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Brett snorted a laugh. “Time of my life.”
“It won’t be forever,” Henry said. “We can contact the blood banks and get everything set up, but right now, the vampire situation in the city is too unstable. I’m sure Samuel has people in every organisation involved in the vampire blood trade.”
“I tried finding bigger animals that would be able to survive losing a bit of blood,” Brett said. “It worked, mostly.”
“It’s still only a temporary fix.”
“You could have taken mine,” Nick said. When they both looked at him, Nick shrugged. “What? I don’t care.”
“Brett’s too new,” Henry said. “It’s far too soon to risk his control with a real person. His first taste of human blood could push him over the edge. We can’t risk it.”
“Killing you would really ruin my week,” Brett said.
“That would be a shame, since you’ve been having such a good time recently,” Nick said.
Brett grinned. “Exactly. You get it.”
“Besides,” Henry said. “You’re a void. We don’t know how your blood would react to a daywalker, or vice versa. There are too many unknowns, and I don’t want to test it out with your lives on the line. If anyone was donating, it would be me, but I still think it’s too soon. Brett doesn’t need my death on his conscience.”
Nick frowned. “And, you know, you’d be dead. Also bad.”
“Very bad,” Brett said. “So no human blood for now.”
Brett took a deep breath, extended his arm, and then grimaced as the runes glowed to life.
“I’ve got it,” Nick said. “We’ll try again another time.”
Nick touched his hand to the ground. The light flowed into his fingers as black veins rose to the surface of his skin. After a moment, the wards flickered and faded to nothing. Nick straightened up, trying to ignore his racing heartbeat and the flash of euphoria.
Brett hesitantly moved forward, and he patted Nick on the shoulder as he passed. “Thanks, man.”
“No problem.”
***
Chapter 41 - Cara
Cara pulled the blinds, giving them some privacy from the outside world. “The coven has been very quiet, but they haven’t given up. I can feel it. We probably shouldn’t stay long. A few hours, at most. ”
“Works for me,” Nick said.
“How’s Brett?”
“I don’t want to talk about Brett,” Nick said, moving closer. “I don’t want to talk about vampires or witches or anything else that wants to kill us.”
Cara smiled. “You’re not doing a very good job.”
Nick grabbed her and pulled her against him, and she laughed, putting her arms around his neck to pull herself up.
“Better,” she whispered.
He leaned down until their lips were almost touching. “Where are Quinn and Julia?”
“Not here.”
He grinned and kissed her, and the rest of the world went away.
Later, Cara curled up on the couch beside him with her head on his chest.
