The Vampire Shadow

Its not easy being a supernatural creature in a mundane world; its even harder when menacing dark secrets threaten to dismantle what little normalcy youve managed to create.Ralph is anything but ordinary. Hes a vampire: destined to live through the ages by watching empires governments and societies rise and fall. As a result everyday things in the world take on an otherworldly glimmer for Ralph. Up until now hes managed to stay under the radar and enjoy a shaky truce with fate. That is until an ancient enemy shows up threatening to wilt away his last thin thread of normalcy.Ralph is hunted in a flash-on the run and digging up memories from his past hed thought were buried for good. Hes just 70 years old right?Hes never met any of these vampires who claim to know him right? Everything he thinks he knows isnt a lie...right?This past might just be his key to a future but is he willing to let nightmarish visions unbearable pain and a stranger who seems to know everything about him pull him into battle? This stranger Alexei is familiar but elusive: a memory clawing to get out but not strong enough to break through the veil of secrets that keep Ralphs darkest moments hidden.The veil is the only thing holding Ralphs sanity in place as his once safe and secure world becomes a maze where enemies hide around every corner. Alexeis cryptic words and constant presence dont help matters: he claims to know Ralph and what secrets his mind holds. Bit by bit Ralph begins to descend into a world hed almost forgotten.A womans face. A body falling from the sky. Terrible visions of a man who isnt a man but a feared beast. Flashes of the past sift like puzzle pieces through Ralphs mind and story. Will he be able to put them together? His life and the immortal lives of all vampires might be at stake.