“Move in on my signal,” I said.
“Wait, what's the signal this time?” he asked with a cocked brow.
“You’ll know,” I said as I started walking toward the woods.
We parked our vehicles on the side of the road closest to the home the vampires were partying in, their own little breeding house, just on the other side of the trees.
Faint music flowed through the tree line. They wouldn’t be expecting us, and something about that sent a shiver of excitement up my spine.
I glanced at my dad one last time before we both ran into the assembly of trees. He was headed for the back of the house while I went toward the front door.
I took a deep breath, admiring the rickety front porch and porch swing. The brown and tan floral design on the swing’s cushions reminded me of a grandma’s couch from the 70s. And I wondered if there were any humans being held by compulsion to allow the vampires inside.
It was something we saw often. It was smart because it would keep any vampires you didn’t want inside out of the house since the human could be compelled not to let them in. I took one last breath and steadied my heartbeat before tentatively knocking on the door.
The door opened moments later, allowing blaring music to echo out. A pale man with dirty blond hair was still smiling over at someone else inside the house.
Two, four, six, seven… Seven Vampires from what I could see, and I hadn’t even stepped over the threshold yet. I had five shots in my shotgun before I would need to reload, so I’d have to make every shot count.
Or maybe I could just take this one down first and then his little girlfriend without my gun at all. I also had my pistol with wooden bullets, too. He finally shifted his gaze to me.
“Hey, could I use your bathroom? My car broke down just up the road, and this was the first house I came across,” I said, wrapping my arms around myself, making myself seem small—weak.
Boy, how looks could be deceiving…
“Lucky you,” the man replied, grinning at some of his friends over his shoulders again before nodding for me to come through the front door. “I’m glad you found someone,” he added as I walked past him. “The bathroom is the second door on the right,”
“Thanks,” I said as I made my way down the hall on swift feet.
I didn’t feel anyone following me, so I quickly went into the bathroom and shut the door. I turned, taking in everything; the room was small, but luckily it had a large frosted glass window.
Always look for an escape route, just in case.
I knew it wouldn’t be long before one of them came in here, which was why I didn’t bother with locking the door. I stood in front of the round mirror on the wall, gripping the sides of the pedestal sink.
I kept my heart steady even though I didn’t think they would be able to hear it with how loud the music was in here. Which was an advantage for me.
I wondered how many I could take out before I gave my dad the signal. They all looked like changelings, cocky new vampires. They reminded me of teenage boys in high school playing themy dick is biggergame with their arrogance.
Becoming a vampire always seemed to make them egotistical with their new abilities, a sort of god complex so to speak.
Normally, we would do our best to help them live life by the rules, but these guys were past saving. I could tell they were willing to eat me the moment I walked through the door.
I couldn’t deny that I absolutely reveled in killing them. I loved it when they underestimated me. The look of surprise on their features when I shoved that stake through their hearts. A woman—not just any woman, a human woman… someone they viewed as small, weak, powerless, taking that very power from them.
Mmm,I could practically taste the satisfaction it gave me to rip it away from them.
I barely heard the footsteps coming down the hall, and when the door opened, I was washing my hands at the sink. It was a man, not the one that answered the door. He had dark hair, brown eyes that matched his skin, and a five o'clock shadow. He closed the door behind him.
“Oh, hi, I’m almost done,” I said, unfazed, acting as if I was an innocent human in the midst of their trap. He smiled at me.
“You will stay quiet as I kill you,” he commanded, looking directly into my eyes, his pupils flaring. Compulsion.
Cute trick.
“Okay.” I stared blankly at him, making him believe his little hoax had worked.
Then suddenly his eyes went black, the veins around them pulsing with hunger. Fangs shot out from his canines. He went to grab me, and I didn’t make a sound. I remained silent as I gripped his shoulder and shoved a stake through his heart.
