The Darkening (Immortals) by Popp Robin T

Author:Popp, Robin T. [Popp, Robin T.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Published: 2007-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

“Let’s go,” Darius prodded.

“I can’t.”

“Why the hell not?” His tone was sharp.

Lexi gestured to the room with her hand. “Mai is in there.”

Darius pushed back his hood and frowned at her. “That’s her choice.”

“Mai would never choose to become a vampire,” Lexi shot back with conviction. “I’m going in there.”

“Oh, no, you’re not.” He joined her at the double doors and angled Martin’s body so he could get close enough to peek through the crack. After a second, he turned around and shook his head. “There must be two hundred vampires in there. You’ll get yourself and your friend killed.”

“There must be a way,” she reasoned.

“I’ll do it.”

“What?” She stared up at him in surprise.

He nodded. “You heard me. I’ll go in there. I had planned to before you arrived anyway.” He set Ironwood on the floor. “Which one is she?”

“Second in line.” She fought to keep the panic out of her voice.

He peeked through the crack again. “I see her.” He pulled off his robe and let it fall to the floor. Then he slapped a hand against his arm and pulled off the dagger. “Stand over there and kill anything that gets close. Understand?” he asked, handing her the dagger.

She took it from him but didn’t move. “I’m going with you.”

“No, you’re not.” Their gazes locked in a battle of wills. “Now’s not the time for heroics, Lexi,” Darius added gently. “I’m immortal. Let me do this.”

The last thing she wanted was to stand by on the sidelines, but getting killed wouldn’t help Mai either. As much as she hated to admit it, her chances of storming into a room full of vampires and coming out alive were pretty slim.“Fine,” she agreed.“But be careful.”

Darius reached behind his back and brought forth a broadsword. Then, before she could figure out his plan, he kicked open the double doors and charged inside, shouting at the top of his lungs and swinging his sword.

There was a momentary stunned silence and then mass confusion as vampires snapped out of their shock and started rushing about. Half the vampires tried to escape, while others took advantage of the chaos to feed on the initiates.

Darius made it halfway across the room before he was forced to stop and deal with the vampires attacking him. Meanwhile, several initiates, who had finally awakened from their catatonic states, were screaming like banshees.

Lexi looked around for Mai, but there were so many people and vampires moving about, it was difficult to find her. She moved forward to get a better look.

Then suddenly she heard Mai scream. A vampire had grabbed Mai, and from the looks of it, had every intention of sucking her dry. Darius, under attack by at least a dozen vampires, had problems of his own.

Dropping the dagger, Lexi raced forward. Driven by raw fear for her friend, she leapt through the air and morphed into wolf form. She landed on all fours and barely broke stride, leaving a pile of torn clothes behind.

The scent

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