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Traian from red-rimmed eyes filed with venomous hatred.
Chapter Six
"Gabriele, run," Joie urged. Fear clawed at her insides, but she dropped back to protect her sister and brother. "Jubal, go, don't look back." She would always stand between her brother and sister and danger. And she couldn't leave Traian. She wouldn't leave him. Not to face hideous monsters on his own. It didn't matter that he claimed to have hunted vampires al his life, she was incapable of abandoning anyone to face danger alone. And somehow, Traian was connected to her. A part of her blood and bones.
Of her heart and soul. She would stand with him.
Jubal caught Gabriele's hand and jerked her down the stairs in a race for their lives. Behind him, the thick slab of stone slid back into place, locking Joie in the cavern above them. She was grateful and relieved that her brother knew her wel enough not to waste precious time arguing and that she could count on him to protect Gabriele.
Both her knives were gone. Joie always carried two, but she'd used both, one on the vampire feeding on Traian, the other in the eye of the pool. She kept a distance from Traian, giving him room to fight. She could taste fear in her mouth. She had no gun, no knife. My fourth dan black belt doesn't look too promising considering that those very nasty things have wicked-looking talons and mouths full of shark teeth. We could use a gun or two. Maybe a machine gun.
Stay close to me. I want you where I can protect you. They can move the earth, rain down missiles from the ceiling. They will not fight in the way you expect.
Traian had never realy experienced gut-wrenching, bone-deep fear before. He had never had anything to lose. Now there was everything. A woman whose mind he walked in, whose body he didn't yet know intimately.
I gathered that.
For some reason her simple words made him relax, want to smile. Joie didn't panic easily. She didn't lack for courage and she was committed to fighting with him. She wasn't going to faint because vampires were real and had come with vengeance and death in mind.
Don't count on it. Her wry amusement told him she was a shadow in his mind, looking for strategy on how to defeat the enemy. If they get their hands on me, I'll be trying to faint. Do they have a weakness?
Ego.
Joie took a deep breath as the creatures slowly puled themselves up to their impressive heights. Fire burned in their eyes. A foul stench permeated the cavern, choked off al the cool, clean air and replaced it with a thick putrid substance.
Which is the stronger?
Traian noted her calm manner. She accepted that they would have to fight their way clear. Having battled with the same vampires on three occasions, Traian was wel aware of their strengths and capabilities. The one with the incisors over his lower lip — he is extremely powerful. He is called Valenteen and is a master vampire. The other is called Shafe. There might be more, so stay very alert.
Well, darny and here I was expecting I'd take a nap.
Traian worked at keeping a straight face. Even in their desperate situation, Joie could let him know her feelings. I was worried you might be.
Joie tapped her foot. "If it isn't the trol brothers. How are you? Just dropped in to be neighborly? I'm so glad you didn't bother to dress formaly. It's just a smal get-together we're having." Deliberately she walked across the stone patterns in the floor, keeping their attention centered on her. "We're in the midst of redecorating. What do you think? Too many crystal bals?" She indicated the largest, nearly a foot tal, resting on a tal pilar of black obsidian. "They're very valuable. You can see your future in them.
This one answers questions and finds objects." She reached out as if to pat the smooth sphere.
Joie was fuly aware that Traian was keeping his body between her and the vampires. The two creatures stood in a swirl of steam and mist, coated in black ooze. The moment she mentioned the spheres, greedy eyes stared
Chapter Six
"Gabriele, run," Joie urged. Fear clawed at her insides, but she dropped back to protect her sister and brother. "Jubal, go, don't look back." She would always stand between her brother and sister and danger. And she couldn't leave Traian. She wouldn't leave him. Not to face hideous monsters on his own. It didn't matter that he claimed to have hunted vampires al his life, she was incapable of abandoning anyone to face danger alone. And somehow, Traian was connected to her. A part of her blood and bones.
Of her heart and soul. She would stand with him.
Jubal caught Gabriele's hand and jerked her down the stairs in a race for their lives. Behind him, the thick slab of stone slid back into place, locking Joie in the cavern above them. She was grateful and relieved that her brother knew her wel enough not to waste precious time arguing and that she could count on him to protect Gabriele.
Both her knives were gone. Joie always carried two, but she'd used both, one on the vampire feeding on Traian, the other in the eye of the pool. She kept a distance from Traian, giving him room to fight. She could taste fear in her mouth. She had no gun, no knife. My fourth dan black belt doesn't look too promising considering that those very nasty things have wicked-looking talons and mouths full of shark teeth. We could use a gun or two. Maybe a machine gun.
Stay close to me. I want you where I can protect you. They can move the earth, rain down missiles from the ceiling. They will not fight in the way you expect.
Traian had never realy experienced gut-wrenching, bone-deep fear before. He had never had anything to lose. Now there was everything. A woman whose mind he walked in, whose body he didn't yet know intimately.
I gathered that.
For some reason her simple words made him relax, want to smile. Joie didn't panic easily. She didn't lack for courage and she was committed to fighting with him. She wasn't going to faint because vampires were real and had come with vengeance and death in mind.
Don't count on it. Her wry amusement told him she was a shadow in his mind, looking for strategy on how to defeat the enemy. If they get their hands on me, I'll be trying to faint. Do they have a weakness?
Ego.
Joie took a deep breath as the creatures slowly puled themselves up to their impressive heights. Fire burned in their eyes. A foul stench permeated the cavern, choked off al the cool, clean air and replaced it with a thick putrid substance.
Which is the stronger?
Traian noted her calm manner. She accepted that they would have to fight their way clear. Having battled with the same vampires on three occasions, Traian was wel aware of their strengths and capabilities. The one with the incisors over his lower lip — he is extremely powerful. He is called Valenteen and is a master vampire. The other is called Shafe. There might be more, so stay very alert.
Well, darny and here I was expecting I'd take a nap.
Traian worked at keeping a straight face. Even in their desperate situation, Joie could let him know her feelings. I was worried you might be.
Joie tapped her foot. "If it isn't the trol brothers. How are you? Just dropped in to be neighborly? I'm so glad you didn't bother to dress formaly. It's just a smal get-together we're having." Deliberately she walked across the stone patterns in the floor, keeping their attention centered on her. "We're in the midst of redecorating. What do you think? Too many crystal bals?" She indicated the largest, nearly a foot tal, resting on a tal pilar of black obsidian. "They're very valuable. You can see your future in them.
This one answers questions and finds objects." She reached out as if to pat the smooth sphere.
Joie was fuly aware that Traian was keeping his body between her and the vampires. The two creatures stood in a swirl of steam and mist, coated in black ooze. The moment she mentioned the spheres, greedy eyes stared
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