Awaken (Vampire Nights Book 1) by Sharon Stevenson

Author:Sharon Stevenson [Stevenson, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Theo didn’t let go of Skye’s hand as they walked. He sort of knew where the exit was, at least, he knew where the underground bar was that contained the hidden exit. He just wasn’t sure where exactly the damn door was. Brody had mentioned it to him before but told him only one person knew where it was, and that was for the best. Apparently Shayne was the one with the secret, which he wasn’t surprised about considering the vampire was Brody’s right hand man.

“What does his father think of you, Shayne?” He had to know. It seemed like Shayne was as much at risk as them.

“He likes me,” Shayne said, with a wry smile, as he glanced back. “So don’t worry. He won’t be setting me on fire anytime soon.”

“What about Stacy?” He knew the guy wasn’t as likely to kill a human, but he also knew Shayne was worried about it. The tension in reception when Stacy had shut him down was enough to tell him that.

“She refuses to lock herself into one of the empty rooms for the night. She won’t leave her post at the front desk,” Shayne said, shaking his head. “Said it would look too suspicious.” He was clearly infuriated as he muttered under his breath about the foolhardy woman.

“She has guts,” Skye murmured, before she smiled at Theo and raised her voice, “and she has a serious crush on this guy right here.”

Shayne stopped walking and turned, frowning at Theo. Skye giggled. She covered her mouth with her free hand.

“She meant you, idiot,” Theo said.

The guy’s expression didn’t change but he got back to walking.

Theo shook his head at her. She just shrugged as they followed Shayne.

The darkness up ahead was expected, but he felt Skye shudder as they approached. He let go of her hand. “I’ll get the light.”

He dashed past Shayne, down the set of stairs and hit the switch at the bottom, making sure to keep his hand on it. There were spirits in this passageway. They didn’t like the light. He could feel their presences swirling when it was dark, less so when the light was on. Something was touching his hand, making it much colder. He knew the second he moved it off the switch the light would go back off.

He looked up as Shayne and Skye walked down the stairs. Skye folded her arms.

“This place is spooky.” She quickened her step to get to his side faster.

He smiled. “You should go on ahead. This switch is slippery. The lights won’t stay on once I let go.”

Shayne was already walking past. Skye hesitated before she followed him, looking back and making his stomach twist up inside. It cramped again, and knew he’d have to get more blood soon. The bar was a good place to be for that. He’d just need to be careful. Too much could make him sick. Little and often was what it would take to get back to normal.

He let go of the switch once Shayne and Skye rounded the corner.

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