L A Banks-Vampire Huntress 08 by The Wicked

Author:The Wicked [Wicked, The]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-10-13T04:49:56+00:00

Sprawled out and only temporarily dazed, Cain’s gaze narrowed on her as she jumped down, prepared to confront him in mortal combat.

He tried to summon his black blade to him, but it was in shards, his wing dismembered, and his tail a bloody stump.

“Fall back!” he shouted, and within seconds was gone.

The beach went still. The rains receded, leaving only a smoky battle trail in the sky. The full moon overhead shone brightly.

Damali glanced around and then ran toward the villa to check for casualties. The truth stole her breath: this was just one quick campaign, a battle. Not the war by a long shot.

“I’m not liking this at all,” Carlos said to Shabazz and Rider, standing outside Yonnie’s lair. “It’s full dark, I can sense two vampires inside, Yonnie and Tara’s signature, but I’ve got a blackout to the villa and it’s like we’re in a dark-shielded zone.”

“In and out,” Rider said, urging Carlos to open Yonnie’s lair. “Do it the old-fashioned way, man. For Christ’s sake, just holler.”

Carlos nodded and complied, yelling his friend’s name at the top of his lungs. “Yonnie! It’s family—open up!” The lair door eerily creaked open. The full moon over Nevada peeked into pure blackness. Carlos ’s eyes instantly adjusted to the darkness and he lit the wall torches with a silver glance. As soon as the others could see, Rider and Shabazz flanked him.

Yonnie looked up from the bed and hissed at the sight of Rider. But it was obvious that something had gone terribly wrong as Yonnie crouched over Tara’s lifeless, naked body. He sought Carlos’s gaze, squinting and disoriented, his fangs lowered between a mating bite and battle length. All Carlos could do was stare at Yonnie for a moment. Yonnie’s bare chest heaved as though he was unable to take in enough air, and his black silk, drawstring pajama bottoms hung loosely on his hips as though he’d quickly materialized them on with great effort.

“You all right, man?” Carlos asked, advancing slowly.

Rider pushed around Carlos, but Carlos caught Rider by the arm before he could get close enough to have his heart ripped out.

“I don’t know what happened,” Yonnie said in an agonized voice, growling low in his throat as he stared at Rider, and then brought his gaze back to Carlos’s. “She’s flatlining, even though I fed her.”

“Oh, shit, man! What did you do?”

“I don’t know what happened, man!” Yonnie yelled. “Heal her! I can’t, and I don’t know why!” Carlos stood with the stunned Guardians near the lair entrance and watched in horror as Tara ’s eyelids fluttered. She weakly reached toward Rider without lifting her arm, and then murmured his name on a final breath as her hand relaxed against the bed. Carlos jumped back, causing Rider and Shabazz to instinctively do the same. Rendered speechless as Tara’s spirit sat up from her body in a white haze and glanced around in terror, Carlos scavenged his mind for what to tell Rider. They had gotten there too late.

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