of the metal box. He wore a pinched look of concentration while he somehow steered the speeding truck down the freeway and pulled the pin from the grenade at the same time. He steadied the wheel and tossed the live round out the window. The sub-sequential explosion rocked the ground and us right along with it.
"I can't believe it!" Brady exclaimed.
I lifted my hands off my head and looked around. We were still moving at an excessive speed but there was no one chasing us anymore. All I could see was an imposing wall of black smoke billowing out from behind us. I had missed the grand finale...damn it.
"Where'd they all go?" I asked.
"The grenade took out the Hummer," Nathan said.
"Good shot," Milo praised Collin while patting him on the shoulder.
"Thanks man. Figured I'd chip in a little," Collin said.
Harper casually sat back into her seat. She set the crossbow at her feet and picked up her purse like nothing happened.
"I'm keeping the bow," she said matter of factly. No one argued with her.
Chapter 9
The remaining drive to the pack house was uneventful. Well, as long as you didn't count having to pull over twice so Brady could puke up all of the blood we just scored earlier for him. Who knew that new vampires had such a hard time keeping their first few meals down? I certainly didn't, but I knew first hand now. Harper tried her hardest to explain it to me. Something about the gastric fluids and mucous membranes adjusting to its new diet of only blood. Since I'm not a doctor, I didn't understand the specifics. I did know for a certainty that it was going to take a long time for me to scrub my memory of that spewing red fountain of yuck from my brain, regardless of the reason it was coming back up. I shook my head to try to jog the icky picture from my mind and focused on more current events, or to be more specific, future events.
We pulled off the main road and onto a long stretch of dirt road. It was a good thing we were traveling in an all-terrain vehicle. Its excellent traction made the jogging bumps barely noticeable. We made our way through the dark and eerily quiet night for about another ten minutes or so before we arrived at a turn off. We were now about fifteen miles into the Ash Woods and only had a few more miles to go before we reached the dock.
Tall, lush trees framed the remainder of the drive. The trees had carefully manicured branches that held up mini white bulbs. The strings of lights were strung from one tree to the other, connecting them all together in arches of white brilliance. The decorators had done a great job of lighting up the usually pitch dark path. The dirt road brought us up to the front entrance that would lead us to "Ash Island."
Even though it was dark out, we could still see the silhouette of the two boats tied to the dock, reflecting in the water. They rocked back and forth, riding the gentle waves of the large lake. The full moon gave off the necessary light that made the beautiful image possible.
"You can pull up over there to park," I said, pointing to a vacant spot under a large ash tree. Trees such as the one that I currently had Collin pulling under, were very common to this area. The Island, our current destination, was also covered with them, giving it its name.
I climbed out of the truck and pulled down my dress. The silky fabric had ridden all the way up my thighs, leaving my ass to poke out a little. I took a moment to look at myself in the side mirror and was pleased that my hair and makeup had survived the trip here. It would have been a shame for all of Harper’s hard work to be ruined.
"There are a few things you guys need to know before we get on the boat," I said while shutting the door. I turned around and looked over at the lake again. What my companions didn't know, with the exception of Nathan, was that this lake was home to a very ancient race of Hydriads. They are more commonly known as water nymphs. I remember my Grandmother telling me
"I can't believe it!" Brady exclaimed.
I lifted my hands off my head and looked around. We were still moving at an excessive speed but there was no one chasing us anymore. All I could see was an imposing wall of black smoke billowing out from behind us. I had missed the grand finale...damn it.
"Where'd they all go?" I asked.
"The grenade took out the Hummer," Nathan said.
"Good shot," Milo praised Collin while patting him on the shoulder.
"Thanks man. Figured I'd chip in a little," Collin said.
Harper casually sat back into her seat. She set the crossbow at her feet and picked up her purse like nothing happened.
"I'm keeping the bow," she said matter of factly. No one argued with her.
Chapter 9
The remaining drive to the pack house was uneventful. Well, as long as you didn't count having to pull over twice so Brady could puke up all of the blood we just scored earlier for him. Who knew that new vampires had such a hard time keeping their first few meals down? I certainly didn't, but I knew first hand now. Harper tried her hardest to explain it to me. Something about the gastric fluids and mucous membranes adjusting to its new diet of only blood. Since I'm not a doctor, I didn't understand the specifics. I did know for a certainty that it was going to take a long time for me to scrub my memory of that spewing red fountain of yuck from my brain, regardless of the reason it was coming back up. I shook my head to try to jog the icky picture from my mind and focused on more current events, or to be more specific, future events.
We pulled off the main road and onto a long stretch of dirt road. It was a good thing we were traveling in an all-terrain vehicle. Its excellent traction made the jogging bumps barely noticeable. We made our way through the dark and eerily quiet night for about another ten minutes or so before we arrived at a turn off. We were now about fifteen miles into the Ash Woods and only had a few more miles to go before we reached the dock.
Tall, lush trees framed the remainder of the drive. The trees had carefully manicured branches that held up mini white bulbs. The strings of lights were strung from one tree to the other, connecting them all together in arches of white brilliance. The decorators had done a great job of lighting up the usually pitch dark path. The dirt road brought us up to the front entrance that would lead us to "Ash Island."
Even though it was dark out, we could still see the silhouette of the two boats tied to the dock, reflecting in the water. They rocked back and forth, riding the gentle waves of the large lake. The full moon gave off the necessary light that made the beautiful image possible.
"You can pull up over there to park," I said, pointing to a vacant spot under a large ash tree. Trees such as the one that I currently had Collin pulling under, were very common to this area. The Island, our current destination, was also covered with them, giving it its name.
I climbed out of the truck and pulled down my dress. The silky fabric had ridden all the way up my thighs, leaving my ass to poke out a little. I took a moment to look at myself in the side mirror and was pleased that my hair and makeup had survived the trip here. It would have been a shame for all of Harper’s hard work to be ruined.
"There are a few things you guys need to know before we get on the boat," I said while shutting the door. I turned around and looked over at the lake again. What my companions didn't know, with the exception of Nathan, was that this lake was home to a very ancient race of Hydriads. They are more commonly known as water nymphs. I remember my Grandmother telling me
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