Her scent lit his way like a candle, guiding him unerringly through an endless series of twists and turns. Almost immediately, the hallway branched off into a number of others, forming an intricate maze that would have slowed Roland substantially if Bastien hadn’t been carrying Sarah. Roland didn’t hesitate, charging through the only one on the right and plunging into darkness his eyes had no trouble piercing. The large main room was empty and offered up four hallways from which he could choose. Two humans jumping up from the sofa went ignored as he darted past them and flew down the stairs to the basement.
Moments later, he was tearing the front door off the farmhouse and sprinting inside. “Anyone get a look at what he was carrying?” Marcus asked.įangs burst from his gums and all rational thought fled as rage engulfed him. Though the man’s face was covered by a mask, Roland knew it was Bastien. “We don’t know that,” Étienne cautioned just as Seth’s head snapped around.Ī black-clad figure shot from the forest on the far side of the house and entered the back door with preternatural speed. Something like panic struck Roland, tightening around his heart like a fist. “Do you think he heard us coming and bolted?” “He isn’t there.” Marcus glanced at the others. Hang on.” The image doubled, then tripled in size.Īs Roland watched, dread rising inside him, Marcus searched the image quadrant by quadrant and confirmed Bastien’s absence. “Where the hell is Bastien?”įrowning, Marcus touched the screen. Vampires showed up as violet blobs, the humans showed up yellow. “Okay, here it comes,” Marcus said, drawing their attention.Īs Roland and the others gathered around him, an image similar to what Chris had shown them at the meeting appeared on the small screen. Seth continued to stare through the brush at the vampires’ lair. Étienne nodded, eyeing him as if he were an exhibit in a damned science fair.
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