Vampire in Distress by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, Vampire
ISBN: 9781927461266
Publisher: Valley Publishing
Published: 2014-12-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Desperate to get her feet under her before she hit the ground, Tessa twisted in mid-air. Somehow, glide training hadn’t included ‘fall’ training. “Shit!”

Out of options, she flipped over in a comical imitation of a somersault and somehow – and she wished she knew how – she ended up feet first in a hard landing. A bone jarring landing was more like it. She still ended up on her backside but hit the ground much more softly than she deserved to.

Back on her feet, she searched around, hoping no one had seen her – like she needed to hear about this incident for the rest of her life. Thankfully, she was alone. The early morning sun had risen, although it was still hidden behind heavy cloud cover. Her father could manage for a little while longer. Goran, too, except that she had no idea where he’d ended up. She hoped he was with her father. Dad needed him.

Sneaking around the corner of the mansion, she studied the layout. Empty, as usual. So where were the elders? Moving snug against the wall, she peered far enough around the next corner to see the vehicles.

And the horrific mess.

“If you don’t come out, we’ll kill him,” The sarcastic, arrogant voice floated over her, sounding as if he were looking forward to the job.

Tessa pulled back, her heart hammering in her chest. She couldn’t see who they’d caught.

“Or maybe we won’t kill him. We’ll start by breaking his wings. A maimed ancient is just another vampire, no matter how kingly he thinks he is.”

A bellow ripped through the air.

“Oh no,” she whispered. They had Goran. They’d probably caught him in the air. She knew those damn fliers had to have been out there somewhere. She hadn’t seen them fly in, but the fortress had too many avenues in and out for them to watch them all.

“So what’s it going to be?” the first man asked. “Give it up and live to fight another day, or we’ll maim this one and you as well when we get a hold of you?”

“And tell that retarded daughter of yours to get over here, too,” another clammy, almost recognizable voice said, the sound chilling Tessa to the bone. “I’m tired of chasing her around the countryside.”

Her heart locked down. Who was that? She almost recognized it – just not quite.

“Serus, forget about me,” Goran snapped in a hard voice. “Get out of here.”

Yeah, that made sense. But with a sinking feeling, Tessa realized her dad was more likely to think she was still safe up in the damn tree and that his friend, once free, could help him kick ass. She looked around for something, anything, to break the deadlock before he gave in.

She could create a diversion, but they had plenty of people available to chase her. She wracked her brain. Chasing her would still even the odds for the elders, but would it be enough? Or would they take her down as well?

Just in case…she pulled out her phone.

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