Page 23 of Rafe

“We could fuck both if we keep them alive. Later of course,” he instructed.

Skylar remained stiff as a board, as a cool hand stroked her inner calf. Her heart pounded in her chest.

“Wakey, wakey human,” the male voice instructed.

“Please no,” Tina cried. “Why are you doing this? Scott, no.”

Scott? Skylar held her breath, attempting to stem her mounting panic. Her stomach rolled, and she fought the bile that inched up her throat.

“Tina, my pet. There you are.” The vampire reached around the back of Tina’s neck and bared her fangs. “I promise this will only hurt a lot. The louder you scream, the more delicious you are. Let’s hear you squeal.”

Maniacal laughter rang in Skylar’s ears as Tina released a blood curdling scream. With one hand free, she tore off her blindfold and jolted upward. Skylar struggled to remove her other wrist from its binding. As she caught sight of Tina splayed on the cot, a woman with long purple hair looked up at her, her fangs dripping with blood.

“Get off of her!” Skylar screamed.

Her heart pounded against her ribs, as the second vampire raised its head, his cheeks and mouth dripping with blood. Scott. Tina had stopped moving. Her dead eyes stared back at Skylar.

“No!!” Relief tore through her as her wrist broke free of the binding. She bounded off the cot, her legs wobbling as she attempted to sprint out of the tent.

Scott grabbed her by the back of her neck. She screamed, turning and punching at him. Her eyes bulged in fear as he flashed his bloody fangs.

“Let me go! Help!”

“Come back here you little bitch,” he growled.

“Get off me!” Determined to escape, Skylar fought to break free.

Her eyes scanned the room. What kills a vampire? In the corner she spied an object holding the tent into the ground. A wooden stake.

She writhed under his grip, attempting to break free. His long fingers curled around her neck, both in the back and front. She gasped for breath, screaming and fighting for her life. A swift knee to his crotch sent him crumbling onto the ground. She stumbled across the room and lunged for the stake. She tugged on it, twisting and yanking, inch by inch.

“No!” A guttural cry released from her lungs as his hand wrapped around her neck once again.

“I was going to let you live, you stupid cunt.”

“No,” she coughed, struggling to breathe. Skylar swung and missed, his diabolical laughter echoing in her ears.

“No,” she cried again. The louder he laughed the more anger raged through her veins. With nothing left to lose, she kicked his shin and rounded her fist into his jaw. With stake in hand, she jabbed at him, slicing his arm.

“You fucking bitch.” Enraged, he lunged at her.

She sucked a breath as he grabbed her by the shoulders and threw her across the room. Pain rocked through her entire body as she slammed into the hardened earth. Her adrenaline surged, and she rolled into the corner.

As she looked up, she caught sight of Scott flailing, clutching his arm which had begun to gush blood all over the floor. Reality blurred into fantasy as she watched a swirling cloud appear in the room. His body writhed, as he stumbled toward it.

“What did you do?” The female vampire screamed at her. “You can’t touch him.”

Skylar held tight to the stake. “Stay away from me!”

“I’m going to kill you, bitch!” The monster hissed at her, the stench of its breath permeating the air.

With the stake clutched with both her hands, Skylar braced her grip as she watched the vampire launch itself at her. A loud growl filled the tent, and Skylar braced herself for the attack that never came. As a tunnel of darkness closed in on her vision, the beast was the last thing she saw.

The wolf.

Gentle golden sunlight flickered into her room, and Skylar pulled the covers up over her head. The nightmare remained in her mind, but she shoved it aside, willing dreams of the ocean to wash away the pain. The soft sheets caressed her body, the feather pillow cradling her head. Happy. Peaceful. Dream.

She stirred as her dream morphed into memories of the terrible nightmare. The hotel. The party. The tent. Tina dead on a cot. Blood. Vampires.