Vampire Fire (Vampire for Hire Book 12) by J.R. Rain

Author:J.R. Rain [Rain, J.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“You are Cornelius,” I said.

“But of course.”

Dracula the man sat across from me, hands in his lap, eyes slightly rolled up into his head, a grin forming on his face. Just a small grin, not quite the uncontrollable expressions I had seen from the biker, Taggart, a few days ago. One thing was obvious: Dracula had been taken over. Possessed thoroughly and completely.

He allowed it, I thought, mystified at such an agreement. But I won’t allow it. Not now, not ever...

Elizabeth veritably exploded out of my mind upon hearing Cornelius’ evenly-paced voice. But I stopped her cold. Commanded her to retreat, willing her to return to the shadows. I could have locked her up tight, but I didn’t. I was, if anything, grateful to Elizabeth for arranging this little afternoon meeting, so I let her hang around. I let her listen, but no more than that. I had the image of a small child peeking from around the hallway corner at the adults speaking in the living room. Except this was no child I was dealing with. Not by a long shot.

“Won’t you let my Elizabeth out, Sssamantha Moon?”

“No,” I said. “End of discussion.”

“You seek my help, but you won’t give anything in exchange?”

“Not with you, and not with Elizabeth.”

Dracula’s—or Cornelius’—smile rose a fraction of an inch. Despite the forced smile, I knew Cornelius was not happy. Now, he turned his head this way and that, and I sensed he was getting comfortable in Dracula’s skin. I also felt his eyes searching me, crawling over me.

“You are a pesky little bitch,” he finally said.

“And you’re a creepy asshole,” I said. “And with that out of the way, let’s talk.”

His eyes rolled in the sockets. The half-smile on Dracula’s face began a very slow retreat. “Very well, Sssamantha Moon. I will play by your rules, for now. It is enough to know that my Elizabeth is so very close. So very, very close.”

He nearly reached out to touch me, and I nearly punched him in the face. Yes, Dracula I found interesting. This demonic, possessing, dark master inside him, not so much. That his female counterpart was within me was depressing, to say the least.

He folded his hands in his lap, nodded, and seemed to regain control of himself—or over Dracula. He said, “The devil is no fool, Sam.”

“Never said he was.”

“There are no deals with the devil.”

“I never made one. Not really.”

“You are in agreement with him, Sssamantha. You are an agent for him, in effect. This is not good. You must move forward with caution.”

“Duly noted.”

“The devil is not a friend of ours, and, thus, no friend of yours. Remember that well.”

“Not a friend. Got it.”

“We have spent lifetimes seeking one like you, Sssamantha. You are invaluable to our plans. The devil knows this. He also knows that he cannot reach us.”

“He seeks to destroy you, too.”

“Of course, Sssamantha. We are beyond his reach. At least some of us are.”

I knew who he was talking about. “Danny.”

“A promising young recruit, your Daniel Moon.

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