The Chronicles of a Vampire Hunter (Book 1): Red Ashes by Justin A. Moore

Author:Justin A. Moore [Moore, Justin A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Justin A. Moore
Published: 2013-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

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Lily had pulled the Charger around to the front and I threw my bag in the back and buckled myself in. She drove into downtown San Diego, where everything was brightly lit and people bustled about, ignorant at the moment of how cruel the world truly was. I stayed mute for the whole ride, and so did she. Office buildings and hotels rose high around us and eventually Lily pulled the Charger into a parking garage and got out. I followed suit, pulling my duffel onto my shoulder. I looked at her for the first time since we left the pawn shop, and her face had a ruddy hue to it as if she’d been drinking.

I suppose she had been.

Her lips were set in a firm and determined line and she strode purposefully out of the parking garage. After a few minutes I looked up and noticed the building we were walking to was a rather prestigious hotel in the Gaslamp quarter. Eventually we made our way inside and I followed Lily to a counter where a smartly dressed young blonde woman sat at a computer, presumably taking check-ins. My attention wandered as I absently looked around, focused more on introspection at the events over the last couple of days. I heard the words “No reservation,” and felt a subtle pressure in my mind as Lily compelled the woman into giving us a suite, and handed the woman a small rectangle of plastic. Her credit card was black. Fitting, I thought.

A bellhop came to take my duffel and I looked at him for a moment with a blank expression, still lost in my own thoughts. Lily dismissed him politely and we took an elevator up to our floor. I followed Lily mindlessly to our room and dropped the bag next to the door. Lily immediately went into the bathroom and I heard the shower turn on. I felt like I needed a shower, but I felt like I needed sleep more. I was acutely aware of the throbbing pain in my shoulder from carrying the heavy duffel. Sleep would have been really nice right about then.

I walked around the room briefly, taking in my surroundings. The room was all done up in pastel shades of cream, tan and muted golden browns. It was lavishly furnished with a plush couch and matching tan chairs, a dark wooden desk, and full entertainment system. There was even a kitchen with marble counters. I would have loved to stay in a place like this a few months ago, but now I was just glad that nobody had recently died there.

I drew the curtains on every window, not caring about what I could see outside. My limbs had started to shake again, both in combination with my own weariness and the shock from the brief struggle I’d just been in. I hadn’t done a single thing, but the shock was still there as if I’d been fighting all day long. Exhaustion was washing over me, and I felt strangely cold in my stomach.

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