something happened in my orientation that made me hang in this week. The DSA knows about the tunnel. We’ve been training all week, to provide perimeter security while a demo team blows it up.”
If the tunnel was destroyed she’d never get out again. She’d never see Jak again. Azza had to warn the vampires. “When is this going to happen?”
“I don’t know, exactly.” He pulled a slender electronic device out of his pants pocket. “They issued the trainees a pager. When the alarm sounds, I’m supposed to report to the local station. I was scared the damn thing would go off before I saw you. Before I could warn you.” He shoved the pager back in his pocket.
“I’ve got to get back. Reeni is thinking about going to the super rave tonight.”
“Fuck. I bet it’s going down tonight.”
“Tonight?”
“My sergeant mentioned the super rave. He told us a big rave was planned to coincide with the destruction of the tunnel. The DSA doesn’t want the public to know the tunnel existed, so the explosion will be blamed on the illegal rave.”
“Take me back. I’ve got to warn Reeni and the vampires. Any vampire caught outside is toast.”
He turned around and headed back to the street where he’d picked her up. “I love you, Azza. Fuck, I don’t want to lose you.”
She couldn’t stay out and Jak would never survive inside. “I love you, Jak. I wish we could be together. Maybe, someday, there’ll be another way out.” How many weeks, months or years would pass before a safe route was found?
Jak stopped the car in the same spot where he’d picked her up. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her.
Azza clung to him. Her insides twisted in pain and her chest hurt. Tears of blood seeped from her eyes. She pushed away from Jak. It was risky for him to remain longer. “You’ve got to get out of here.”
“I’m resigning from the DSA. I won’t participate in the raid. I can’t bear the thought of burning vampires with UV wands or tossing them in jail because they’re having sex with humans.”
Azza caught a flicker of movement, dark shadows moving toward the car. Two vampires were slinking along the building, one on each side of the street. “Vampires.”
“Where?”
“I’m going to get out of the car and climb onto the roof. Drive as fast as you can.”
“You’ll get hurt.”
“Fuck, Jak. You’re the one in danger.”
Azza opened the door. “Drive!”
The car took off. Using her vampire strength and speed, Azza vaulted onto the roof. The vampires chased after the car. One leaped at her. She’d seen him before. Roach was a nasty fucker, a street thug in his old life, but he hadn’t been dead long. He wasn’t as strong as she was and his skills were pitiful. Azza’s foot met Roach’s chin, sending him flying backward.
The second vampire attacked from the side. Koz was Roach’s friend. Azza grabbed him by his long black hair, swung him around and sent him slamming into a building. She jumped off the car roof and waited to see if Roach or Koz would bother to come at her again.
At the sound of a loud crash, Azza spun around.
Two blocks away, Jak’s car had smashed into a light pole in the intersection. A pack of vampires surrounded his vehicle. Fuck. Roach and Koz had been the distraction, the means of getting her away from the midnight meal.
Azza ran toward the vehicle, legs pumping with every ounce of her vampire strength.
The vampires attacked the car, smashing windows and yanking open the doors. The interior of the vehicle lit up in a purplish-blue light. The vampires screamed and jumped away from the vehicle. Jak was using the UV wand to defend himself.
Azza yelled at the top of her lungs. “Stay in the light, Jak!”
A vampire spun around and charged Azza, another ex-street thug who hung out with Roach. She met his charge with both feet, hitting him square in the chest. He slammed into the pavement.
Flashes of purplish-blue light cut into the darkness. Jak was out
If the tunnel was destroyed she’d never get out again. She’d never see Jak again. Azza had to warn the vampires. “When is this going to happen?”
“I don’t know, exactly.” He pulled a slender electronic device out of his pants pocket. “They issued the trainees a pager. When the alarm sounds, I’m supposed to report to the local station. I was scared the damn thing would go off before I saw you. Before I could warn you.” He shoved the pager back in his pocket.
“I’ve got to get back. Reeni is thinking about going to the super rave tonight.”
“Fuck. I bet it’s going down tonight.”
“Tonight?”
“My sergeant mentioned the super rave. He told us a big rave was planned to coincide with the destruction of the tunnel. The DSA doesn’t want the public to know the tunnel existed, so the explosion will be blamed on the illegal rave.”
“Take me back. I’ve got to warn Reeni and the vampires. Any vampire caught outside is toast.”
He turned around and headed back to the street where he’d picked her up. “I love you, Azza. Fuck, I don’t want to lose you.”
She couldn’t stay out and Jak would never survive inside. “I love you, Jak. I wish we could be together. Maybe, someday, there’ll be another way out.” How many weeks, months or years would pass before a safe route was found?
Jak stopped the car in the same spot where he’d picked her up. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her.
Azza clung to him. Her insides twisted in pain and her chest hurt. Tears of blood seeped from her eyes. She pushed away from Jak. It was risky for him to remain longer. “You’ve got to get out of here.”
“I’m resigning from the DSA. I won’t participate in the raid. I can’t bear the thought of burning vampires with UV wands or tossing them in jail because they’re having sex with humans.”
Azza caught a flicker of movement, dark shadows moving toward the car. Two vampires were slinking along the building, one on each side of the street. “Vampires.”
“Where?”
“I’m going to get out of the car and climb onto the roof. Drive as fast as you can.”
“You’ll get hurt.”
“Fuck, Jak. You’re the one in danger.”
Azza opened the door. “Drive!”
The car took off. Using her vampire strength and speed, Azza vaulted onto the roof. The vampires chased after the car. One leaped at her. She’d seen him before. Roach was a nasty fucker, a street thug in his old life, but he hadn’t been dead long. He wasn’t as strong as she was and his skills were pitiful. Azza’s foot met Roach’s chin, sending him flying backward.
The second vampire attacked from the side. Koz was Roach’s friend. Azza grabbed him by his long black hair, swung him around and sent him slamming into a building. She jumped off the car roof and waited to see if Roach or Koz would bother to come at her again.
At the sound of a loud crash, Azza spun around.
Two blocks away, Jak’s car had smashed into a light pole in the intersection. A pack of vampires surrounded his vehicle. Fuck. Roach and Koz had been the distraction, the means of getting her away from the midnight meal.
Azza ran toward the vehicle, legs pumping with every ounce of her vampire strength.
The vampires attacked the car, smashing windows and yanking open the doors. The interior of the vehicle lit up in a purplish-blue light. The vampires screamed and jumped away from the vehicle. Jak was using the UV wand to defend himself.
Azza yelled at the top of her lungs. “Stay in the light, Jak!”
A vampire spun around and charged Azza, another ex-street thug who hung out with Roach. She met his charge with both feet, hitting him square in the chest. He slammed into the pavement.
Flashes of purplish-blue light cut into the darkness. Jak was out
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