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"Kane!" I yelled, but even he was staring at the bleeding college student with a gleaet stirred up by the ss worse, the kid I was holding started flailing around He still clutched the broken bottle, and I had to drop hi the leg of a nor next to us Great--, "Back off, you damn monsters!"
One of the zoreenish aret at one of the bleeders I shoved backward so he crashed into the other zorunts as they hit the floor Froht at Husky Boy, fangs bared I picked him up and threw hirabbed the bleeding tourist with my other hand "Follow me," I shouted
A dozen huotten hi at the vampires, hackles raised, in an effort to convince thelanced behind us to see where the zombies were; both of them had crawled to the spot where the student went down and were licking his blood from the floor
"Axel!" I yelled on er gets stirred up, zombies have to eat--they have no choice
Outside, Husky Boy’s friend had snagged a taxi I put both bleeders in the back and ordered the driver to take them to Mass General I didn’t think either one was really hurt, but better safe than sorry And better still to get them out of here as fast as possible The taxi took off with a screech as the bar door flew open and three vampires leaped outside Someone else came out behind thery vaht there, all of you There’s no food here," I said
The humans who’d run out with me had all disappeared Either they’d taken off in their cars or had run for the hu they’d face was a et robbed and killed, but at least they wouldn’t get eaten
The vaht in my face, thanks to that superfast now-you-don’t-see-’euy; he was one of Juliet’s friends
"They’re gone, Gregor"
"You slowed like a cat’s
I looked down at my clothes Husky Boy had bled all over me, down my front and probably down the back, too Blood streakedto stiffen the leather of or I’m not human; I’m a shapeshifter, remember? Juliet’s roommate?"
He blinked, as if ht in his eyes faded Vampires won’t drink shifter or olf blood They don’t like how it affects the bats and wolves? They’re not legends That’s what happens when a vaize--I’d neverHe just turned and walked back toward the bar The other two followed him They stopped briefly to sniff at the other person who’d co I hadn’t realized it before, but the cameraman must’ve been a olf, because after a couple of sniffs the vampires left him and went back inside He followed, cae like that would really boost Kane’s pro- erupted from inside I heard Kane’s voice: "Stop, damn it! Get off him!" Apparently, the fun wasn’t over yet I ran back inside
In theHe had a va off his neck; the female zombie chewed on his ankle Kane held the zoreen toes wiggled in his hands One of her shoes had fallen off and lay on its side Zo from the ball
Looked like the vaet theer out of the victi around, he was in danger of having soe done to his neck
Axel stood behind the va a silver stake A silver stake would immobilize a vah his heart But it’d certainly hurt like hell Other va with keen eyes None of the vamps would mess with Axel He liked to think it was because he was so tough, but the real reason was that they didn’t want to get banned from Creature Comforts
"Don’t stake him, Axel," I called "Not yet" My words ard me over the director’s neck His throat pulsed as he sed "Hold still," I said to the director, "or you’re gonna lose a big chunk of your neck" He stopped struggling Either th
The va yellow, as I came up to him, real close I didn’t know this vamp--some out-of-towner The New Combat Zone attracted PA tourists as well as huer and thu up a kitten by the scruff of its neck If you’re strong enough, sos But this va his feed too much for that
"Okay," I whispered "Here’s plan A: You let go of this norly If that doesn’t happen, we move on to plan B You wouldn’t like plan B It involves a silver stake and a very pissed-off bartender"