Vampire Miami by Phil Tucker

Author:Phil Tucker [Tucker, Phil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, vampire, distopian future, vampire miami, dystopia, phil tucker, vampire action, miami, vampire adventure, dystopian adventure, dark fantasy, dystopia fiction, distopia, dystopia novels
ISBN: 9781482765588
Publisher: TransientMe LLC
Published: 2012-12-18T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

They drove for about twenty minutes, stopping only once to discard her new Omni and check her clothing for bugs. Cloud waved a slender wand over her, but nothing pinged. They climbed back on the bike and headed out. Part of Selah, a new and harder side to her, thought she should watch where they went, learn the directions, catch the street names. But she couldn’t be bothered, couldn’t muster the energy. It felt good to just ride behind Cloud, to hold him, to let him take over. Let him take her wherever he thought was best. She’d just go. Selah relaxed, inch by inch, and allowed herself to enjoy the thrum of the bike, the feel of the biking leathers against her cheek. Closed her eyes, and thought of nothing beyond the sensation of relief.

Eventually, they slowed to a stop. Selah lifted her head. It was turning out to be a beautiful night, the sky clear and the air smooth and warm. They’d stopped before a small house on a quiet suburban street. It was dark, but the waning moon as she rose over the horizon illuminated the thicket of weeds that claimed each front yard, that had crept out surreptitiously onto the road itself. Great trees spread their canopy over intermittent spots of the road, and the homes were beautiful, each a unique cottage made of rough white stone, with small, covered porches and dark windows.

“Where are we?” asked Selah, climbing off the bike.

“Coral Gables,” said Cloud, removing his helmet and scruffing his hand through his hair. “Used to be old money. I went to school close by. UM’s over in that direction.”

“Oh,” said Selah, and a subtle thrill ran through her once more, the ghost of what she might have felt a few days ago before the world imploded. She’d just learned something about Cloud that nobody online knew. “You were a student there?” She almost groaned. Hadn’t he just said as much?

“Yeah.” Cloud wheeled the bike into the driveway, and hung the helmet on one of the handlebars. Scrounged up a weathered tarp from where it lay to one side and draped it over the bike. “Seems like another life.” He wiped his hands on his hips and turned to her. “How you feeling? Headache? Dizzy?”

Selah rubbed at her elbows, the back of her head. There was something to him. Something subdued, even here, with just the two of them, something wary. Almost as if he were shy. “I feel fine, actually. It’s weird. You’d think I’d be in worse shape.”

Cloud dug a key from his pocket, and then knocked a complex tattoo on the front door before unlocking it. “Yeah, you’d think,” he said. “Guess we got lucky.” He shook his head and pushed the door open. “Hey! We’re back.”

Selah followed him inside. She didn’t know what to expect, was almost shy about meeting new people in her raw state. Still, she couldn’t remain outside. Inside it was dark, but Cloud navigated through the

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