Thirst (Ava Delaney #1) by Claire Farrell

Author:Claire Farrell
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781458012258
Publisher: Claire Farrell

Chapter Nine

Becca lived in a narrow block of apartments not so different to my own. It was nicer than my place though. My own street always seemed to be covered in perpetual darkness, even on sunny days.

“She’s up on top,” Peter said, squinting as he looked upward. “Lift or stairs?”

“Stairs.” No way was I risking being stuck in a lift with Peter. Plus, I couldn’t chance leaving Carl alone for too long if the lift jammed. I was becoming almost fond of him, as though he was a pet I was babysitting for a friend. Odd to have around, but I suspected I might even miss him once he left.

We ventured up the stairs in silence. “Number 6b,” Peter informed me. I gulped. Six was never a good sign. My gut reaction intensified when we reached her apartment and saw her door was wide open. Looking in, we saw most of the furniture had been toppled over. I sniffed the air.

“I smell blood.”

Peter put his finger to his lips and gestured for me to follow him. He crept past the wide open door, glancing left and right. His heart thudded loudly in his chest, distracting me.

“Wait here,” he whispered and headed toward what might have been the bedroom or bathroom. The place was brightly coloured, a dramatic contrast to the bar, but something bothered me. I couldn’t figure out what had triggered the warning signals in my brain.

I jumped with fright as something crashed to the floor in the room Peter had entered. I heard him yell and raced after him. He was on the ground, Becca on top of him. Her face was covered in blood. My stomach did a flip as I realised it was Peter’s blood.

“What the hell?’ She whipped her head around at my words and showed her teeth. Her eyes were so red that I had to double check to see if she had fangs. She didn’t. But her very ordinary human teeth were covered in blood from where she had bitten Peter’s shoulder. He was too dazed to struggle.

“You crazy bitch!” I shouted as I lunged at her. She barely had time to get to her feet before I collided with her. We rolled on the floor and crashed into the corner of the bed. She was quicker to recover than me and pinned me down. It took less than two seconds for me to get scared at the sheer force of her strength. I could barely move. I was getting pretty sick of everyone pinning me down with such apparent ease.

Becca wrapped her hands around my neck, moaning with excitement as my heartbeat raced.

“You... monster,” I said, gasping and desperately pinching at her hands to no avail. My air supply was depleting rapidly, and her fingers were making a good effort at crushing the bones in my neck. Not again. Peter was still prone on the ground, Carl wasn’t around, and I was on my own.

I tried to buck her off me, but she gripped my waist tight with her knees.

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