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“Hey, no biting the sister,” Taylor said, catching the last bit of her words as he and Chelsea joined us in the living room.

Athena smiled back at Taylor. “Just a little nibble?”

He grinned. “We’ll see. If she does anything else crazy then she’s all yours.”

I pressed my finger over one of the spikes, wincing as its sharp point cut my skin. “What in the hell is it?”

“A Morningstar. I’ve killed plenty of bad guys with that baby.”

“So, what’s the damage?” Kyle asked.

“Well, my lovely sister here and her friend, Andie, decided to go off with a vampire.”

“Hey, I didn’t know he was a vampire, okay?”

“Anyway, they were taken to an underground supernatural club where Andie was bitten.”

Athena closed her eyes and shook her head. “She’s dead.”

I looked down, feeling the sting of hurt all over again as her lifeless body flashed into my mind. “Unfortunately.”

Eli looked up at Lucas. “Do you know anything about an underground club?”

“Which one?”


Club T.C.
,” I said.

He smiled fondly. “Ah, that one. Yeah, I’ve been there a few times.”

Athena smirked as her penetrating gaze fell on him. “Oh really? Did you have tons of fun?”

“Oh yes, I did. Luring poor little human girl’s there, seducing them then sucking them dry when I’ve finished with them… those were the days. Of course, that was way before you, apple of my eye.” He grinned as he bumped her on the arm with his own.

She chuckled, rolling her eyes. “Oh, geez.”

“You better watch out, Lukey. Athena can whip your ass now.” Taylor grinned.

Hunter chuckled as he folded his arms. “I would pay money to see that.”

My brows furrowed as I tried to make sense of what was being said. Lucas seemed like a normal, human guy. He had normal hazel eyes and tan skin instead of pale. He said he sucked human girl’s dry, yet he didn’t look like a vampire to me. I was confused.

“You’re confusing the poor girl,” Violet said as her eyes, penetrating and searching, looked over me.

I never said I was confused. I thought it, actually.

“How did you know that?”

“I’m half witch. I’m highly intuitive, so it’s easy for me to pick up on other people’s emotions. I can also see into the future, especially when danger is coming.”

I looked at her in absolute astonishment. What a wonderful gift she had.

She pointed her chin to Lucas. “My brother, here, once was a human, then he was turned into a vampire, but now he’s human again.”

“But how is that even possible?”

Lucas frowned as he waved his hand in the air, brushing it aside. “Long story, so little time.”

From the look on his face he seemed rather miserable, as if talking about his lost immortality was painful. But I wasn’t done yet. I wanted to know. Everyone kept blowing my questions off.

When I opened my mouth to talk, he spoke before me, hoping to steer the conversation away from him. “You are aware that you’re lucky, right? No human escapes from a supernatural club.”

“I had help.”

Lucas’ brows pinched together. “By who? It couldn’t have been a vampire…maybe a witch, or a wolf.”

Hunter snorted. “I highly doubt it was a wolf. You know us wolves don’t like to mingle outside of our own kind.”

“I see red eyes,” Violet said as she came closer, her eyes glued to me as she folded her arms.

“What?!” Eli shrieked as the muscles in his body tensed.

Violet’s brows pulled together as she locked eyes with Eli, caught off guard from his sudden panic. “Someone with red eyes saved her. She is a female, so I’m leaning more toward an incubus.”

“No way,” Hunter said in disbelief.

“We’ve never encountered their kind before. They don’t like to mingle with others until it’s necessary,” Chelsea said.

“Is she in danger? We don’t know anything about their kind to even protect her,” Taylor said as he shook his head, panic rising within him.

“No, I don’t think I’m in danger. He saved me.”

Eli exhaled and shook his head. “No,” he whispered more to himself than anyone else.

“Is everything okay, dude?” Taylor asked, concerned.

“Yeah, it’s nothing.”

It was something. Eli wouldn’t have reacted in that manner if it was only nothing.

“Well, it has to be something. You just about had a heart attack,” Chelsea said.

Athena knelt in front of him. “Eli,” she said in a soft tone.

He kept his head down, refusing to look her way.

“Big brother,” Athena said as she placed her hand on his knee and squeezed.

He exhaled and looked up. “I’m fine. Let’s go kick some ass and get Andie out of there.” His voice was surprisingly calm. From the look on his face, he looked as if he was about to snap.

Athena looked back at Taylor, Chelsea, and Kyle as they all shared a look. They knew something was off with him.

“Okay then,” Kyle breathed as he unzipped the duffel bag.

He took out cans of pepper spray and placed them on the coffee table.

“Pepper spray can kill vampires?” I asked.

Lucas chuckled. “She is so innocent when it comes to our world. It’s cute.” He nudged Athena on the arm. “Can we adopt her?”

“Oh, could we? She can be the little baby of the group. She’s so innocent and helpless,” Hunter said.

“Ha, innocent my ass,” Chelsea said as she pursed her lips and folded her arms.

She was right about that.

“It’s not pepper spray. They are potions that Violet cooked up. A couple of the cans have garlic in them and the others have wolf’s bane,” Athena said.

“So garlic actually does kill vampires…just like in the myth’s people tell,” I said.

“No, wolf’s bane kills, garlic weakens and immobilizes them,” Eli said.

Kyle pulled out a silver dagger and handed it to Lucas. “For your protection.”

He frowned. “Because I have no powers…joy.”

“Taylor, we have a new toy for you to try out,” Kyle said as he pulled out a weapon with a black handle that was connected to a chain and a spiked club and gave it to Taylor.

Taylor beamed as he studied the weapon, absolutely delighted to try it out. “I’m going to have loads of fun with this.”

“So, the plan is to bust down the place, whip some supernatural ass, and bring Andie back here.” Kyle nodded then continued. “Got it.”

“No, absolutely not,” Taylor said, shaking his head.

“She
cannot
come back here. My father will be here soon, plus Ms. Schultz lives here also. One of them is bound to see, and I’m not risking it. We go there, get her out, and bury her.”

My heart sank and my breath hitched. No; they had to bring her back here to me. I never got the chance to say goodbye. I needed the closure I knew I would never get from Tessa’s death, so I had to make sure that I stood by Andie until she was laid to rest. I. Was. Going.

“So what am I using?” I asked.

Taylor burst into fits of laughter. “You’re funny.”

I narrowed my eyes. “Glad you think so.”

Chelsea’s brows rose as she put her hands on her hips. “Uh, you’re not going. You’re going to stay here with me. I understand that Andie is your best friend, but your safety comes first.”

“I have a right to go. She’s my friend!” Agitation was clear in my tone as my voice grew loud.

“And you’re my sister; someone who I have a responsibility to look after,” Taylor said.

“Lucas is going and he’s a human,” I said.

“I’m the only one who knows where it is. Vi isn’t into the club scene. She likes to throw her own parties, and Hunter just recently moved here. I’ll be in the car while the action is happening, unfortunately.”

“I can stay in the car with Lucas.”

“No, Paige. Lucas can’t protect you.” He was getting frustrated with me, I could hear it in his tone.

Eli placed his hand on my shoulder. “Do you really want to help?”

I nodded. “Yeah.”

“Then stay here with Chelsea so we can get her out of there without any complications. You coming along will only distract us if we have to watch over you.”

I sighed as my body sagged in defeat. “Fine,” I snipped out.

“Okay, let’s go,” Athena said.

Eli patted my leg. “It’s for the best, okay?”

I frowned and nodded, even though I was really smiling on the inside.

If they wouldn’t let me come along then I was just going to have to be inconspicuous and follow behind them. I’d be damned if they kept me from going when my best friend was at that club. Because I already hatched a plan of my own, I stopped arguing with them.

“See you soon, I guess,” I said as they left.
Yeah, sooner than you think.

Chelsea sat down on the couch and grabbed the remote from the coffee table. “Do you want to watch a movie while we wait for them?”

“Sure. We could go to the theater downstairs. It’s better to see the movie on the big screen. I don’t really know what kind of movie I’m in the mood for, though.”

“I want to stay by the door for when they return. We could scroll through the movie channels, though.”

I shrugged. “Okay.”

I looked over at the window as the sound of the engines roared to life. It made me anxious. I had to move soon if I was going along, but I also knew that I had to be sneaky about it. I wracked my brain, trying to come up with an excuse to leave the room. Looking down at the table, I saw my cup of coffee and I smiled. I just found my excuse. It worked in my favor, anyway, because the garage door was close to the kitchen.

“I’m a little parched. I need something to drink other than coffee.”

I stood and made my way out of the room.

“Hold up.” 

I rolled my eyes and turned as Chelsea stood. Great, she was going to ask me a shit load of questions before I could get out of there in time.

“Would that be alcohol?”

I grinned. “You have come to know me so well.”

She folded her arms, pursing her lips. “Haven’t you had enough tonight?”

I snorted. “I see your mothering instincts are kicking in. Come on; with the night I’ve had you’re seriously going to argue with me over a little bit of alcohol.”

She scowled, disappointment clear in her baby blue eyes as realization crept upon her. “You’re not fixable.” The amount of sorrow that I heard in her voice caught me off guard. Why did she care if I wasted away, anyway?

I shrugged, choosing to remain impassive, even though her words affected me more than I would have liked them to. It was true. I was beyond repair.

“You’re probably right.”

I turned and walked away. I knew I didn’t have much time, so I grabbed the first key that I saw from the key holder on the wall and slipped into the garage. The automatic light censor came on, lighting up the fifty car garage filled with the most luxurious, expensive cars on the market—
Bentleys, Bugattis, Lamborghinis Ferraris
…they were all my dad’s babies.

I pressed the button on the wall to open the garage door then pushed the unlock button on the key fob as the lights to the
Thunder, Metallic, 2015 Bentley Continental GT
came on. I quickly ran to the car, hoping to make it out in time.

“Paige!”

I jumped and turned, seeing Chelsea, steaming mad, storming into the garage.

“Oh, shit,” I shrieked.

I hopped into the car, pushed the key into the ignition, and started the car. I gasped as Chelsea ran after me, her speed impeccable as she flew over to me and banged on the window, cracking the glass. Her murderous, orange eyes glared down at me as fury took over. This chick was going to kill me if I didn’t get out of there. I put the shifter in drive and sped out of the garage, driving back to the danger I barely escaped from the first time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter Seven

 

My father’s cars were lined up in the middle of the street, close to the alley where
Club T.C.
remained hidden to the rest of the world. I turned on the blinkers, got out of the car, and walked to the alley, realizing at that moment that I had no weapon to protect myself with.

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