you’ll
understand, it’s not happening… he’s not coming with you.”
To say the fangs came out would be an
understatement. I was currently in a showdown with two vampires. Me
against the two of them. Sure, I had Jack, but in his whacked-out
state, how much help would he be?
“Someone is going to get hurt, but I can
assure you it won’t be me,” I said.
My brother would have called my last
statement a death wish and he was probably right. I hated when he
was right.
“Out of the way, Rover,” Nelson said.
Oh, it was so on now. So that was how
it was going to be, huh? The same old tired dog jokes. My thoughts
swirled and the only plan of escape that came to mind at the moment
was to change over and tell Jack to run. Yeah, that wouldn’t bruise
his ego much, huh? Having me fight two vampires while he ran off
like a scared little girl? How would I even ask him to do such a
thing? Before I had time to contemplate the thought further, the
female vampire made a lunge for me. I pushed Jack backward, then
darted to the left. She missed grabbing my shirt by no more than a
centimeter.
“Jack, run.” I pulled him forward by his
shirt as he stumbled to the ground, but the male vampire was way
too fast. If Jack was going to be a vampire now, he had to get the
hang of things.
Sophie laughed. “Guess you have no choice
but let him come with us now.”
With her four-inch heels, she towered over
me, then leaned down to my level. Darn flats. How could I be a
badass werewolf when she hovered over me like a tall oak tree.
“And as a matter of fact, the wolf’s coming
with us, too,” Nelson said.
“Leave her out of this,” Jack said. “If you
want me fine, but let her go.”
“Oh, how gallant of him.” She snorted. “No
can do, buttercup.” She inched closer, circling Jack as if he was a
giant vial of blood.
“What is that?” I pointed behind them. They
turned in unison to search for the mystery thing I’d pointed out.
They were too gullible.
While they were distracted, I made a lunge
to my left, pulling Jack with me.
“Get her,” Nelson demanded. I wasn’t sure
how I’d get out of this situation. I was accustomed to
confrontation with werewolves, but I’d successfully avoided
confrontation with vampires up until this point. Sophie grabbed me
by both arms, pulling me forward. The male vamp grabbed Jack and
pushed him forward.
The anger bubbled inside me, starting at my
toes, settling in my stomach, swooshing and churning, then finally
bubbling to the top of my head. The hair appeared on my hands. I
felt the change in my eyes and face. The claws appeared on the tips
of my fingers. I let out a long howl, a warning signal that said
‘get the hell off me.’ My natural instincts took over, my eyes
changed, the transformation took place and fur covered my body. I
swiped at her, and she screamed.
“I’m going to drain you dry for messing this
up.” Nelson stormed toward me. His incisors flashed in the sliver
of moonlight.
Uh oh.
Chapter Sixteen
How to Date a Vampire, Rule #16:
Don’t be a sucker.
Jack swooped in from the side and
sucker-punched him. Probably not a good idea, but what could I do?
I had my hands full at the moment. From out of the shadows, a
figure appeared.
“Let them go now,” the loud baritone voice
rang out.
All movement stopped, as if the figure had
pressed the pause button. The male and female vampire zipped away
so quickly it made my head spin. I swallowed hard.
Jack moved closer to me. “Are you okay?”
He didn’t look at me, but stared at the
figure instead. I couldn’t take my eyes off the figure, either.
“I’m fine.”
I still had hairy hands and a partial beard.
Awkward. The figure stared at us. It was so dark that I couldn’t
make out any features. He just stood motionless, but I knew his
gaze was locked on us.
“Jack’s coming with me,” the figure
said.
Hell to the no. “Look. I don’t know who the
hell you are, but he’s not going with
understand, it’s not happening… he’s not coming with you.”
To say the fangs came out would be an
understatement. I was currently in a showdown with two vampires. Me
against the two of them. Sure, I had Jack, but in his whacked-out
state, how much help would he be?
“Someone is going to get hurt, but I can
assure you it won’t be me,” I said.
My brother would have called my last
statement a death wish and he was probably right. I hated when he
was right.
“Out of the way, Rover,” Nelson said.
Oh, it was so on now. So that was how
it was going to be, huh? The same old tired dog jokes. My thoughts
swirled and the only plan of escape that came to mind at the moment
was to change over and tell Jack to run. Yeah, that wouldn’t bruise
his ego much, huh? Having me fight two vampires while he ran off
like a scared little girl? How would I even ask him to do such a
thing? Before I had time to contemplate the thought further, the
female vampire made a lunge for me. I pushed Jack backward, then
darted to the left. She missed grabbing my shirt by no more than a
centimeter.
“Jack, run.” I pulled him forward by his
shirt as he stumbled to the ground, but the male vampire was way
too fast. If Jack was going to be a vampire now, he had to get the
hang of things.
Sophie laughed. “Guess you have no choice
but let him come with us now.”
With her four-inch heels, she towered over
me, then leaned down to my level. Darn flats. How could I be a
badass werewolf when she hovered over me like a tall oak tree.
“And as a matter of fact, the wolf’s coming
with us, too,” Nelson said.
“Leave her out of this,” Jack said. “If you
want me fine, but let her go.”
“Oh, how gallant of him.” She snorted. “No
can do, buttercup.” She inched closer, circling Jack as if he was a
giant vial of blood.
“What is that?” I pointed behind them. They
turned in unison to search for the mystery thing I’d pointed out.
They were too gullible.
While they were distracted, I made a lunge
to my left, pulling Jack with me.
“Get her,” Nelson demanded. I wasn’t sure
how I’d get out of this situation. I was accustomed to
confrontation with werewolves, but I’d successfully avoided
confrontation with vampires up until this point. Sophie grabbed me
by both arms, pulling me forward. The male vamp grabbed Jack and
pushed him forward.
The anger bubbled inside me, starting at my
toes, settling in my stomach, swooshing and churning, then finally
bubbling to the top of my head. The hair appeared on my hands. I
felt the change in my eyes and face. The claws appeared on the tips
of my fingers. I let out a long howl, a warning signal that said
‘get the hell off me.’ My natural instincts took over, my eyes
changed, the transformation took place and fur covered my body. I
swiped at her, and she screamed.
“I’m going to drain you dry for messing this
up.” Nelson stormed toward me. His incisors flashed in the sliver
of moonlight.
Uh oh.
Chapter Sixteen
How to Date a Vampire, Rule #16:
Don’t be a sucker.
Jack swooped in from the side and
sucker-punched him. Probably not a good idea, but what could I do?
I had my hands full at the moment. From out of the shadows, a
figure appeared.
“Let them go now,” the loud baritone voice
rang out.
All movement stopped, as if the figure had
pressed the pause button. The male and female vampire zipped away
so quickly it made my head spin. I swallowed hard.
Jack moved closer to me. “Are you okay?”
He didn’t look at me, but stared at the
figure instead. I couldn’t take my eyes off the figure, either.
“I’m fine.”
I still had hairy hands and a partial beard.
Awkward. The figure stared at us. It was so dark that I couldn’t
make out any features. He just stood motionless, but I knew his
gaze was locked on us.
“Jack’s coming with me,” the figure
said.
Hell to the no. “Look. I don’t know who the
hell you are, but he’s not going with
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