The Afterlife of the Party by Marlene Perez

Author:Marlene Perez
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Teen & Young Adult Coming of Age Fiction;Teen & Young Adult Contemporary Romance eBooks;Teen & Young Adult Dating & Sex Fiction;Teen & Young Adult Humorous Fiction;Teen & Young Adult Loners & Outcasts Fiction;Teen & Young Adult Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Romance eBooks;Dead Is Series;Marlene Perez;Entangled Teen;Young Adult Fiction;YA Fiction;Young Adult Vampire Romance;YA Vampire Fiction;Young Adult Campy Fiction;Young Adult Campy Paranormal;YA Paranormal Romance;YA Vampire Romance;High School Romance;I’m with the Banned by Marlene Perez;New YA Hardcover;New YA Romance;Humorous YA Romance;YA Adventure Romance;Opposites Attract YA Romance;High School Best Friends
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-11-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Vaughn was right—The Drainers didn’t seem to be in a hurry to leave Diablo.

Instead, they rented the top floor of a beachside luxury hotel and then threw a party.

“I tried to get out of this,” Vaughn insisted as we walked to the suite.

“Yet we’re still headed to the debauchery,” I replied. “Debauchery” was an understatement. “It’s okay,” I reassured Vaughn. “Maybe Skyler will be here.”

When we arrived, Gary was at his post guarding the door as a stream of Bleeders walked through, all dressed in skimpy white outfits.

I was in a crappy mood. A party had been the beginning of my problems, but I highly doubted it would be the end to them.

It had been harder than I’d expected to get Travis alone to steal his hair. He was always with someone: Bleeders, the guys in the band, even Gary. And I couldn’t just whip out a pair of scissors and aim them casually at a vampire. Turned out they weren’t exactly fond of long, pointy things.

Skyler wasn’t in the common area of the hotel suite. She was probably back in one of the bedrooms with Travis.

Armando was behind the bar, mixing drinks with a liberal hand. “What can I get you to drink, my lovely Tiffany?” he asked me, ignoring the three groupies who stood there waiting.

“Just water, thanks,” I said. He didn’t ask Vaughn what he wanted, so I added, “Water for my boyfriend here, too, please.”

Armando’s fingertips touched mine when he handed me our bottles. There was blood embedded in his nails, and I repressed the need to wash my hands. “You smell delicious,” he said, which I ignored.

Travis and Skyler emerged from one of the bedrooms. Her eyes were glassy, and there was a fresh bite mark on the upper part of her chest, which I could see, since Travis hadn’t bothered to pull her top up.

I waited until Travis let go of Skyler, and then, when I thought no one was watching, I pulled her top back on.

When I looked up, Armando was staring at me.

“Vaughn, when are you going to let me take a bite out of your delicious girlfriend?” Armando asked, like I should be flattered.

“How about never?” Vaughn replied.

Ozzie and Travis chuckled like it was the funniest thing Vaughn had ever said. “Armando can be very convincing,” Ozzie said. “And he doesn’t mind sharing.”

“Well, I do,” Vaughn said firmly. He had been right about posing as a couple to protect each other from The Drainers and their hangers-on.

Vaughn took my hand and led me to one of the large sofas in the entertainment area. He sat and then pulled me onto his lap. I perched there awkwardly until Armando wandered over, and then I wrapped my arms around Vaughn and draped myself all over him.

I shivered when Armando’s eyes met mine. “I think your girlfriend’s cold,” he said to Vaughn. “Want me to warm her up for you?”

Instead of answering him, Vaughn nuzzled my neck and whispered, “Remember what we talked about.

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