title: Midnight Bites: Stories of the Morganville Vampires
author:  Rachel Caine 
description: <b>Praise for the Morganville Vampires Novels</b><br /> <b></b><br /> Rachel Caine is a first-class storyteller who can deal out amazing plot twists as though she was dealing cards.#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Charlaine Harris<br /> <br /> Fast-paced adventureClaires tough-girl attitude may remind adult readers of Rachel Morgan and her world of human-vampire interactions. A tremendously popular series.<i>Booklist</i><br /> <br /> Rachel Caines Morganville Vampires series is my all-time favorite. I love love love the characters, the town, and the surprising plots.<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Maria V. Snyder<br /> <b></b><br /> Thrilling, sexy, and funny! These books are addictive. One of my very favorite vampire series.Richelle Mead, International Bestselling Author of the Vampire Academy Series
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  **Myrnin's Tale**
  
  
  An original Morganville Vampires short story
  
  
  **by Rachel Caine**
  
  
  
  
  
  I grew up knowing that I would go insane. My mother spared no chance to tell
  me so; I was, on regular occasions, walked up the road to the small,
  windowless shack with its padlocked door, and introduced to my dirty, filthy,
  rag-clad father, who scratched at the walls of his prison until his fingers
  bled, and whimpered like a child in the harsh glare of daylight.
  
  
  
  
  
  I still remember standing there, looking in on him, and the hard, hot weight
  of my mother's hand on my shoulder to keep me from running either toward him,
  or away from him. I must have been five years old, perhaps, or six; I was old
  enough to know not to show any sign of distress or weakness. In my household,
  distress earned you slaps and blows until your tears stopped. Weakness invited
  far worse.
  
  
  
  
  
  I don't remember what she told me on the first visit, but I do remember the
  ritual went on for years . . . up the road, unlocking