The Scourge (Book 6): The Last Tomb by Maxey Phil

Author:Maxey, Phil [Maxey, Phil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Vampires
Publisher: Philip Maxey
Published: 2020-06-04T22:00:00+00:00

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“Have you got a cave below this house with bats or something?”

Alfredo smiled at Evan’s suggestion. They were standing in his hallway, with Shannon, Sasha and Marina.

“There are caves all over this island, but none that I’m aware of beneath our feet… unfortunately.”

Evan’s eyes grew large at the sword that resided behind a glass case, while Shannon looked at an ornate necklace opposite. Marina looked at Alfredo.

“Perhaps we should go into my study, we have much to discuss.”

“You got more cool stuff in there?” said Evan.

“I do indeed.” He opened one of a set of double doors to a room which looked surprisingly lived in. Old vellum volumes lined bookshelves against a wall with a sofa and chairs opposite, while a piano sat at one end and a desk, with cabinets and shelves full of items belonging to another century, the other.

As they walked inside, Zelma appeared in the hallway catching Alfredo’s attention. “Shall the guests be needing refreshment?”

Now that Marina knew the truth about the owner of the old house, she wondered if ‘refreshment’ meant the red stuff.

Alfredo looked at the others, now in his study. “Does anyone want a drink? Wine or… I think we might have some soft drinks?”

Everyone declined. He told Zelma then closed the doors.

“So why we here?” said Shannon. Sasha studied the shelves full of curiosities.

He glanced at Marina, which Evan caught. “You two getting married?” said the younger man.

Marina snorted, a brief smile crossing her face.

“What’s funny?” continued Evan. “There’s obviously something big you need to tell all of us. What is it?”

Alfredo leaned back, resting on the front of his desk. “There’s something you should all know about me…”

Marina rolled her eyes. “Alfredo is the fourth king. He’s Freon.”

There was a few seconds of silence before Evan started giggling, then realized how serious they were being. “He’s not even a vamp! I can tell. His heart rate is definitely human!”

“And no offence Marina,” said Sasha. “But you hybrid’s got kind of an odor…”

“None taken, and no we don’t. He’s still the fourth king though.”

The three youngest in the room exchanged a brief look. Shannon grabbed the nearest thing from a shelf and threw it across the room. Half way to the wall a hand whipped up and pulled it from the air, while Evan became a blur, ending up where the vase would have hit, but never made it. The young man looked at Alfredo holding the vase with shock. “You can’t be him… he’s…”

“Not buried under a thousand tons of rock and not in the sarcophagus,” said Marina. “He came out of it a very long time ago.”

Alfredo walked to the shelf, passing Shannon who quickly stepped out of his way, and put the vase back on the shelf, smiling as he did so. “A king… a good one, gave this to me.”

“Oh… Sorry…”

Evan took a step closer to Alfredo. “So… you’re the king Joel mentioned. The one that was on the human’s side?”

Alfredo smiled. “Not so much a king anymore. Just an archeologist.

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