Bad Blood: A Vampire Thriller by H. T. Night & Scott Nicholson & J. R. Rain

Author:H. T. Night & Scott Nicholson & J. R. Rain
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-three

At least, that’s what I wanted them to think.

Truth was, I had very few options. In the past, most of their

vampire victims had no doubt been rendered nearly catatonic

thanks to the holy water/garlic cocktail of blood.

Trust me, I was almost there, too, but I doubted they had

faced a vampire as old as me—and as versed in, well, being a

vampire. You see, being a vampire doesn’t come with a

handbook, and for the most part, no one shows you the way.

You just get by, feeling your way through your new undead

life night after night, year after year, decade after decade,

figuring it out as you go.

Well, I’ve figured out a few things in my time. And time is

just what you need to figure some of this stuff out, too. Bram

Stoker’s Dracula is great entertainment, and I had read it with

interest back in the day. Although I was amused at all the

inaccuracies, the man did get a few things right, and one of

them would prove helpful now if I could just summon enough

strength.

That was a big if.

As the two girls held my arms down, it was all I could do to

keep my head from lolling forward. Through my blurred

vision, I could see Parker grinning. For that matter, I could see

Erasmus grinning, too. No doubt everyone was grinning at the

idiot vampire on stage.

Did all these girls know what was truly about to go down? I

doubted it. More than likely they thought this was part of the

show. A ritualistic interpretation of a sacrifice, like what had

happened with “Lilith” earlier when Erasmus snipped a lock of

her hair. Little did they know that a real vampire was meant to

die tonight. And if they did know, they were too bombed out of

their brains to do much about it—or even remember.

Plus, all those teenybopper Twilight fans aside, most people

prefer their vampires with a stake in the chest.

Erasmus stepped before me. Apparently, he was going to do

the honors. Parker stepped to the other side. Her eyes, I saw,

were unnaturally big. Too big to be human.

I’d really stepped in it this time.

Did I really think the stone statue would come alive behind

me? I didn’t know. I suppose when you’re dealing with

demons anything could happen.

Did I think that Parker had a crazy bloodlust that made my

own seem tame? Yeah, I did. I’ve seen a few demons in my

time, and their agenda is always the same: create havoc,

destroy lives, gorge on humanity. Not necessarily in that order.

Their power is also misleading. They promise the world, when,

in fact, all they can do is create trouble.

I thought I heard a slow drum beating somewhere, until I

realized it was my own heartbeat thumping steadily in my ears.

It was my sluggish warning system reminding me that

something bad was about to happen.

Ya think?

It was then that Erasmus raised the bejeweled stake high

overhead. Parker lowered her head, her lips brushing my ears.

“Bye-bye, Spidey. It was fun knowing you.”

Erasmus spun the stake in his hand, reversing his grip, and

plunged it down into my chest—and he couldn’t have been

more surprised when his hand went through my chest.

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