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another young woman,
stark naked.
I pulled back from the crack in
the door and looked at my teammates. The hopefully curious looks on
their faces made me want to laugh, but I just set my mouth in a
grim line, shook my head once, and cocked my weapon. It took less
than a minute for us to prepare and burst through the door like
true vampire hunters, but the evil rogue had already finished his
business and was feasting on his partner. When the door banged
open, smashing against the wall so hard the brass knob stuck in the
plaster, the vampire's head whipped toward us, fangs extended, eyes
so bloodshot I couldn't see the whites anymore. He crouched over
the bleeding girl and, in classic B-movie-vampire style, hissed
like a really angry cat, red drops spraying across the sheets and
carpet in disturbing fashion.
A half snort-half laugh escaped me
before I could clap a hand over my mouth and I had to turn away. I
waved my other hand, the one holding the pistol, at the vampire in
surrender and leaned against the wall, giggling. "I'm sorry, sorry.
That's just the funniest thing I've ever seen. I mean, even Blade
wasn't that bad."
The vampire's eyes narrowed to
bare slits and his lips curled up over his teeth in the perfect
imitation of a doberman. He launched himself at me, but before he'd
even left the bed, he had three bullets right through his brain.
Now, shooting a vampire in the brain will not usually kill him.
He'll eventually heal and be right as rain. But it sure as heck
will slow him down enough to shove a piece of pointed wood through
his barely beating heart, which is just what I did. Using the wall
for leverage, I launched myself at his stumbling form, having
pulled a stake from my belt during my laughing fit. The sharp point
pierced his bare chest, our combined momentum forcing it easily
through the flesh. The ribs protecting the heart shattered audibly
and I cringed as I heard the sickening sound of the wood sliding
through the organ.
The stake continued all the way
through the meat to protrude out his back. His forward motion
stopped completely and I stepped back as he gripped the wood
feebly. He fell to his knees, unable to stand any longer. Ado
stepped forward, sword in hand, and, in one clean swipe, lopped off
the vampire's head. It rolled backward, coming to a rest face-down
at the foot of the tied girl. I checked her vitals, but she was
gone.
The woman on the bed clutched
desperately at her throat, which was bleeding profusely. When we
had interrupted them, the vampire had his teeth sunk deep into her
artery. When he pulled back, he neglected to remove his teeth and a
large chunk of her flesh came with him. The hole was too large to
stem the flood of blood and she was dead within seconds.
Snarling with disgust, Felipe led
us out into the hall. Before we reached the stairs, we felt the
house shake and heard the sound of shattering wood. Moments later,
Jax's pained scream bounced off the walls, echoing loudly in our
super-sensitive ears. Without pausing for even a microsecond,
Felipe and Ado tore around the corner and down the
stairs.
EIGHT
The thud of a body hitting a wall
came to Benton and I as we raced down the stairs behind the others.
He reached the landing before me and I grabbed him, yanking him
back. I didn't want him in the middle of a fight between seven
vampires, no matter how talented he was. With a grip on his arm, I
pinned him gently against the wall.
"Stay out of this, Benton. Find
Jax. Help him."
His eyes narrowed and his lips
puckered. I could tell he was ready to fight with me, but suddenly,
his face softened and he just nodded. Releasing his arm, I headed
down the stairs. The hidden door was reduced to splinters, a gaping
hole leading to the dark basement. Felipe and Ado were engaged in
fierce one-on-one battles with two very buff vampires. Jax was
crumpled against the door to the porch, blood dripping from his
nose and mouth. As I headed toward the battling vampires, Benton
knelt
stark naked.
I pulled back from the crack in
the door and looked at my teammates. The hopefully curious looks on
their faces made me want to laugh, but I just set my mouth in a
grim line, shook my head once, and cocked my weapon. It took less
than a minute for us to prepare and burst through the door like
true vampire hunters, but the evil rogue had already finished his
business and was feasting on his partner. When the door banged
open, smashing against the wall so hard the brass knob stuck in the
plaster, the vampire's head whipped toward us, fangs extended, eyes
so bloodshot I couldn't see the whites anymore. He crouched over
the bleeding girl and, in classic B-movie-vampire style, hissed
like a really angry cat, red drops spraying across the sheets and
carpet in disturbing fashion.
A half snort-half laugh escaped me
before I could clap a hand over my mouth and I had to turn away. I
waved my other hand, the one holding the pistol, at the vampire in
surrender and leaned against the wall, giggling. "I'm sorry, sorry.
That's just the funniest thing I've ever seen. I mean, even Blade
wasn't that bad."
The vampire's eyes narrowed to
bare slits and his lips curled up over his teeth in the perfect
imitation of a doberman. He launched himself at me, but before he'd
even left the bed, he had three bullets right through his brain.
Now, shooting a vampire in the brain will not usually kill him.
He'll eventually heal and be right as rain. But it sure as heck
will slow him down enough to shove a piece of pointed wood through
his barely beating heart, which is just what I did. Using the wall
for leverage, I launched myself at his stumbling form, having
pulled a stake from my belt during my laughing fit. The sharp point
pierced his bare chest, our combined momentum forcing it easily
through the flesh. The ribs protecting the heart shattered audibly
and I cringed as I heard the sickening sound of the wood sliding
through the organ.
The stake continued all the way
through the meat to protrude out his back. His forward motion
stopped completely and I stepped back as he gripped the wood
feebly. He fell to his knees, unable to stand any longer. Ado
stepped forward, sword in hand, and, in one clean swipe, lopped off
the vampire's head. It rolled backward, coming to a rest face-down
at the foot of the tied girl. I checked her vitals, but she was
gone.
The woman on the bed clutched
desperately at her throat, which was bleeding profusely. When we
had interrupted them, the vampire had his teeth sunk deep into her
artery. When he pulled back, he neglected to remove his teeth and a
large chunk of her flesh came with him. The hole was too large to
stem the flood of blood and she was dead within seconds.
Snarling with disgust, Felipe led
us out into the hall. Before we reached the stairs, we felt the
house shake and heard the sound of shattering wood. Moments later,
Jax's pained scream bounced off the walls, echoing loudly in our
super-sensitive ears. Without pausing for even a microsecond,
Felipe and Ado tore around the corner and down the
stairs.
EIGHT
The thud of a body hitting a wall
came to Benton and I as we raced down the stairs behind the others.
He reached the landing before me and I grabbed him, yanking him
back. I didn't want him in the middle of a fight between seven
vampires, no matter how talented he was. With a grip on his arm, I
pinned him gently against the wall.
"Stay out of this, Benton. Find
Jax. Help him."
His eyes narrowed and his lips
puckered. I could tell he was ready to fight with me, but suddenly,
his face softened and he just nodded. Releasing his arm, I headed
down the stairs. The hidden door was reduced to splinters, a gaping
hole leading to the dark basement. Felipe and Ado were engaged in
fierce one-on-one battles with two very buff vampires. Jax was
crumpled against the door to the porch, blood dripping from his
nose and mouth. As I headed toward the battling vampires, Benton
knelt
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