Page 218 of Vameer

The monster backs to the far side of his cage, but lifts a lip, showing me his teeth.

“If your parents aren’t dead, I bet they’re happy to be free of you. Probably won’t even come looking.”

The wolf barks at me. And it’s so fucking loud.

I jump to my feet. Totally fucking over this.

“Shut the fu⁠—”

Behind me, something glows gold.

Turning, I hold my hands up to guard my vision against the light.

What the hells…

On the wall, near the base of the stairs, is a black doorway or something. It’s outlined in a glowing gold band. And… I think this might be one of those wormholes.

Curious, I start to step forward. But then a man steps through the black surface and into my small underground room.

And his eyes are glowing. Just like the wall.

It’s hard to see his features against the glow. But he’s not as tall as the vampires. And he doesn’t have horns. And his eyes are fucking glowing.

I have no idea what the fuck this guy is. And I don’t want to know.

Knowing shit isn’t good.

He looks at me. At the kennel. Then he reaches a hand back through the wall.

I straighten my shoulders but stay silent.

This shit is already the most classified of classified. I’m not speaking a word out loud unless it’s to Johnson himself.

The glowing man steps away from the wormhole, and godsdamn King Tosa walks through the wall, into the increasingly small bunker.

He is the last person I want to be down here with.

I met him earlier. And instantly hated him.

The glowing wormhole behind The King disappears, and I have to blink at the change in lighting.

I nod in greeting.

No one told me the protocol for vampire royalty, so I’m just going to treat this like any other assignment. And this mission was definitely assigned to me. Even though I was forced to sign a waiver saying I volunteered.

The King turns to the kennel. “Still in his wolf form, I see.”

“The whole time.” I confirm.

“Good.”

As my eyes adjust back to the dim lighting, I see the other man’s eyes are no longer glowing. And he looks… totally normal.

A chill pricks my spine.

The big vampire watches the wolf for a long moment. Then he turns toward the stairs.

The other man follows, and their heavy footsteps bounce off the cement walls as they climb the steps.