me to turn. They want an arsenal.”
“You didn’t expect that?” Gideon rolled his eyes at his young friend’s obvious naiveté.
“Not right away. I’m still adjusting. Cut me some slack for about five seconds.”
“Fine. Just get working on it. We’re at Leatherby Manor right now, but we’re going to some secret lab in Italy in the next day or so.”
“Italy? What’s there?”
“I don’t know. I’ll let you know when I do. Just get working.” Gideon ended the call and almost threw the cell across the room.
Things not going as planned? Aw, poor Gideon.
“You, shut the fuck up. You’re quiet for hours, and now you decide to be talkative?”
Get used to it, asshole. You picked me, now you have to live with the consequences.
“Fuck!” Gideon pounded his fist against his forehead and wondered if the deviation to his plans was the right choice.
Liam slipped his phone back in his pocket before exhaling. His breath caused a dense fog in front of his face as he stood in the near freezing temperatures. He lolled his head back, taking in the conversation with Gideon.
Lily was alive. He knew that already, but to have it confirmed had him twisted up in odd feelings. First, he was elated to be right about the bond they had formed and that it remained intact. Second, he felt dread for the possibility it could indeed be severed soon. Lastly, and most of all, was a feeling of terror at what would happen if Filipp and Debir found out she lived?
The blood at the corner of his mouth from his latest kill began to chill as the wind whipped around him. He licked it off, careful not to waste a drop, then looked at what lay at his feet. The roe deer had left him satisfied in his choice of meal. The blood wasn’t anywhere near as sweet as the human blood Filipp had supplied him with, but the bitterness gave it a nice aftertaste, a slight burn that fueled his new life force with intensity.
The soles of his shoes crunched twigs on the forest ground as he walked to the main road. He didn’t run, but walked, and spent the time to reflect on what he could do next. When he made it to the door of the hotel suite, he still had no idea.
“Something you’d like to share, young Liam?” Filipp sat in a plush white leather chair at the opposite end of the room. He tapped the rim of his half-empty Vodka glass and stared the young vampire down.
Liam lifted his shoulders in a shrug before removing his jacket. “I got hungry. The deer was right there. I thought you wanted me to keep a low profile. That would include not committing homicide, would it not?”
“The phone call!” Filipp threw the glass across the room and it hit the wall with such force, glass shards flew all over the room. “Lily is alive? How the fuck did that happen?”
“How did you hear?” Liam endeavored to be nonchalant.
“Your phone. You didn’t think I would give you a phone and not have it monitored?”
Liam attempted to dust the glass shards from his clothes. “Well, I’m not sure what happened with Lily, but she has friends in high places. I would have thought you would have accounted for this scenario.”
“I’ve been trying to get rid of that bitch for over forty years. I finally thought this was it, the perfect plan! That bitch just won’t fucking die already.” Filipp picked up the chair he had been sitting in and ripped it in two; wood, leather, and stuffing littered the floor.
“This started way before me then?” Liam plopped down on the still-intact couch.
“You think that Blood Feast was an accident?”
Liam swallowed hard at the terrifying look in Filipp’s eyes.
“I’d had that formula for years. I developed it with Anton as a way to get rid of our vampire enemies. Then he just had to go and use it on himself.”
Liam sat up straight at the mention of Anton’s name. “You mean my great-grandfather?”
“I guess it may be time to hear the rest of the story.” Filipp paced in front of Liam and began to
“You didn’t expect that?” Gideon rolled his eyes at his young friend’s obvious naiveté.
“Not right away. I’m still adjusting. Cut me some slack for about five seconds.”
“Fine. Just get working on it. We’re at Leatherby Manor right now, but we’re going to some secret lab in Italy in the next day or so.”
“Italy? What’s there?”
“I don’t know. I’ll let you know when I do. Just get working.” Gideon ended the call and almost threw the cell across the room.
Things not going as planned? Aw, poor Gideon.
“You, shut the fuck up. You’re quiet for hours, and now you decide to be talkative?”
Get used to it, asshole. You picked me, now you have to live with the consequences.
“Fuck!” Gideon pounded his fist against his forehead and wondered if the deviation to his plans was the right choice.
Liam slipped his phone back in his pocket before exhaling. His breath caused a dense fog in front of his face as he stood in the near freezing temperatures. He lolled his head back, taking in the conversation with Gideon.
Lily was alive. He knew that already, but to have it confirmed had him twisted up in odd feelings. First, he was elated to be right about the bond they had formed and that it remained intact. Second, he felt dread for the possibility it could indeed be severed soon. Lastly, and most of all, was a feeling of terror at what would happen if Filipp and Debir found out she lived?
The blood at the corner of his mouth from his latest kill began to chill as the wind whipped around him. He licked it off, careful not to waste a drop, then looked at what lay at his feet. The roe deer had left him satisfied in his choice of meal. The blood wasn’t anywhere near as sweet as the human blood Filipp had supplied him with, but the bitterness gave it a nice aftertaste, a slight burn that fueled his new life force with intensity.
The soles of his shoes crunched twigs on the forest ground as he walked to the main road. He didn’t run, but walked, and spent the time to reflect on what he could do next. When he made it to the door of the hotel suite, he still had no idea.
“Something you’d like to share, young Liam?” Filipp sat in a plush white leather chair at the opposite end of the room. He tapped the rim of his half-empty Vodka glass and stared the young vampire down.
Liam lifted his shoulders in a shrug before removing his jacket. “I got hungry. The deer was right there. I thought you wanted me to keep a low profile. That would include not committing homicide, would it not?”
“The phone call!” Filipp threw the glass across the room and it hit the wall with such force, glass shards flew all over the room. “Lily is alive? How the fuck did that happen?”
“How did you hear?” Liam endeavored to be nonchalant.
“Your phone. You didn’t think I would give you a phone and not have it monitored?”
Liam attempted to dust the glass shards from his clothes. “Well, I’m not sure what happened with Lily, but she has friends in high places. I would have thought you would have accounted for this scenario.”
“I’ve been trying to get rid of that bitch for over forty years. I finally thought this was it, the perfect plan! That bitch just won’t fucking die already.” Filipp picked up the chair he had been sitting in and ripped it in two; wood, leather, and stuffing littered the floor.
“This started way before me then?” Liam plopped down on the still-intact couch.
“You think that Blood Feast was an accident?”
Liam swallowed hard at the terrifying look in Filipp’s eyes.
“I’d had that formula for years. I developed it with Anton as a way to get rid of our vampire enemies. Then he just had to go and use it on himself.”
Liam sat up straight at the mention of Anton’s name. “You mean my great-grandfather?”
“I guess it may be time to hear the rest of the story.” Filipp paced in front of Liam and began to
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