Asylum by K. A. Tucker

Author:K. A. Tucker
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Papoti Books
Published: 2011-12-12T08:00:00+00:00

The grandfather clock gonged once. One a.m. “Where are you, Caden?” I whispered, wandering aimlessly, the size of this palace more daunting than usual. Since Viggo’s overt threat earlier today, I was especially vigilant in knowing the whereabouts of Evangeline’s friends at all times.

Viggo would have to be insane to do something to Caden or the others, I reminded myself. He needed me to get out of this building. He needed me to free Veronique. If he killed Caden, he was as good as dead. He realized that, didn’t he?

The truth was, I suspected Viggo was in fact insane. And now I couldn’t find Caden. Not in the cellar. Not in Evangeline’s room. Not in the atrium.

I wove in and out of rooms, stumbling upon Ratheus vampires everywhere as they inspected technology, rooted through closets, soaked in Jacuzzis, or otherwise distracted themselves with luxuries long since lost to them. It had taken almost a month of constant feeding, but finally they had ventured out to other parts of the building besides the cellar and the atrium, their thirst somewhat sated. Now most lingered in the inner rooms, keeping as far away from the paralyzing Merth boundary as possible. I was fine with that.

I pushed open the solid mahogany door leading into Leo’s quarters, a large room decorated with eighteenth century masculine flair. It sparked renewed frustration. I hadn’t talked to him since Viggo’s witch showed up a month ago. I had no idea how Evangeline was doing and it was driving me nuts. But at least I knew she was safe from this mess.

Leo’s room was empty. I turned to leave . . . and froze, my eyes noticing a pair of man’s black dress shoes poking out from the edge of the bed. A nauseating wave of déjà vu washed over me and I had to grab hold of the door frame for support. Please, no . . .

I ran and dove over the bed, coming face to face with flat, death-filled eyes. But not jade eyes. Not Caden’s eyes. They belonged to one of the other Ratheus vampires. A small sigh of relief escaped me. Only a small one, though, because I now had a new problem, I realized. Rolling off the bed, I squatted beside the male vampire and spotted two gaping holes in his neck where fangs had entered.

Murdered by his own kind. His own kind, who was now a mutant.

“Why would someone do that with all this human bl . . . ” my words drifted off.

To escape.

Oh, God. A mutant running loose in New York! Could it be? Had it gotten out yet?

Eyes wide with panic, I bolted out of Leo’s suite. How could I stop it? Where would it make its escape? Oh, God. I don’t know what to do. Overwhelmed by desperation, I did the only thing I could think of. “Mage!” I called out in a harsh whisper, hoping it wouldn’t attract Viggo or Mortimer’s attention. None of the Ratheus vampires

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