Vampire Bound: Book One by R. A. Steffan

Author:R. A. Steffan [Steffan, R. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: interracial, black vampire, fae, demon, witch, Vampire
Publisher: OtherLove Publishing, LLC
Published: 2020-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

MY HEART hammered as I debated the merits of throwing the door open and trying to make a run for it. If I could get back to where the news trucks were gathered around the club...

A meaty hand closed on the collar of my coat before I could move, like someone grabbing a cat or dog by the scruff to restrain it. There wasn’t enough room inside the car to maneuver—I’d never be able to unzip it and get my arms free of the sleeves fast enough to get away.

“I don’t have it,” I said, hearing the quaver in my voice. “Look, I... I already explained, I’ve just changed to a better job, but there was a gap in paychecks—”

“Not our problem,” said the voice. “Boss says to go and get the money, we go and get the money. Everyone’s got a fuckin’ sob story, bitch.”

My mind raced. “Yeah, but—I told you. This job is better! If he’ll just wait a few more days, I’ll... I’ll pay double. Call it added interest? And then we’ll be square again.”

Silence. I swallowed hard. “Just tell him for me? That it’ll be double, if he’ll give us a few more days?”

Jesus. Why had I decided to keep my pepper spray in an inner pocket of my bag? It might as well have been in Kazakhstan for all the good it did me in a crisis.

“Sure,” said the man who was holding me, his voice gone suspiciously friendly. “We’ll tell him for you, baby.” His finger traced the side of my neck, and I shuddered. “The boss—he’s a real soft touch. He’ll probably be real understanding when he hears about your new job an’ all.”

The other goon snickered.

“I’ll have it for him. Double, like I said,” I whispered hoarsely. “Just give me a bit more time.”

One of them snorted derisively—I couldn’t tell which one. But the grip on my coat fell away. I sat frozen, hands at ten o’clock and two o’clock, as the backseat door creaked open. The car’s suspension swayed as the two men got out. I flinched as the door slammed behind them, watching unblinkingly in the side mirror as they walked away and disappeared into the night.

When I was sure they were gone, I folded forward until my forehead rested on the steering wheel, shaking like a leaf. I fought the urge to jam the key in the ignition and peel away from the curb as fast as a twenty-five-year-old Ford could accelerate, knowing I was likely to wrap the car around a utility pole in my current state.

Something had to give. Unless Richard had magically managed to hold onto money for the first time in the sixteen years since I’d known him, there was no way I was going to be able to come up with twice the usual payment.

A day ago, this might’ve been enough for me to finally go to the police, despite Richard’s argument that doing so would mean all three of us entering witness protection and disappearing.

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