
me?” she asked.
Edward stood
motionless as she reached out and moved the gun away from her chest. With his
gun out of her way, she stood on her toes and kissed him gently on the lips.
“What is he?”
Edward asked when Lilith removed her lips from his. It took all his control to
keep his arms by his side, his desire for her too strong to ignore.
“He is what I’m
trying to prevent from happening in the future. This is a genetically
engineered zombie and he was sent here to kill you.”
Edward’s glance
went to the dead man and then back to the woman before him. “What are you and
what does this have to do with the man I’m looking for?”
She let out a sigh.
“Let me remove this, before I explain,” she said pointing to the dead man
lying at their feet.
Edward watched as
she slid her sword from its leather scabbard and touched the body.
There was a flash of light so bright that Edward was forced to shield his eyes
with his good arm.
When he lowered his arm he saw that the zombie was gone. The bloods
stains on the rug were the only proof of the ungodly visitor.
After sheathing
her sword, Lilith removed her cloak and let it fall to the floor. She undid her armor and dropped it next to her cloak, but as she did so, she winced. Dressed only in a
flimsy linen drape, she placed her arms
around his waist and her head against his chest.
Edward kept his arms at his
side and a tight grip on the gun while trying to fight the urge to take her into his
embrace.
“What are you?”
She kept her face
hidden at his chest. “I’m an immortal. Hold me Edward.”
“Are you a god?” he
asked and nudged her away from his body in order to look into her eyes.
“No...but I was
designed by one.”
Edward felt the
bitter taste of bile work its way up his throat. “Are you the first wife of Adam?”
“I am that woman, but I was never his wife.”
“Then you’re a
demon,” he replied .
“I’m no demon.”
She tried to move back into his arms.
“Then, what are
you?” Edward asked as he took a step back from her.
“I am a planet seeder, created way before man evolved to take his place on earth.”
He tightened his grip on the trigger; his fear of her was stronger than that of the
zombie.
“Go on,” he urged
her.
“I was sent to
the earth man, to increase the survival rate of future generations”
she replied softly.
“But, that didn’t
happen,” he countered.
“I fell in love with another and would not stay
with the man.”
The sound of loud
thumping filled the room and at first Edward was unable to identify the source.
His heart was beating so fast that he felt light headed, but he needed to know
more.
“So you ran away?”
“Yes, I'm so cold, please hold me," she pleaded, but when Edward made no move to embrace her, she continued speaking,. "Another was
formed to take my place, but she was unable to stop the man from
joining forces with the enemy.”
“Who is creating
the zombies?” he asked.
“Hold me in your
arms and I will tell you everything.” She raised her hand and touched his
cheek.
All thoughts of
the past few days seemed to fade away as he looked into eyes.
She was telling the truth, but how he knew this as fact, he couldn’t say.
“Hold me, Edward.
I’m so very cold,” she pleaded, but in a weaker tone.
He took her into his arms and held her tight. He was surprised at how cold her skin felt. “Who is this man
you have me searching for?”
There were was no reply. She had gone limp in his arms and when he tried to lift her, he noticed the blood on his hand.
