J.R. Rains Vampire for Hire World: Dead Ahead (Crescent Moon Mystery Book 1) by Paludan Eve

Author:Paludan, Eve [Paludan, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2018-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

After an hour-and-a-half wait, during which Tammy and Anthony tried to keep Emily from talking about going after their blood, Fang rang the doorbell at the Moon home in Fullerton.

Anthony looked through the peephole before he opened the door to the tall, dark-haired vampire. “Hi, Fang. Thanks for coming all the way from Echo Park on such short notice.”

Fang walked in without saying hello, walked to the kitchen and put a thermos on the counter. “Where is she?”

“She’s in the bathroom with Tammy. Tammy made her take a shower and wash off all the blood, all of which was hers, as far as we can tell. We heard from Emily that several vampires, maybe up to five of them, bit her at the same time. She didn’t die right away, so we rescued her from them and brought her here. She did die in the car, of blood loss, I think, and just as I was about to do CPR on her, she woke up as an undead vampire. I checked. No pulse, but she’s walking and talking.”

“You’re lucky that she didn’t bite you when you leaned over to give her CPR.”

“I’m still pretty spooked about that.”

“You should be,” Fang said.

Fang and Anthony could hear the girls talking in the bathroom.

“I don’t trust Emily alone with Tammy. What are they doing in there right now?” Fang asked.

“She’s doing Emily’s makeup since Emily can’t see her reflection in the mirror. And my sister gave her a whole duffle bag of clothes that aren’t all bloody. I think they’re saying goodbye since Emily knows she has to go with you since she can’t go home.”

“It would certainly be hard for her parents to understand what happened to their daughter.”

“She doesn’t have parents. They died from drugs, long ago. She’s been passed around to different foster homes. She doesn’t seem attached to the current ones, but I could be wrong.”

“That’s sad.”

“I know. I think Tammy told her you were a family friend who would help her through this adjustment time.”

“I hope I can. I hope we can.” Fang paused. “Do you know if she was assaulted in any other way by the vampires?”

“She says not. They were in the middle of her bloodletting ceremony when we rescued her and the so-called king of their… um… clutch would have had first rights to her body.”

“It’s sick that some vampires make a stupid religious cult out of vampirism.”

“I agree. These guys are trash. And they were likely trash before they got turned.”

“Do you know who turned them?” Fang asked.

“No idea.” Anthony angled his head toward the thermos. “You brought her some blood from your blood club?”

“Of course. We can’t let her starve or she’ll attack someone. Anyone who’s easy or convenient. Or both. If she gets her first blood from a cup instead of a neck, it’ll be easier to train her to drink blood that way, instead of breaking her from the neck-vein habit.”

“You make it sound like getting a baby weaned.”

“That’s exactly right.

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