Born Reckless (Blood Rose Nights Book 1) by Keary Taylor

Author:Keary Taylor [Taylor, Keary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Keary Taylor Book, INC
Published: 2021-11-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

I can't sleep the next day. Not that I have slept more than twice since I arrived in the city. Elena wasn't joking when she talked about that vampire insomnia business.

Mason went to bed three hours ago. Boredom is starting to set in a little bit. I follow Mason around all day every day. And I do literally nothing else. So, as I pace the penthouse, the only thing I have to focus on is the burn in my throat.

I go to the kitchen and pull the fridge open. There are a dozen bags of blood on the top shelf. But as I look at them, my breathing grows harder. My stomach does this little turn and the thought of that cold liquid slipping down my throat makes me want to throw up.

I look over my shoulder in the direction of Mason's bedroom. I rock forward onto the balls of my feet, poised and anxious to do… something. I strain my hearing, listening for any kind of activity or movement in Elena's penthouse. But I don't hear anything. I never hear anything between the two penthouses. I can only imagine the kind of insulation that must've been used to deaden ears like mine.

I don't think. I move.

I grab my security badge from the table by the front door and slip it into my back pocket. Then I yank open the door and I walk outside. The elevator arrives in just twenty seconds, and I step on and press the button for the ground floor.

The elevator slides open, and I step out into the main lobby. As usual, it's packed full of vampires. As I look around, I'm beginning to recognize familiar faces. So-and-so works in accounting. So-and-so is an attorney. In the two weeks I've been here now, I'm starting to recognize some of the repeat faces.

But right now, my focus goes straight for the front doors.

I push past them, and the metal frame of the door sings. I use way too much force. I'm lucky the glass didn't shatter. But my laser-focused brain can't process that right now.

I step out onto the sidewalk and my nostrils flare as I take a deep breath.

Heartbeats. I hear heartbeats all around me. I'm surrounded by millions of people, every one of them smelling delicious in this moment.

I set off down the sidewalk and begin looking in the shadows.

Chicago isn't that different from New York. There are certain smells that are exactly the same. There are bridges scattered throughout the city. There are towering buildings that close you in, hiding the sky. And there are always transactions happening in the shadows.

I see three drug deals happen in the first five blocks. I see eight homeless people sleeping in various forms of shelter. A tent. A cardboard box. Simply lying out on a bench. And for the first time, I see one of my own kind standing between two buildings. I watch as another vampire approaches. She hands off some money, and the dealer hands her an insulated bag.

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