Vampires of Maze (Part Two) (Beautiful Immortals Series Two Book 2) by Tim O'Rourke

Author:Tim O'Rourke [O'Rourke, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ravenwoodgreys
Published: 2016-03-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

A snow-covered hedge lined the road. Bent forward, we kept close to it as we made our way toward the outskirts of Maze. Morten continued to lead us as it was only he who knew the way. Stooped forward and carrying the heavy rucksack, it wasn’t long before my back had begun to ache. If the others felt as uncomfortable as I did, they didn’t show it. They continued to press on and at speed. Once more, I travelled behind them, but this time Calix didn’t look back or wait for me. I was kind of happy about that. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Calix but it was him constantly shooting his mouth off which made it difficult to have a proper or meaningful conversation with him. I wondered if beneath his tough exterior there wasn’t a guy with a big heart. After all, despite his cockiness and bluster, he had paid me a compliment the night we had come across the graveyard and the church. Calix had said he thought the magic I’d used when escaping the vampires had been amazing. Why had he said such a thing? Did he mean it, or had he just been trying to butter me up so he could grab my arse again? I didn’t know but it was nice to hear all the same.

Ahead, Morten stopped once more. We pressed ourselves close into the bushes that lined the road. The snow had eased a little and once more I looked in the direction in which Morten pointed with one long, bony finger. He was pointing across the road where there was another row of trees. These were more spread out than the ones in the wood we had recently passed through. Between them and far in the distance I could just make out a huddle of buildings. Cupping my hands around my eyes, I thought I could see what looked like some kind of tower stretching up into the night sky. As I continued to squint, I could see that, in fact, it wasn’t a tower but a chimney with thick, black smoke tumbling from it.

“There it is,” Morten hissed.

Before anyone had a chance to say anything, the night was lit up with bright white light. We all glanced to the right and back along the road to see a set of headlights coming toward us through the dark. The swirling snow sparkled in the light as a large truck thundered down the road toward us.

“Get back!” Trent said, before diving into the nearby bushes. Twigs and thistles snatched at my hair and clothing as I buried myself as best I could into the bushes. The ground seemed to tremble as the truck drew closer and closer. Praying we wouldn’t be seen, I tried to make myself as small as possible. I became sandwiched between Calix and Rush, who crouched on either side of me. From our hiding place, we watched the truck pass. And from ground level, the wheels of the vehicle looked giant-sized as they spewed up snow, turning it into a thick, dark sludge.

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