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made my way in front of a parking garage. I trotted from car to car by leaning on the metal monsters until I managed to get further inside. My knees turned watery and I slumped to the ground.
Something sharp poked my behind. I started yet managed not to make a noise. Patting my back pocket, I pulled out the wooden stake Kam had given me.
Kam…
He’d been such a great bodyguard and reluctant friend. I hoped he managed to escape Rurik, but the blood on Rurik’s hand didn’t bode well for my shifter buddy.
I ran my hands along the length of the stake until the sharp point poked my fingertip. Could I do it? Could I stake Rurik? I leaned back against the car and rested my dizzy head.
Would I wake only to discover this had been a horrid nightmare? I wished. The ache in my chest grew as my heart shattered. Did I even want to live without Rurik?
Footsteps echoed in the garage. I tightened my grip on the stake a nd held my breath. My energy gauge read empty. Hiding would be the only way I’d escape this alive. The sound echoed within the dark building, making it difficult to pinpoint Rurik’s location. For all I knew, he stood on the other side of this car. I quietly moved onto my stomach for a better view. Maybe I’d see his feet approaching.
My gaze met another set of eyes watching me. I scream ed so loud my tonsils touched and the stake clattered to the cement floor. With a clack of teeth, I shut my jaw and jumped to my feet.
It was too late. Rurik had me. My vision tunneled and I ran blindly. Not four steps into my flight I hit something solid enough to knock the wind out of me. Stumbling back, I blinked at the shadowed outline of my assailant.
He held a flashlight to my face while someone else grabbed my arms. They conversed in what must be Italian. The one with the flashlight pushed my upper lip away from my teeth and inspected my mouth. He said something to me.
I shook his hold off. “English.” If I’d known we’d end up in Rome, I would have studied a few phrases in Italian. Since I hadn’t, I didn’t even know the simplest of things to say, like no speak Italian .
He aimed the flashlight away from my face. “You are not a vampire.” He spoke understandable English with a thick accent. “Let her go.”
His companion released me , and I finally noticed others scattered in the parking garage, searching the dark corners armed with familiar weapons. Light grenades hung from their belts next to wooden stacks. The guns wouldn’t kill a vampire but slow them down enough to kill them with the other things.
Slayers.
The rescuer next to me handed the flashlight-man my stake. They watched me with more respect in their gazes.
Flashlight- man tilted my chin to the side and assessed my neck wound. “That’s at least a day old. How long has the vampire kept you captive?”
I stared at him, not sure how to answer. The last thing I’d expected was a slayer rescue. If they knew who I was, I doubted they ’d be so kind.
“Looks like the vamp rolled her , Anthony.” The one next to me inspected my eyes. “Her pupils are reactive to the light though, so I’m not sure.” He spoke about a vampire’s power to mesmerize humans. I’d been resistant to weak vampires since Colby had trained me as bait and had grown in strength since Tane’s bond. Let them think I’d been compromised. It gave me time to gather my exhausted wits.
“Did you get him?” I didn’t have to act afraid. The shake in my voice came out naturally. I had really thought that was my last moment on Earth.
Anthony pressed something by his ear and spoke into a small mic. “They lost him.”
I did my best to hide my sigh of relief. “How did you find me?” That wasn’t too difficult to guess by the way Rurik had showed up at my hotel, half naked, flashing fang at everyone.
“Someone spotted him along the Thames and called us in. We barely caught sight of you running. You’re very lucky.”
Tell me about it.
Anthony slipped his
Something sharp poked my behind. I started yet managed not to make a noise. Patting my back pocket, I pulled out the wooden stake Kam had given me.
Kam…
He’d been such a great bodyguard and reluctant friend. I hoped he managed to escape Rurik, but the blood on Rurik’s hand didn’t bode well for my shifter buddy.
I ran my hands along the length of the stake until the sharp point poked my fingertip. Could I do it? Could I stake Rurik? I leaned back against the car and rested my dizzy head.
Would I wake only to discover this had been a horrid nightmare? I wished. The ache in my chest grew as my heart shattered. Did I even want to live without Rurik?
Footsteps echoed in the garage. I tightened my grip on the stake a nd held my breath. My energy gauge read empty. Hiding would be the only way I’d escape this alive. The sound echoed within the dark building, making it difficult to pinpoint Rurik’s location. For all I knew, he stood on the other side of this car. I quietly moved onto my stomach for a better view. Maybe I’d see his feet approaching.
My gaze met another set of eyes watching me. I scream ed so loud my tonsils touched and the stake clattered to the cement floor. With a clack of teeth, I shut my jaw and jumped to my feet.
It was too late. Rurik had me. My vision tunneled and I ran blindly. Not four steps into my flight I hit something solid enough to knock the wind out of me. Stumbling back, I blinked at the shadowed outline of my assailant.
He held a flashlight to my face while someone else grabbed my arms. They conversed in what must be Italian. The one with the flashlight pushed my upper lip away from my teeth and inspected my mouth. He said something to me.
I shook his hold off. “English.” If I’d known we’d end up in Rome, I would have studied a few phrases in Italian. Since I hadn’t, I didn’t even know the simplest of things to say, like no speak Italian .
He aimed the flashlight away from my face. “You are not a vampire.” He spoke understandable English with a thick accent. “Let her go.”
His companion released me , and I finally noticed others scattered in the parking garage, searching the dark corners armed with familiar weapons. Light grenades hung from their belts next to wooden stacks. The guns wouldn’t kill a vampire but slow them down enough to kill them with the other things.
Slayers.
The rescuer next to me handed the flashlight-man my stake. They watched me with more respect in their gazes.
Flashlight- man tilted my chin to the side and assessed my neck wound. “That’s at least a day old. How long has the vampire kept you captive?”
I stared at him, not sure how to answer. The last thing I’d expected was a slayer rescue. If they knew who I was, I doubted they ’d be so kind.
“Looks like the vamp rolled her , Anthony.” The one next to me inspected my eyes. “Her pupils are reactive to the light though, so I’m not sure.” He spoke about a vampire’s power to mesmerize humans. I’d been resistant to weak vampires since Colby had trained me as bait and had grown in strength since Tane’s bond. Let them think I’d been compromised. It gave me time to gather my exhausted wits.
“Did you get him?” I didn’t have to act afraid. The shake in my voice came out naturally. I had really thought that was my last moment on Earth.
Anthony pressed something by his ear and spoke into a small mic. “They lost him.”
I did my best to hide my sigh of relief. “How did you find me?” That wasn’t too difficult to guess by the way Rurik had showed up at my hotel, half naked, flashing fang at everyone.
“Someone spotted him along the Thames and called us in. We barely caught sight of you running. You’re very lucky.”
Tell me about it.
Anthony slipped his
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