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join us, Alex. You're just in time.
Just in time for what? Alex asked cautiously.
The main event, of course. He laughed. I can t wait to see her reaction when she
realizes she s now a vampire.
Alex ground his teeth together. He wanted nothing more than to kill this bastard, but
with him so close to Tina, there was nothing he could do. In a flash, Brian could break
her neck or do any other number of horrid things to kill her. There was no guarantee that
Brian s attempt to turn her had worked. It didn t always, and sometimes, the person being
turned died. It was a chance every vampire who found a mate in a mortal took.
The fact that she was still lifeless wasn t a good sign, and his fear ratcheted up
another notch.
Don t expect a great show, Alex warned him coolly. She s pretty relaxed about
the whole vampire thing. As a matter of fact, Alex said, trying to distract him, I doubt
she ll be all that upset.
Brian frowned. You think that s the only reason I turned her? He laughed. You're
sorely mistaken, my murderous friend. You see, I intend on keeping her and once she
realizes that little fact, I m sure she ll put up one hell of a fight.
Keeping her?
That s right, Brian said easily. I think since you finally showed up, I ll let you
watch as I take her for the first time. Just picture it, he crooned. Her face down, hands
behind her back, ass in the air while I ride her until she screams.
Without thinking, Alex raised the gun and fired off a single shot, but it was no use.
Brian appeared before him, his hand clenched around Alex s throat with a steely grip.
As he raised the gun again in an attempt to fire off another round, a sharp pain
resonated through his wrist and up his arm. The gun flew out of his hand and across the
room.
Lashing out with his fist, Alex felt his fist come into contact with Brian s nose and
heard the sound of bones breaking.
Brian howled with pain, but he didn t ease his grip. Instead, his fist slammed into
Alex s face in response. Stars danced before his eyes as Brian battered him relentlessly.
Fighting desperately for air, Alex lifted his leg and fished his hand beneath the cuff of his
jeans.
Pulling out the knife he kept there, he quickly slid it across the hand at his throat
before slamming it into the side of Brian s neck. Releasing his grip, Brian stumbled
backward, holding the gushing gash in this throat tightly to stop the bleeding.
The wound wouldn t kill him, but it would slow him down.
Running toward the gun, Alex dropped and slid baseball style until he was next to it
and picked it up. Firing again, he hit Brian in the chest. He watched as Brian was flung
back and hit the floor with a thud. He would only be down for a few minutes, but that
was enough time to secure him and get Tina to safety.
Looking around, he couldn t help but wonder where the hell Newman was. He
prayed something hadn t happened to him.
Rushing to Tina s side, Alex lifted her upper body in his arms. Tilting her head to the
side, he peered at her neck. The wound there was nearly healed. The turning was a
success. That was the good news. The bad news was the fact that he still needed to secure
Brian before he awoke, healed, and either teleported away, or killed him and teleported
away with Tina.
Newman had the silver cuffs that would prevent Brian from teleporting, and he was
nowhere to be found.
Damn it, Newman, where are you? he grumbled to himself as he lay Tina back on
the bed.
Looking toward the still unconscious Brian, he rushed toward the window. If the
other men were still out there, they would see him and come to his aid. If not, well then,
he was screwed with a capital S. Peering into the dark forest, he spotted no one. They
were either in the house, or something had happened to them. He prayed it wasn t the
latter.
Looking back to Brian, he groaned. He could always kill him, tear a leg off one of
the chairs and shove it through his chest, but that would make him no better than Brian,
the raging lunatic.
He was a detective. It was his duty to do only good, to protect, and serve. He was not
a murderer, and he wouldn t let Brain turn him into one after all these years.
A rustling sounded behind him. Turing, he spotted Tina shifting restlessly on the
blood-covered blanket.
Alex?
The sound of her voice soothed his rising fear. She was alive, and he needed to get
her to safety. If they stuck around, Brian would awake, and all hell would break loose.
He couldn t risk losing Tina again. It was sheer luck Newman had found her this
time.
What s going on? she whimpered, pressing a hand to her forehead.
There's no time to explain right now, he said hastily. We need to get out of here.
Leaning down, he d slid an arm beneath her to scoop her up when a sudden piercing
pain began burning in his upper back and quickly spread through the rest of his body.
Tina s scream rent the air. Twisting around, Alex reached for the knife protruding
from his back, only to find Brian s grinning face staring into his.
The fight was on.
Blood gushed from the wound in his back as they grappled with each other. The
sound of bones breaking and pain-filled grunts and groans filled the air. The smell of
blood was thick around them as they continued their fierce battle.
Grabbing a nearby chair, Alex smashed it over Brian s head, and he crumpled to the
ground. A wicked gash appeared, and more blood poured from his head. He lingered on
all fours, and for a moment, Alex thought he was ahead, that this battle would soon be
over. Chancing a quick glance at Tina, he realized she d lost consciousness once again.
She would need blood soon or she would die.
Out of nowhere, Brian rose and, with tremendous force, hurled Alex across the room.
Alex hit the wall by the door with a sickening thud. His body hummed with the need for
replenishment, for blood to heal his wounds and clear his vision. Pain radiated through
him. Pressing a hand to his eyes, he tried to regain his vision quickly.
Brain disappeared and reappeared by Tina s side.
There was nothing Alex could do. Brian was about to kill her. He would never be
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