Blood Calling (The Blood Calling Series, Book 1) by Patterson Joshua Grover-David

Author:Patterson, Joshua Grover-David [Patterson, Joshua Grover-David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Iris Books
Published: 2013-01-02T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 36

Or rather, I tried to punch him.

A human eye would have seen me twitch and maybe my fist in the air for a split second, and then Wash holding my fist.

My vampire eyes saw me rear back, my fist move towards Wash’s face, saw his hand come up casually, as though in slow motion.

I watched him catch my hand, as though I’d lightly tossed him a softball.

The entire time, I felt none of the explosion of emotion that comes with punching someone right in the face. Or at least, attempting to punch someone in the face.

Wash glanced towards Emma, and they shared a meaningful moment of eye contact.

Then his gaze moved to me. “I want you to go get some sleep,” he said.

I glanced at my hand and he opened his fist. Even though I’d put the full force of my weight behind the punch, I didn’t feel any soreness in my hand. And my flesh wasn’t the deep red of skin grabbed and squeezed. It was a light pink for the barest of seconds, before returning to its normal paleness.

I blinked as what Wash had said finally registered. “You want me to what now?”

“Sleep.”

I felt my eyebrows draw together. “Why would I need to sleep?” I paused for a moment, considering. “I can sleep?”

Wash nodded. “Can, and should. There’s not really anything you can do at the moment. We’re all in here for the day, the police won’t come looking for you here for a while, and frankly, Emma and I need more time to figure out what comes next.”

I turned my head, trying to catch Emma’s eye. She lifted her head and looked at the ceiling. I couldn’t tell if she was feeling malicious or embarrassed.

“What comes next?” I parroted.

Wash intercepted my gaze. “You have to trust me. There are a lot of factors I didn’t have time to think about last night. I have a lot of decisions to make, a lot of things to put into motion, and not much time to do so.”

“Don’t you mean I have a lot of decisions to make?”

Wash cleared his throat. “Right now? No. In very real terms, right now you’re a baby, I’m your father, and it’s up to me to make decisions for you.”

A dark look danced across my face. “You do realize I’m an adult, right? I’m capable of rational decisions.”

“I’m not questioning your adulthood. I’m telling you that you’ve been a vampire less than a day. If you don’t want to sleep, fine. Go lie on the cot in the back and figure out what you think you should do. I’ll take suggestions. But right now, I need the wisdom of experience.”

“That would be me,” said Emma.

I considered arguing or trying to get angry again but my body wouldn’t do it and my mind didn’t know how to respond to my situation.

So I went to the back room, closed the door, and lay down on the cot.

I stared up at the ceiling, trying and failing to collect my thoughts.

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