Stake around & find out by E.V. Belknap

Author:E.V. Belknap [E.V. Belknap]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: E.V. Belknap
Published: 2024-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Ava followed the trickle of guests, and tried not to stare. Or to freak out. Or to walk too fast. Or too slow. The cloak swishing behind her did make her feel a little better. Why did they ever let those go out of style? She was definitely keeping this as part of her look, after.

The first thing she saw after walking through the double doors, was that it was a sort of lobby, high arched and all in yellow stone. The second thing she saw, was herself. A big mirror had been put up to face the incoming guests. So far for her plan of pretend-vampire subterfuge. She froze for a beat, her mind warring with the fact that she looked really amazingly good, but would look even better if she wouldn't be in the mirror at all. She sidestepped out of its reach. The mirror, aside from forcing her to face her current state of being in life, had also been hiding massive wooden double doors. They stood open, beckoning guests onwards to the main event. More pressing and too close to ignore, a guard poised to the side was also beckoning her, with a friendly smile. A smile that was all pointy. My fourth vampire, Ava thought, and then went on thinking, I am going to lose count tonight. Gosh.

"First time?" the guard pleasantly asked her. He was tall, golden brown skinned, and impeccably dressed in a dark grey suit over a dark red shirt. It was decades out of style, but whatever many years he had under his belt easily drowned under dripping charisma. "No worries. May I see your invitation?" The card was inspected. "Oh, you're one of Elsie's! No plus one then?"

"She's... parking the car."

"Right," the guard said, handing the invite back, suddenly giddy and bouncy on his feet. "Well, since this is your first time, allow me to point out the rules." He led her with a wave of a graceful hand to a notice board, poised on an easel next to the set of double doors.

Ava read them all with rising bewilderment.

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