Vampire Prince by Kat Cotton

Author:Kat Cotton [Cotton, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Candy J Starr
Published: 2017-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23: Vampire Riot

Luis had messaged Nic. He’d been trying to round up a few families who’d been barricaded in their apartments, but a gang of vampires had struck. Those families would be vamp food if we didn’t get there fast.

Kisho followed us to the van.

“Get back in the house,” Nic said.

“You need me.”

“No way. Do not leave this house until I say so.” Nic folded his arms in that “don’t argue with me” stance.

“I’m coming,” Kisho said.

Whoa. I’d expected him to cast his gaze to the ground and apologize. Kisho never spoke back to Nic.

“Don’t argue,” Nic said. “What’s the point of any of this if you get killed in a fight? There’s always a risk, and you’re much too valuable to us. Anyway, I’m not sure if you can control your feeding urges. Those people might be more at risk from you than the rogue vamps.”

Kisho nodded, but he didn’t apologize. I wondered if Nic noticed. What was I thinking? Of course Nic noticed. If he didn’t say anything, it was because he purposely avoided doing so.

We jumped in the van and took off.

“Will we get there in time?” Jeb asked.

“Hopefully. It sounded ominous,” Nic replied.

It didn’t take long for us to get to the address.

“Looks quiet outside. Hope that doesn’t mean we’re too late.” I sighed.

We jumped out of the van and rushed to the apartment door. Luis came out to meet us, and we rushed down the hall to the elevator.

“They don’t want to leave their homes,” Luis said. “They don’t believe in vampires and think this is all a terrorist plot.”

Nic sighed. “Damn. That’ll make things difficult.”

“Sure will. We’ve had a few like them before. Stubborn as fuck. But they’re on the vampire radar. Feeding’s gotten tougher in the city, with everyone leaving. Any fresh food has vampires gathering like it’s an open buffet. We’ve got to get them to safety.”

The elevator dinged, and we got in. Hopefully, it was still safe to use.

“How many of them are there?” Nic asked.

“Three families, about nine people in total. They don’t have much food and are pretty weak but are determined to stay. They think the government is going to step in and save them.”

“Yeah, good luck with that,” I said. “The government is turning a blind eye to the whole situation. A whole city out of action, and they won’t even admit it. I scoff at the government. Scoff.”

We got to the ninth floor.

“Where are the vamps? I asked.

“There were a few around, then they disappeared,” Luis said. “I don’t think they’ve gone. Maybe lurking in wait, trying to lure the families out of their homes.”

Luis banged on one of the doors.

“Go away,” someone said from inside. “Not interested.”

Nic stepped up. “You’re in danger. If you don’t evacuate, you might not survive.”

“If we have to evacuate, the government would tell us. There’d be warnings on TV. We’re going to wait it out.”

I leaned against the wall. I didn’t need this shit. People could be so blind to the truth, even when the city was falling around them.

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