A Game of Vampires by Caroline Peckham

Author:Caroline Peckham [Peckham, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Caroline Peckham
Published: 2018-09-29T22:00:00+00:00

EVANGELINE

My mouth was on fire from Jonah's kiss. That was a kiss worth living for. And it renewed strength in me as we stepped out into the corridor. The lamps flickered on the walls, sending a rush of adrenaline through my veins.

We hurried along, following the directions Mercy had given us, praying at every turn we weren't going to bump into someone.

A couple of maids passed us and I dropped my head obediently. Jonah nodded to them and they headed on, seemingly unaware of who we really were.

On the next turn, Jonah paused and I nearly crashed into him, bracing myself on his arm. I found myself before a tall painting with a gilded golden frame. A dark tower was pictured in it, as black as death. Jonah dropped down to a crouch, running his fingers across the floorboards. I glanced up and down the corridor, gripping the stake under the folds of my apron.

“Hurry,” I breathed.

A click sounded and I glanced down, finding Jonah lifting up a small hatch.

“You first,” he insisted, tugging me down beside him. I dropped onto the first rung of the ladder, climbing down, the hatch illuminating him in a square of light. His hard features and fearful eyes.

A voice made him turn and I spotted him snatch the gun from his waistband. Arms grabbed him and he lost his grip on the gun, the weapon flying past me and hitting the ground below. The hatch slammed shut and I was buried in darkness. I stifled a cry, hurrying down the steps, hearing a scuffle up above. When my feet hit the floor I dropped down, searching desperately for the gun. My fingertips scraped across stone.

Where is it? Where is it?

My breaths came in panicked pants. My palm grazed metal and I grasped it, scrambling back onto the ladder and hurrying up it. I threw the hatch wide and spotted Jonah pinned to the ground by Varick. The Vampire drooled as he gazed over him.

Jonah's eyes locked with mine. “Run, Eve!”

“Never,” I snarled, aiming the gun at Varick as I rose from the hatch. “Let him go,” I demanded, trying to keep myself composed. My heart was thundering like hooves in my chest.

Varick gazed up at me. “I can disarm you both. You cannot win against me.”

His eyes roamed over my neck and there was that hunger I'd seen on the first day I'd met him. I knew what he wanted. Lifting my free hand, I tore at my sleeve with my teeth, holding out my exposed wrist. “Here, drink. Then let us go. That's all you want, isn't it? I've seen how they talk to you. You're their slave. You don't have to help them find us.”

Varick's Adam's apple bobbed and his grip eased on Jonah's throat. He seemed conflicted, looking between me and him.

“Drink,” I pleaded.

“Eve,” Jonah begged. “Don't.”

“Here,” I encouraged, waving my arm as I stepped closer. “Take it.”

Varick lunged at me. Still on his knees, he grabbed my arm, his fangs sinking into my skin.

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