manage Ra’ad and his men, sir. The only support that we need is people who can dismantle the bomb.”
“Don’t be silly. You and Bryce can’t take on thirteen men on your own. I am sending you backup and the bomb disposal unit.” He cut the call.
“Shit!” Now she had to figure out a way to keep the soldiers away from Ra’ad. Things were more complicated now. If they captured him, his secret, and in turn her secret, would be out in the public. Her only option was to kill him before they got close.
For a few long minutes, they followed the two vehicles on the city roads. “They are going out of the city.”
Shannon nodded. “Yeah! I wonder where they are headed.”
“I want you to fall back. We can’t let them detect us on the highway,” he ordered.
Knowing that he was right, she didn’t mind his tense tone. Shannon followed his instructions. How their relationship had changed in the past many weeks. While once she’d been the one in command, now they were equal partners.
“We have to kill Ra’ad before the soldiers arrive,” she announced. It was a difficult decision. She didn’t like killing one of her own kind, but what other choice did she have?
Bryce rummaged in the bag that was lying open at his feet. He brought out a wooden stake. “I brought this along, just in case.”
Shannon grimaced as she watched him put it back. “Where did you get it?”
“I made it. It’s the only thing that can kill him. Straight through the heart…and POW! I dipped it in holy water yesterday from the nearby church.”
Since Shannon had been the one to tell him how a vampire could be killed, she had no one but herself to blame for his eagerness to vanquish him. But they didn’t have any other option. Ra’ad was a vampire. It would be near to impossible to capture him as a prisoner, and even if they managed to do so, what then? She couldn’t hand him over to the army. They would discover his secret within a few days. No! Their only choice was to kill him. A staked vampire burned within minutes. There would be nothing left of his body except a few ashes.
Her heart was heavy with sorrow, but her determination was as strong as iron.
After two hours, they came to the edge of a small town and the precession slowed. The vehicles turned into a jungle and began racing up a dirt road until they came to a stop. On the tablet, Bryce monitored the activity with measured eyes. “I have hacked into the satellite again,” he said, with a causal flick of his hand. “It looks like a deserted farmhouse. They are going in, and they are taking their stuff with them, including the bomb.”
“Should I call the commander and inform him about the location?”
“Wait!” he said. “Let’s make sure they are staying inside before we call for reinforcements.”
They stopped the car quite some way back and hiked up to the farmhouse. Shannon and Bryce hid behind a tall tree and watched the activity on the tablet. Three men were stationed outside. James was showing up as a white dot in one of the rooms, but they couldn’t see anything else that was happening inside the house.
“What do we do?” he whispered.
“I think we can take them on ourselves. It will be quiet and efficient. And if we kill Ra’ad then we can call the boys to deal with the bomb.”
“The two of us? Alone?” Bryce was hesitant. “How are we going to fight them all?”
“I am going to enhance your power through another feeding,” she said. “You will tackle Ra’ad. Keep him occupied while I deal with all the other mercenaries and then I will come inside to finish him off. Your job will be to keep him distracted while I deal with everyone else.”
“Would I be able to handle him myself?” Without waiting, he took off his shoes, his trousers, and shirt. Naked, he stood in front of her.
She knew that he enjoyed lovemaking as much as the increase in his strength and speed. “When I am done with you, you will have the power to hold Ra’ad
“Don’t be silly. You and Bryce can’t take on thirteen men on your own. I am sending you backup and the bomb disposal unit.” He cut the call.
“Shit!” Now she had to figure out a way to keep the soldiers away from Ra’ad. Things were more complicated now. If they captured him, his secret, and in turn her secret, would be out in the public. Her only option was to kill him before they got close.
For a few long minutes, they followed the two vehicles on the city roads. “They are going out of the city.”
Shannon nodded. “Yeah! I wonder where they are headed.”
“I want you to fall back. We can’t let them detect us on the highway,” he ordered.
Knowing that he was right, she didn’t mind his tense tone. Shannon followed his instructions. How their relationship had changed in the past many weeks. While once she’d been the one in command, now they were equal partners.
“We have to kill Ra’ad before the soldiers arrive,” she announced. It was a difficult decision. She didn’t like killing one of her own kind, but what other choice did she have?
Bryce rummaged in the bag that was lying open at his feet. He brought out a wooden stake. “I brought this along, just in case.”
Shannon grimaced as she watched him put it back. “Where did you get it?”
“I made it. It’s the only thing that can kill him. Straight through the heart…and POW! I dipped it in holy water yesterday from the nearby church.”
Since Shannon had been the one to tell him how a vampire could be killed, she had no one but herself to blame for his eagerness to vanquish him. But they didn’t have any other option. Ra’ad was a vampire. It would be near to impossible to capture him as a prisoner, and even if they managed to do so, what then? She couldn’t hand him over to the army. They would discover his secret within a few days. No! Their only choice was to kill him. A staked vampire burned within minutes. There would be nothing left of his body except a few ashes.
Her heart was heavy with sorrow, but her determination was as strong as iron.
After two hours, they came to the edge of a small town and the precession slowed. The vehicles turned into a jungle and began racing up a dirt road until they came to a stop. On the tablet, Bryce monitored the activity with measured eyes. “I have hacked into the satellite again,” he said, with a causal flick of his hand. “It looks like a deserted farmhouse. They are going in, and they are taking their stuff with them, including the bomb.”
“Should I call the commander and inform him about the location?”
“Wait!” he said. “Let’s make sure they are staying inside before we call for reinforcements.”
They stopped the car quite some way back and hiked up to the farmhouse. Shannon and Bryce hid behind a tall tree and watched the activity on the tablet. Three men were stationed outside. James was showing up as a white dot in one of the rooms, but they couldn’t see anything else that was happening inside the house.
“What do we do?” he whispered.
“I think we can take them on ourselves. It will be quiet and efficient. And if we kill Ra’ad then we can call the boys to deal with the bomb.”
“The two of us? Alone?” Bryce was hesitant. “How are we going to fight them all?”
“I am going to enhance your power through another feeding,” she said. “You will tackle Ra’ad. Keep him occupied while I deal with all the other mercenaries and then I will come inside to finish him off. Your job will be to keep him distracted while I deal with everyone else.”
“Would I be able to handle him myself?” Without waiting, he took off his shoes, his trousers, and shirt. Naked, he stood in front of her.
She knew that he enjoyed lovemaking as much as the increase in his strength and speed. “When I am done with you, you will have the power to hold Ra’ad
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