Passing (Crusade) by Nancy Holder

Author:Nancy Holder [Holder, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Werewolf, Adventure, Vampire, short story, witch, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents, nancy holder, debbie viguie, crusade
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2011-06-05T03:00:00+00:00

“We have to find a way to take the vampires out without exposing ourselves.”

“And hope that they are tracking some of the others, right?”

“We won't be so lucky.”

“Why?” I asked, scrambling to stay directly behind him and within eyesight of the light.

He hesitated. When he finally spoke his voice was tense. “There's something I probably should have told you before.”

So, I wasn't the only one keeping secrets. The revelation gave me a sense of relief and something else to focus on besides the fact that the cave walls seemed to be getting closer.

“What is it?”

“I am known to the vampires, and I have made many enemies.”

I waited for him to continue. Nothing he had said came as any real surprise to me. The silence stretched between us and finally he went on.

“I believe they will try to find us before they go after the others.”

There was something he wasn't telling me. I thought about calling him on it, but I was still reeling under the weight of my own guilty secret. Where was Jack? Would we be bumping into him soon?

A sudden rustling sound ahead caused us both to freeze in our tracks. I had my hand on Antonio's arm and I could feel the play of his muscles beneath the skin. He shifted slightly so he could press his back against the cave wall and I did the same, my heart beating uncontrollably. I don't want to have to fight in here. I don't want to die in here. There's so little room, it might as well be a coffin. My coffin.

I shook my head, trying to clear it. Focus, focus, focus!

I heard a soft whooshing sound and then a bat flew right by us, its wing brushing the tip of my nose. I jerked, slamming my head against the cave wall. All the stories I had ever heard about vampires when I was a kid flooded my mind.

“Vampire!” I gasped.

Antonio laughed, low and deep, and the sound cut through my terror. “You know vampires can't change into bats.”

And he was right. I did know that. I had spent the last two years studying vampires, not the fictional kind, but the real, just-as-soon-kill-you-as-seduce-you kind.

We continued moving forward, slightly faster now, which was a relief because it required more attention on my part not to twist an ankle. We wove through several different tunnels, which branched off into smaller and smaller corridors until I knew I could never find my way back.

“You know I love you,” Antonio said, breaking the silence that had once again fallen between us.

I didn't know how to respond. It was a statement, not a question, like there could be no doubt that I knew he loved me. I had managed to avoid the topic for two months. As I contemplated how to sidestep it now though, a couple of things occurred to me. First, I'd much rather talk about it than think about the caves we were walking through. Second, one or both of us would likely die before morning.

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