Devils Roses 04 - Witch

He flashed downtown but the streets were bare. He frowned and wondered alone, searching for her. He could sense her still on the island. Her heart felt full. He loved the feeling.
    His body pulled to the left. He climbed a steep street until he heard music. He left the road and ventured into the woods at the top of the hill. He flashed into the tree and surveyed the area.
    Finally her bright strawberry blonde hair shone like a beacon of light for him. The lights above glistened off of her hair. His heart snapped almost in half.
    She was in the arms of another man. They danced slowly on a dance floor. She was filling up on the man. He could sense it. He could smell it in the air. The other Sirens were around her dancing with strange men as well. They were teaching her to glean emotions like a succubus. It would dull the ache of her need. Sirens could feed similarly to a succubus. They needed sexual energy to satisfy their craving which was called a need. Orgasms given by another were the best way for a Siren to gain the energy and end the need, but it could be had by sucking a member of the opposite sex of their sexual energy. It was more vampirism than Siren and frowned upon. His mother would never have stooped as low as Hanna was.
    The dark haired man was roaming his hands across her back and down her ass cheeks. He gripped the satin of the thin dress she wore and slid his hands everywhere. His fingers probed and caressed. Sam felt rage building inside of himself but she allowed it. If anything she encouraged it. He felt his breath quicken as she swayed her hips to the music. She smiled and giggled. She had drunk the wine. Sirens were famous for their aphrodisiac wines. It made the gleaning easier. They gave off an aroma when they did it.
    Suddenly as if sensing his pain, her eyes darted to where he sat swaying in the tree.
    Her hands dropped.
    The other women looked up.
    He watched their faces drop as they recognized the smell of him.
    “You are an abomination. You must leave this island.”
    He flashed to the ground across from the patio where they danced, “Why?”
    He ignored the others and looked only at Hanna. Her eyes flooded with tears, “It wasn’t what it looked like.”
    He took a step back, “I know what it is Hanna. You’re no better than a vampire, a slutty one. You and Marcus deserved each other. I’m sorry I killed him. It was the ending you needed.”
    His heart was breaking. It was on fire.
    “You have no right to be here. Your angel blood is a disgrace to our kind.” One of the older ones with shiny blue eyes pointed at him.
    He sneered at her, “Don’t worry I’m leaving.”
    He turned away from Hanna and began to walk away. He couldn’t flash. His power was gone. His pain was everywhere.
    “Sam wait.” She ran after him. Tears poured down her ruddy cheeks, “Sam honestly what do you expect from me?”
    He felt her hands shove him. He didn’t have to look back at her to know she was fighting the beast.
    “You’ve loved me your whole life. You’ve known about me since forever. I’ve known you a year. It’s not the same for me. I don’t even know why we love each other. I can’t explain it.”
    He winced. He wanted to tell himself it was the wine talking. He could hear it in her voice.
    "Sam I just need a little time to adjust. I can't learn everything from you. Your mother was a disgrace to our kind. You need to know how bad her choice was. I shouldn’t even love you Sam. You shouldn't be my match."
    “We don’t have to love each other Hanna.”
    She shoved him again but he continued to walk away from her, “Good I don’t want to love you anyway. It feels forced, like I have no choice in who I love. I wish I never loved you. Jesus Christ just turn around and talk to me like a real man. You're acting like a bitch.”
    She shoved him in the back once more. He flew down the road and into a building. His face and arms stung where fresh blood began to trickle from the wounds. Rocks and building began to crumple around him.
    He watched regret pour across her face as she screamed for him. He flashed as the rocks covered his body.
    He lay in the yard at Lydia’s. He could still smell the old vampire blood on the road. His blood began to fill the air and take over the air around him.
    “Sam what are you doing?” Ari rushed at him and cradled him in her arms. He hadn’t realized tears had blinded him until her face appeared blurry.
    “Sam what’s happened?”
    Luke was