dark horizons by krystle jones

Author:krystle jones
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: dystopia, vampyre
Publisher: Pesante Press
Published: 2012-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

My mouth dropped open in shock. Any bloodlust I felt had dried up the moment I laid eyes on my moaning friend, the agony on his face making my skin prickle with rage.

“Get away from him,” I snarled.

The shadow whirled; blood dripped from its mouth onto the floor. The creature’s glowing crimson eyes studied me as it sniffed the air through two slits in the front of its skeletal face. It had the overall shape of a human but with elongated features, like someone had tied a rope around its arms and legs and stretched them out of proportion.

I immediately tensed. What is a Rogue doing in here?

My eyes narrowed as it hissed at me, taking a step forward. Its clawed feet scraped the cement floor as it walked.

Slowly and never removing my eyes from it, I sidestepped into the main room, toward Leo. The wild vampire growled low in its throat, its massive canines slick with my best friend’s blood.

As I sized up my opponent, my frown deepened. It was wearing clothes, or at least, that’s what I took the tattered rags around its oversized, emaciated form to be. My eyes roved over the shredded jacket and jeans in growing confusion; they had been ripped apart at the seams.

In a very human-like gesture, the Rogue reached up and rubbed its arm.

I remembered watching Leo’s father do the exact same thing earlier. I gasped, not wanting to believe what my gut was screaming at me. “Dr. Rinaldi?”

The Rogue froze, blinking forcefully. When it opened its eyes, they were no longer the color of blood.

They were deep brown.

The monster’s gaze whipped over in Leo’s direction, its slitted nostrils flaring as its breath picked up. “Leeeeeooooooonaaaarrrddddooooo?” it rasped.

It was the eeriest thing I had ever heard, like hearing a ghost’s voice caught on tape in those ghost hunter TV shows.

Suddenly it reared back, gripping its head with an eardrum-shattering screech.

I ran to Leo as the Rogue clawed at its head, slamming into the wall and wailing as it stumbled around.

“Leo, wake up.” I shook his shoulder. It felt like I’d swallowed a brick. There was so much blood everywhere; on his shirt, the sheets, the floor.

Please, please don’t be dead.

“Slo… ane,” Leo mumbled, his eyelids fluttering open.

I heaved a sigh. “Thank God, Leo. I thought you were…”

The words failed me, and Leo reached up to cup my cheek. We sat there for a few seconds, gazing into each other’s eyes, when a shadow moved from the corner of my vision. I stood abruptly, positioning myself between Leo and the Rogue.

I blinked. Dr. Rinaldi stood before me, half naked and shivering. His eyes were wild with fear. I searched his form for any trace of the Rogue but could find none, save for the purpling skin along his arm.

I narrowed my eyes, my upper lip rolling up in a warning sneer. “What really happened that night in the lab?”

Behind me, Leo sat up, wincing as he did. I glanced back for only a second to make sure he was okay.

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