It all happened so fast. So fast I could hardly keep up. I only knew I had to survive - we had to survive.
No, that wouldn't be enough, I realized as I picked up the longest, heaviest two-by-four I could find while Aimes fought against both vampires at once.
We couldn't just survive. We had to keep them from taking us back to the mansion, back to Stride and Connolly. No way were we going to get lucky enough to escape again.
That truth sent a fresh rush of adrenaline pumping through my veins as I swung the board like I was trying for a home run.
It whacked across Cassius's back, and he hissed before whirling on me. His eyes had gone full, chilling red, but it only made me raise the board and smack him again.
"You think that's going to do anything?" Even his voice sounded different
