Wetwork (A Vampire Novella) by Tucker Jason

Author:Tucker, Jason [Tucker, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Paranormal | Vampires
Published: 2013-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Vincent felt the sluggishness leaving his body as dusk edged ever closer to the city. He hadn’t been able to sleep. He’d waited with the others in the darkened apartment with Nicolette holding court over them through the day. She sat in the tattered armchair and watched them. Vincent thought it seemed as though she might be studying them, figuring out who she might not need. It frightened Vincent, but he would prove himself to her.

For the first hour, she had talked of things that held little interest for him. Still, he listened with rapt attention. She told the history of his new people, the vampires’ prominence in Babel, their persecution in Europe, and their near extinction in the New World.

Vincent didn’t understand much of it. He’d never been much of a student, and he didn’t know if any of it really mattered. Still, he and the others listened and waited for the departure of the sun when they could have that meal that Nicolette had promised.

After a time, Nicolette had grown silent. Vincent knew she wasn’t sleeping. He wondered if vampires were even able to sleep. Though, with the constant thump of bass coming through the walls courtesy of some clueless and rude soul in the building, he doubted sleep would have come anyway.

So they waited. Whenever one of the vampires moved or groaned, he could see Nicolette’s barely perceptible movements as she watched them. She was definitely gauging them, waiting for someone to do something wrong maybe.

The girl might be small, but he feared her even more than he’d ever feared Rachelle Giovanni. He was sure the others did too even though they were still having trouble speaking. Robens had managed a few sentences, but the others were not doing well. A few words, grunts, growls and hisses, and occasionally pointing. Nothing more. Vincent figured they must be feral, like Nicolette had warned. Maybe she would kill them.

“You are sure you remember how to drive?” Nicolette asked suddenly.

“Yes,” he said. It was the second time that day she’d asked. Everything was still muddled in his brain, but he thought he could figure out how to drive. He couldn’t bear to disappoint her. Nor would he dare.

She slipped out of the chair and across the floor with speed and fluidity that surprised Vincent. “Come with me then. We’ll get a vehicle and then return for the others.”

“The blood,” Vincent said. “What about the blood? We’re covered in it.”

Nicolette tilted her head. The action reminded him of a dog listening to something but not quite understanding. Of course, from the scowl that crossed her face, Vincent knew that she certainly did understand.

“You do what I say. No more questions. I lead this temporary cabal. Are you capable of understanding that?” Her voice held more than a bit of malice.

The other vampires shrunk into the corner, as though they feared what might happen should their mother grow upset.

“I understand,” Vincent said. Her cold gaze withered him, and he bowed his head.

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