Angeles Underground by Michael Pierce

Author:Michael Pierce [Pierce, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ParousiaSix Press
Published: 2018-10-11T23:00:00+00:00

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Fiona

The alarming euphoric sensation consumed me as the monster hungrily fed from my neck. I fought to resist him, knowing he was going to suck me completely dry—to kill me for some transgression my mother allegedly committed. He held me immobile without exerting much effort.

Every other time I felt my life draining away, I continually told myself it was only temporary—they weren’t really going to kill me. I knew this man had no intention of upholding the hospital’s rules; much like the Pissarro brothers, it seemed he wasn’t supposed to be here, but he’d somehow gotten in despite Matthew’s directions.

When I’d committed to going here, I feared I might not make it out alive, and was willing to take that chance. Now, I had to wonder if the gamble had been worth it. Was needing to know more about my father—and all the secrets the True North Society coveted—worth dying for? As I felt my final seconds of life approaching, I still couldn’t answer that question. I mostly felt bad for Mom and Becca; now, all they would have was each other. Then Matthew’s beautiful face flashed into my mind’s eye and I wondered where that relationship could have gone. He’d worked so hard to get me into the candidacy program, determined to get me into the Society—and all that work would have been for nothing.

I didn’t know if Mr. White was going to finish off Mallory once he was done with me since it seemed to be me he was really after. I hoped he’d spare her, so at least one of us could continue into the Society. We’d made some real progress in the short time we’d spent in here—something I never thought would have happened in a million years.

Suddenly, Mr. White’s teeth pulled out of my neck as he raised his head and roared. I thought my eyes were deceiving me because the door was open and Matthew was rushing into the room. His expression was murderous, his fangs long and gleaming.

Mr. White leapt up from the bed and braced himself for impact as Matthew collided into him, both men crashing into the wall with a force that shook the whole building. Mr. White shoved Matthew back, sending him flying across the room. The stone wall at the point of impact crumbled around Mr. White as he sped toward Matthew, smashing into him before he had the chance to recover.

I sat up on the bed, my heart in my throat as the two vampires continued to brawl near the doorway. Mr. White seemed more powerful than Matthew, who now was on the defensive. I turned my attention to the other side of the room where Mallory still lay. She was conscious now, but barely moving, trying to maneuver herself to get her face out of the blood pooled around her head like a morbid halo.

Matthew was on the receiving end of brutal punches to the face, trying to block them as best he could, but failing in deflecting many.

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