Tall, Dark & Fangsome by Michelle Rowen

Author:Michelle Rowen [Rowen, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780446558136
Amazon: B002L4EXLU
Publisher: Forever
Published: 2009-08-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Right. So here we were again. Cornered by vampire hunters. The story of my life. Did I deserve a stake through my heart for making questionably intelligent choices?

Probably.

Was that what I was looking for every time I wandered outside after dark?

Maybe it was. My actions did seem to speak louder than words.

I’d been staked before. Obviously I’d lived, since it hadn’t hit my heart, but it still hurt like hell and added to my selection of nightmares from my subconscious juke box.

If these losers were going to try to kill me, I sure hoped they had better aim than the last guy.

“She’s so quiet,” one of the other hunters observed. “All reflective and shit. Is she going to fight us or what?”

“Not sure,” the bouncer replied. “But if you wouldn’t mind settling up, I’ll leave you to your mayhem.”

“You have been mighty helpful, Bruce.”

The bouncer smiled widely. “And for the right price I’d be happy to be helpful in the future as well.”

My throat was dry. “You’re selling out vamps just to make some pocket change?”

Bruce the bouncer shrugged. “Survival of the fittest. Blood ain’t cheap, you know.”

My hands felt sweaty. “How much did I go for?”

“A thousand.” Bruce looked at the hunter.

A thousand? A measly thousand bucks? If I wasn’t so scared I’d be insulted.

“You know—” my voice shook more than I’d like it to “—I once knew a vampire who sold out other vamps to hunters for money.”

Bruce snorted. “Yeah? And I care about that, because?”

“Because now she’s dead.”

He mock-shivered. “Ooo, scary. Let me guess… you killed her?”

I shook my head. “Hunters don’t exactly make the best business partners.”

He raised an eyebrow. “Oh, yeah?”

Then he gasped.

The hunter next to him had taken the opportunity to sink a stake into his chest. “The lady’s right. Make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice, okay, chum?”

“Damn.” Bruce the bouncer dropped to his knees and looked down at the sharp piece of wood protruding from his heart with wide eyes. He pulled it out a moment before he disintegrated into a dark puddle of goo.

“Are you going to kill me now, too?” My voice sounded oddly emotionless.

The hunter studied me for a moment. “Have to say you’re not making this half as much fun as I thought it would be, given your reputation and all. Are you positive you’re the real Slayer of Slayers?”

“That’s what it says on my business cards.”

He cocked his head to the side. “Why did your eyes turn black all of a sudden?”

“Because that’s what happens when I take off my accessories.” I slid the gold chain I’d removed during the slayage of Bruce the bouncer into my pocket.

Sure, I perhaps had a bit of a death wish now, but I wasn’t a total victim. Desperate times called for desperate measures, after all.

I exhaled the last breath I actually needed and felt my head clear of any racing, frightened thoughts. My heartbeat came to a slow and sudden stop. The night around me ceased to

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