Page 31 of First Bite
“That’s quite a bold statement coming from Zac.” Logan draped his arm over my shoulder. “Even if they didn’t satisfy his sexual appetite, he’d still enjoy them stroking his ego.”
“They’re as sexy as hell, but I’m not the least bit tempted by them.” He tossed his napkin on the table, “It’s all you, Ellie. All right, I’m paying for this, and we’re out of here.”
Logan and I followed Zac up to the cashier, and then we were off again. We perused a few beachfront shops and picked out some new clothes. The guys waited for me to change into my new swimsuit and crochet sarong before we stashed our purchases in the Jeep and walked around the village a bit more.
As we walked through the town on our way to the beach, I begged the guys to stop and look at all the wares being peddled along the streets. Colorful hand-sewn blankets and different crafts were on open display, and I couldn’t resist looking around. They humored me for far longer than I’d expected, but I’d never seen such a culture, and I wanted to soak it up.
“Give me a second to try this skirt on,” I said to Zac and Logan who managed to keep smiles on their faces while I dragged them to every vendor on the street. “I promise, after this, we can leave.”
“You said that an hour ago,” Logan said, handing a lady cash for a silver necklace. “Go on, we’ll be right here.”
I disappeared into a changing area, only to see it was a hallway that led past bathrooms and a sign pointing to the right at the end of it. I scurried down, turned right, and was jerked through a curtain, mouth covered, and brought outside. I had no idea where the hell I was.
“You smell intoxicating,” a smooth voice said from behind me. “Since you like hanging out with vampires, I’m sure you won’t mind hanging out with me for a while.”
I tried to fight the person behind me, it’s flesh cold and solid like marble.
“Quit squirming, you crazy little thing.”
I saw two guys approaching, and their colored eyes turned black as soon as they smiled. “What the hell?” a guy with long dreadlocks said, his body as muscular as Braden’s.
“Her blood…” the other guy said as he ran his hand over his buzzed head. “Something’s up with it. What is that?”
“I have no idea, but I caught her scent with those two other vamps on the street. I’ve been following them since they got here,” the velvety voice said from behind me.
“She’s mine to feed on first,” dreadlocks announced as he cupped my chin. He glanced at my neck, “Looks like those vamps haven’t gotten to taste you yet.” He sniffed me, “My God, you smell delicious. This isn’t normal human blood. You’re different, cupcake.”
“Fuck you!” I said when the asshole behind me finally loosened his grip on my mouth.
“Oh, you’re about to,” dreadlocks laughed. “All three of us are going to let you ride us while we drink your blood. You might be afraid of us now, but wait until—”
“Are you fucking serious?” I heard Zac call out with Logan at his side, both men looking amused. “You bottom feeders like combing the streets for tourists now? Is this the new way youturnedvamps like to feed?”
“Talk about sloppy motherfuckers,” Logan looked at Zac then back to the three hovering around me. “You’rereallygonna want to let her go now.”
Dreadlocks squared up to Logan, “This isn’t your business.”
Logan cocked his head to the side, eyes shimmering, “You see, it kind of is. You have our girl.”
“Vampires don’t share, so what the hell are you?” the buzzed-head vamp asked.
Zac’s eyebrows shot up, “Oh! You haven’t heard of us? That’s a damn shame.”
“Get the hell out of here, or we’ll rip her head off,” velvet voice said.
“And waste all that delicious blood you’re foaming at the mouth for?” Zac taunted. “Last chance. Let her go. You’re not going to like what happens if you don’t.”
Dreadlocks lunged at Zac, and I knew it was super vamp speed, but oddly, this time it wasn’t a blur of motion. I watched Zac reach out, capture the burly vampire by his throat, and step to the side, thrusting him hard against the ground. A second later, Zac ripped his heart from his chest, stood, and kicked the vamps jaw so hard that his head detached.
I tightened my eyes, not wanting to see the gruesome scene unfold. I tried elbowing the idiot holding me, but it was like ramming my elbow into a concrete wall. “Fuck!” I growled in pain.
“I’ll handle this dick,” I heard Logan say an instant before I was free from velvet voice’s clutches.
I opened my eyes in time to see Zac chase down the buzzed head one. “You fuckers should be a little bit more careful with whose human you’re taking. How many more of you are there?” Logan asked as he held my captor in a choke hold. “I’ll rip your goddamn head off if you don’t answer me. Who’s your fucking sire, and where’s the nest?”
“Our sire is Jacques.”
“Jacques?” Logan rolled his eyes and tightened his arm around the dark-haired vamp’s neck. The velvet-voiced vampire didn’t look much older than a teenage boy.
