My Vampire by E E Everly

Author:E E Everly
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2018-03-26T04:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

We drive the rest of the night and arrive at the designated safe house. As we step inside, I sneeze. The air’s musty, but I was told the cabin is comfortably equipped with modern conveniences. I guess it’s not used much or nobody bothers to dust.

Killian’s on his cell with Natalia, confirming that demons did indeed follow our trail. He’s also checking that the local vamps are ready to go, should the demons strike. Anya wouldn’t let any vampires from her mansion tail us. She didn’t want the seed demons to see them and give away our plan.

I hope the demons wait a few hours before they strike. It would be wise on their part to delay until the sun’s up anyway.

I’m tired and cranky. I hate to admit it, but my nerves are on end. Not to mention, the few hours I slept in the car left me with a crick in my neck. I’m seriously jonesing for ambrosia. No one grabbed any pints before we left vamp central.

The safe house is a rustic cabin on the outside to hide its purpose on the inside—a place for vampires on the run to hide during the day. I don’t bother to turn on a light to check out my surroundings. No reason settling in. We will be gone before long. I go straight to a window and open the shade enough to keep a lookout. Killian, too engrossed with his phone call, crosses the room in the dark. Sometimes he doesn’t notice when he uses his vampire night vision and forgets other beings prefer light.

In the dusk, I see as far as the car on the gravel drive. How many demons are out there? Why wait for them to grab us? I should step outside and say, “Come and get me.” The furrow in my forehead grows ever deeper, twisting into a headache the longer I stare.

I wish I could sense the demons.

I wish I had ambrosia.

I wish a vampire as moody as I am didn’t just chuck his cell phone at the couch.

If worse comes to worse, Killian will lose his self-control, which is hanging by a thread, vamp out, and suck me dry. Then I won’t have to dwell on unfulfilled wishes.

“What’s going on?” I’d like to say, “Quit worrying.”

“The local vamps are waiting for you to make cloud cover. It has to be a pretty heavy storm. They’re making a big deal about coming out during daylight.”

“I’ll get right on that. Although, don’t you think a storm will clue the seed demons right off?”

“It doesn’t matter,” Killian says. “They’ll come for you anyway.”

“This really has you in a grumpy slump.”

“Don’t start with me, snarky Sasha.”

“I’m okay with this.”

Killian hovers near the ash-filled fireplace, brooding. I huff. Whatever.

I close my eyes and stir up the atmosphere. “I’ll bring the clouds in gradually so it looks like a natural storm rolling in.”

The exhilaration of stirring up the elements brings a bit of elation into my heart. It’s nothing a pint of ice cream wouldn’t do.

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