Another Sunny Day by Janotta D. K

Author:Janotta, D. K. [Janotta, D. K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire romance
Amazon: B08N472D67
Goodreads: 55897948
Publisher: Blue Tom Publications
Published: 2020-11-10T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 50

(Astrid)

A Night not to Remember

The castle looked even more intimidating at night. I stood silent, my heart beating a mile a minute, watching Mike as he shone the beam of his flashlight on the stone walls and searched for a way in. Ringing the bell at the main gate had produced no response. Taking deep breaths, I tried to calm myself. I didn’t want to go back inside the castle, but Rachel needed my help, so I had no choice.

“You okay?” Mike’s voice was little more than a whisper, but it traveled well through the darkness.

“I’m fine.” I lied, keeping my voice low too. “Have you found a way in yet?”

“You’re not going to believe this but they’ve left a window open.”

“You're kidding me.”

He shone the flashlight high on the wall. “Look up there.” And indeed, a small window one floor above us stood ajar.

I scratched my nose. “It’s too high for me to reach.”

“I’ll climb up first, and then I’ll help you.”

My hand was trembling as I placed it on his arm. “Are you sure we should be doing this? It might be a trap.”

“You want to find Rachel, don’t you?”

“Of course, but ...”

“But what? This is as good a way as any to get inside. Don’t worry, I’ve done this many times.” He sat down, took off his boots and tied them by their laces to his belt.

“What if you fall?”

“I won’t. Take the flashlight and shine it on the wall just above my head.”

I shone the flashlight and watched in amazement as my cop boyfriend turned burglar scrambled noiselessly up the uneven castle wall faster than I thought possible. Of course, Angus and George would have swarmed up it more quickly, but then they were vampires. Or had been before they were shot. I took careful note of the hand and toeholds Mike chose, but considered most of them too tiny for me to use. I didn’t have my man’s strength. Mike was soon struggling in through the window. His feet disappeared last and a few tense seconds passed before he leaned out again. “Come on,” he said. “It wasn’t so bad. Throw me the flashlight.”

I lobbed the flashlight and on the second attempt he caught it. He shone it down and I shrank back as it lit me up like an escaping prisoner in a searchlight. “Climb up on that rock first,” he instructed, pointing the beam at a sloping outcrop almost as tall as I was, part of the castle foundations.

“Can’t you find a rope?” I hissed.

“We don’t have all night,” he hissed in reply. To underline his point the church bell began to strike the hour. I looked at my watch. Already eleven. And strange things were likely to happen in spooky moonlit Transylvanian castles at midnight, now just an hour away. We didn’t have much time left so I began to climb. The first five feet were easy. I reached the top of the projecting rock, stood on the ledge it formed against the wall, and stretched up my arm.

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