Vampires of Maze (Part One) (Beautiful Immortals Series Two Book 1) by Tim O'Rourke

Author:Tim O'Rourke [O'Rourke, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ravenwoodgreys
Published: 2015-10-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The young boy and girl screamed at the sight of us gathered at the top of the stairs. They turned and fled, racing away toward a door set into the far wall. Raising my free hand, I flung open my fingers and sent a wave of energy along the landing. As it reached the door, I made a fist again, pulling back the energy and slamming the door closed before the boy and girl could reach it. Colliding with the now shut door, they yanked and pulled on it, but I kept it closed from where I stood at the top of the stairs.

“What’s going on?” I heard Rea ask from over Trent’s shoulder.

“I’m not sure,” he replied, peering into the darkness.

“It’s just a couple of kids,” I said, heading down the landing toward them.

They turned to face me, their eyes bulging with fear. I could see that both wore necklaces fashioned from cloves of garlic. The boy brandished a crucifix before him and the girl held what looked like a posy of blue flowers that had long since wilted and died.

“Keep back!” the boy shouted, thrusting out the crucifix at me.

“I’m not a vampire,” I told him.

“Then get back, wolf!” the girl screamed, waving the posy of blue dead flowers.

“And I’m certainly not a werewolf,” I half smiled, taking another step closer to them.

The girl screeched and this was followed by the sound of gunfire.

“No!” I cried, spinning around and placing myself in front of the children. I felt a bullet tear into my chest and out through my back. The force was so great, that I was spun around and thrown back off my feet. With time slowing down to a crawl all around me, the narrow passageway flashed once more with bright white light as another shot thundered out of the darkness. With the world now spinning in slow-motion as I flew through the air, I scooped the boy and girl up into my arms, pressing them flat to my chest as I crashed through the closed doorway and into the room beyond. I smothered them as the sound of running feet came racing toward us along the landing and into the room.

“Is she dead?” I heard Rush gasp. He sounded panicked.

“Who the fuck fired?” Trent exploded.

“I did,” Calix said. “I heard a scream and…”

“They’re just scared kids,” I roared, rolling over. I sprang to my feet.

“But you’re still alive….” Calix breathed.

“No thanks to you, you freaking cretin!” I shouted screwing my fists tight. The urge to fling open my hands and send him flying back along the hallway to his death was overwhelming. The rage now burning inside of me was so potent that if I dared release it at Calix it would crush every bone – every organ – in his body. I could turn him into nothing more than dust. But I fought it. I had to.

“Just put your guns away,” I said through gritted teeth. I drew in another deep breath before speaking again.

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