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Every night since that first night, has fed from the boy. It’s become a cycle of feeding, sleeping, and having sex. It would seem like an ideal existence.

Suddenly, the building’s cat springs onto the windowsill. ‘Hisssssssss…’ The moment it sees him its fur bristles.

He shoos it away. The mangy thing.

He takes a long, slow drag on his cigarette before flicking it into the street and swilling the rest of the half-empty glass of wine on the windowsill.

Then he heads for the bedroom to put his guest out of his misery.

And his.

• From: The Village Views (anthology)

• Format: short story/flash fiction

• Genre: contemporary

• Pages: 122

• Publisher: Blessingway Media

Photo by Renjith Tomy Pkm: https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-fluffy-cat-looking-in-darkness-23939167/