 💘💘💘💘eBook Sale! Only 2.99 or read in KU!💘💘💘💘 Stopping a werewolf was difficult, but taking out a vampire without special weapons would be impossible for humans. Only another vampire stood a chance at survival and victory. As he stalked the halls and stairwell leading down to the jail, Forge had the distinct feeling he was being drawn into an ambush. On the lower level, next to the jail section, was a kitchen. Since it led outside, the doors between the two sections were steel. Once locked, they closed the room off from the rest of the facility. Forge tried one of the doors. The locks hadn’t been engaged. He walked through and stopped in the center. “You and I both know I know you’re in here.” A young man jumped down from the top of the wide metal shelves taking up one wall. He held up his weapon and shook his head. “Do you know the problem with these things? They’re useless without ammo.” He dropped the assault weapon to the ground. Forge watched as the man, whom he judged to be about Blair’s age, walked in a circle around him. “You’re under arrest,” Forge said. The statement was as useless as he thought it would be, but he had to try. “Yeah, like that will work on me,” the man said and snorted a laugh. For a split second, Forge thought his eyes changed from deep green, like Declan’s, to solid white. In the next instant, they looked like normal human eyes. It couldn’t be a coincidence this guy had physical characteristics of both Blair and Declan. “There are only two ways you’ll leave here. In custody or dead,” Forge said, making sure to keep his voice even. He took off his helmet and gazed at the man. “There is only one way you’ll leave here,” the man said, though he backed up a step, shaking his head. “Glamour shouldn’t work on me.” “Funny that it does.” Forge concentrated on the man, projecting fear. He took a step forward. “Why did you do this?” The man cocked his head, and his eyes went solid white again for a second. “I was hungry.” He moved fast, almost too fast for Forge to follow his actions, which should have been impossible. Grabbing both of Forge’s arms, he tried to kick Forge’s legs out from under him. Forge’s reaction was immediate. He twisted around, breaking free, and delivered a powerful punch. Jerking to the side, the man avoided being hit and used both fists clasped together to strike Forge on the back of his neck. The blow forced him to drop to one knee, but he surged forward and rammed his shoulder into the vampire’s legs. Wrapping both arms around his opponent’s calves and lifting him up, Forge flung him over his shoulder to land hard on his back on the floor. On his feet almost immediately, the vampire glared at Forge. His eyes turned solid green, his fangs dropped, and he growled. Forge faced him, staring him down. A wave of cold blasted through the room as Forge bared his own fangs and shouted one short burst. The sound reverberated off the walls. The other man’s eyes widened, then turned white. A second later flames burst out of the other vampire, but when they came into contact with Forge, there was no burn, no pain. It was as if they were for show and not real fire at all. The blaze swirled around Forge, distracting him for a few seconds. As it skimmed across the surface of his shirt, a slight tingle ran through his extremities, followed by a flash of discomfort and the disconcerting feeling of hundreds of needle pricks as the flame passed over him. The sensation and reddish-orange flame dissipated as it moved. Almost immediately there was a voice in his head reminding him of the awful thing he’d once done and how he’d be banished for his actions. Rage such as Forge hadn’t felt in more than a century boiled up and coursed through him. This freak had attacked innocent people, hurt and maybe killed people Forge worked with, many his friends. Then it had used the situation to lure him into a confrontation. This ended now. The blaze swirled around the other vampire, then vanished. Screaming, the vampire came at him. “What the hell are you?” He tried an end run around Forge, but Forge was faster.    Comments are closed.
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