Colt Harper: Esteemed Vampire Cat by Tyrolin Puxty

Author:Tyrolin Puxty [Puxty, Tyrolin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781620077061
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Published: 2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

“A headache usually comes from a pain in the neck. And a pain in the neck often comes from people who are a pain in the butt.”

– Colt Harper: Esteemed Vampire Cat

hree hours of driving may as well be an eternity in the valley. The stupid car radio doesn’t work, the air conditioner barely coughs out fresh air, and Sean’s license expired a while ago, so I metaphorically pray that I don’t get pulled over. If I meet a cop, I’ll probably eat him.

“What time is it?” Lexi yawns, her head resting on Jax’s good shoulder.

“Midnight-ish,” I say, regretting my impromptu decision to throw my watch into the lake two weeks ago. It was itching me at the time, prompting an impulsive action, as is my nature.

“Can we stop?” the Bakhtak asks. He’s been uncharacteristically quiet, so I forgot he was even there. “Anywhere? Please? I can’t zap out of a vehicle going this fast, and I need to hold back the chasers. They could be anywhere.”

“Yeah, could we get a motel?” Saffy croaks. I thought she was fast asleep; turns out she’s just a good actress. “Please? I need to use the bathroom and stretch my legs. You’ll probably want to fill up soon, anyway.”

“There’s a town about forty minutes away,” the Bakhtak chips in.

“St. Damian said to keep driving.” My knuckles turn white as I grip the wheel.

“Not literally!” Saffy says, half-joking, half-irritated, because, you know her and halves these days. “It’s impossible to keep driving! We need to stop!”

“Yeah, pull over Colt,” Lexi chimes in. “I don’t know how much longer I can listen to myself whine.”

“Okay, okay. We’ll stop.” I’m too tired to argue, too annoyed to care. “We’ll regroup in town.”

There’s a silent consensus, until Saffy speaks up. “So, Lexi… what kind of monster are you?”

“She’s a tickle monster,” I mutter.

“A what?”

“A Leshi.” Lexi shoots me a disappointed glance in the mirror. “I have this… addiction. I need to tickle something until I kill it. Colt’s been giving me gum to help distract me, but I’m clean out.”

Saffy stares at the road up ahead, processing. “Your behavior makes so much sense now. Does that mean you’ve killed?”

“Saffy, we’ve all killed.” Her stupid beautiful face droops. “We’re monsters.”

“I haven’t killed.” Jax kicks my seat when he stretches. His kick is a whole lot stronger than a toddler’s on a plane. “Well, I turned my brother and… yeah, he’s killed a few civilians, so in a way, I’m responsible for their deaths. If only I had had a morsel of self-control… Oh, I wonder how his community service is going…”

“Blah, frigging blah.” I roll my eyes. “You are by far the worst monster I’ve ever encountered. Besides Lexi, of course. Be proud of your killings and wear each one like a badge of honor!”

There’s silence, despite my uplifting, inspirational speech. Saffy stares at me like I just announced I was responsible for Trump’s election.

“You actually like to kill?” Her fingers trail along the seatbelt, as if preparing for a quickie escape.

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