Amish Vampires in Space by Kerry Nietz

Author:Kerry Nietz [Nietz, Kerry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw
ISBN: 9781940163031
Publisher: Marcher Lord Press
Published: 2013-09-29T22:00:00+00:00

26

In the end, they didn’t use a net, but they probably should have.

It was as if Foley had been waiting for them. Like he’d somehow sensed their presence, despite them staying as quiet as possible. Greels stood a long ways back from the door, but he warned the two security men to be alert. Said they didn’t know what they were dealing with here. That the young intern was stronger than he looked. Faster. And had teeth.

To their credit, the others seemed to listen. They stood in front of the door, dressed in blue with “security” displayed proudly across their backs, restraining tarcs in ready position. But when the door opened, it was a young female that stood there. Brunette, in standard Guild shirt and pants. And she barely looked molested at all. She even acted startled, bringing a hand to her chest. As if a loud noise had somehow frightened her.

“Wow, that was fast,” she said.

The guards looked at each other, and then at Greels.

“What was fast, ma’am?” one guard asked.

She waved a hand at Greels. “Well, he said he was going to get some help, but I never thought he’d bring security.” She looked behind her, where the storage room was still visibly in shambles. “We made a bit of a mess in there.” She blushed. “Mr. Greels is such a passionate man…”

Greels scowled. “What? What splicer had a run at your code, missy? I don’t even know you!”

The guards looked at him again. Lowered their guns. “So you were with the loading supervisor in here…” the taller of the two guards said. “Doing what?” The second guard frowned and touched his hip, felt for his com unit.

Greels just shook his head. “She was on the floor. Hurt. Way out.” He leaned forward and peered into the storage room. “Don’t pay attention to her. To what she’s saying—”

The taller one put a hand out. Directed the girl. “Come on out, miss. What was your name?”

“Candle,” she said. “I work in accounting.”

The guard nodded. “We should take you somewhere. Talk this through.”

“No, no, no,” Greels said. He took a few steps toward the door. “I know what I saw. They aren’t doing this to me again.”

“Doing what?”

In that instant, Foley flew through the door. His eyes flashed all directions, he smiled, and went racing to their right, back toward the slideway. The girl, Candle, leapt on the taller guard, wrapped arms and legs around him, and bit into his upper shoulder.

Greels yelled. The second guard fired once in Foley’s direction, sending a blue pulse that impacted the grey hallway wall. It crackled and diffused harmlessly. A clear miss.

The first guard wasn’t struggling with the young woman Candle at all. He should be yelling, fighting. Not standing there while the woman bit him. Greels stepped closer and attempted to pry the gun from his hands, but the woman looked up and hissed, showing blood-covered teeth. Long and pointed teeth.

“Shoot her!” Greels said.

The other guard hesitated, eyes flitting between the girl and the escaping Foley.

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