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Chapter 144
She limped over to her mini fridge and pulled out a can of Red Bull, the other item she had apparently moved back before she even knew what was happening. Taking it to her desk, she balanced it on the edge, half on and half off.
When she tried to move it, nothing happened. She tried again, focusing as hard as she could, but the can stubbornly remained in place. Dejected, she picked up the can and moved it away from the edge. While she pondered what was wrong, she didn’t want it falling of its own accord and giving her the visual she was trying to avoid.
Two possibilities came to her. First, unlike the basket, which she had clearly seen flying across the room a few months before, she had never actually seen the can move. She thought she might have somehow caused it to move a few inches one night when she was studying for midterms, but she had never been sure. Indeed, until she met Dominic, she had never been absolutely sure she had moved the basket without actuall
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While Leesa and Dominic drove west, Stefan was making his way toward the Weston campus. The beautiful gray clouds that had blanketed the sky yesterday were breaking up, allowing the sun to peek through for increasingly long intervals. Stefan did not care. He had his hooded sweatshirt and his gloves. As much as possible, he would keep to the shade, but if he had to bear the burning rays of the sun he would do so. There was no time to wait for nightfall. He wanted to begin putting his plan into motion as soon as possible.Most of the route between the vampire lair and the college was sparsely populated and he was able to move at vampire speed through the wooded hills. Only when he neared the southern edge of Middletown did he slow to a fast walk.When he reached Leesa’s dorm, he crossed quickly to the stairwell. Today was Sunday, so there were no classes. He hoped Leesa would be here, but he hadn’t even ascended the first flight of stairs when he knew she was
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Stefan kissed her hand one more time and then spun around and left the room.Cali stared down at the back of her hand as Stefan disappeared out the door. Kissed by a vampire two more times, she thought. She didn’t know if the Peas were right about how good her night was going to be, but it had certainly turned into one damn fine afternoon. She sat down at her desk and began writing the note. Maybe she’d get to hear about some more cool stuff once Leesa talked to Stefan.Leesa saw the folded yellow note taped to her door as soon as she stepped out the elevator. She pulled it off the door before inserting her key into the lock but didn’t open it until she was inside her room.Stefan stopped by this afternoon. Said he needs to talk to you (and Rave!). Very important. He said he’d be back and hopes you’ll wait in your room for him. P.S. He kissed my hand TWO MORE times!Leesa rolled her eyeballs. Cali really was incorrigible.
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Leesa forced her gaze away from Stefan’s black eyes. She knew Rave wouldn’t like it if she let Stefan carry her, but he would probably understand, especially if what Stefan wanted to talk to him about was as important as he said.“If you are going to carry me somewhere, why not just take me out near the volkaane settlement and wait while I fetch Rave?”Stefan shook his head. “I wish I could. But my kind do not venture within ten miles of the volkaane settlement, just as they do not come near our lair. If any of them were to sense my presence before you could get to Rave, it would mean trouble—big trouble.”Leesa realized Stefan was right. “Yeah, I guess it would at that,” she said. “Let me think for a minute.”She stood up and limped over to the side window. She stared out into the night, not really seeing anything, while she considered the problem. Dominic had a car, but he was no easier t
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Rave arrived at Leesa’s room shortly before eleven o’clock. Leesa had decided she would give him until midnight, so she was wide awake and fully dressed when he walked in through her open door. She bounded up from her desk and gave him a big hug.“You made it,” she said happily. “I’m so glad you got my message.”“I told you Max would come in handy one of these days,” Rave said.“I think it was plenty handy I could use him to tell you I love you,” Leesa said. She stepped back from his embrace. “But this is even better.”“I’m glad you added it wasn’t urgent.” Rave took Leesa’s hands in his and kissed the top of her head. “Otherwise, I would have been worried. So, what is it? I’m more than just a little curious.”Leesa sat down on her bed and pulled Rave down next to her. “It’s a little bit strange and a little bit
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“He and his partner are hunting indiscriminately…and often. They have killed eight humans in the area already. They will kill more if they’re not stopped. You volkaanes protect humans from my kind—that is your incentive here, Rave. Mine is that my people do not want to risk the attention these newcomers are drawing.”Leesa thought about the killings Caitlin had told her about. She had suspected they might be the work of vampires, and now she knew for sure. The deaths were certainly garnering growing attention.“He’s right, Rave. The killings have been all over the news.”She could see the wheels turning in Rave’s head as he considered what Stefan had said.“All right,” he said to Stefan. “If you come up with a suitable plan, I will help you.”Stefan nodded. “Here is what I propose….”The following night, five figures waited in the
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The strange fellowship was moving through the hills above a large reservoir just north and west of Meriden when Rave detected a hint of the new vampires. He quickly motioned the party to halt. The vampires were to the north, closer than Rave would have liked. Interference from the vibrations of his three vampire companions was partly to blame, but there was more to it than that. As Stefan had warned, there was something just a little off about the renegade vampires.“They are about two hundred yards ahead of us,” he told Stefan. “Moving slowly east to west on a path that will intersect our own.”“Good,” Stefan said. “My comrades and I will move ahead, projecting as much of our power as we can without being obvious about it. Hopefully, that will be enough to mask your presence. I think Jarubu’s arrogance will work in our favor as well. He will be anxious to end what we started last time, and I intend to give him the chance
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With Rave out hunting extra powerful vampires with Stefan and Dominic, Leesa definitely didn’t want to be alone tonight. Instead, she stopped off at Cali’s room when she got back to the dorm. The door was open so she walked in.Cali was sitting on her bed watching television. She looked up when Leesa entered the room.“Hey, Lees. Just a minute. I’m in the middle of a really good part.” She turned back to the screen.Leesa pulled off her parka and sat down on the bed beside Cali. It took her a moment before she realized what Cali was watching, but when a pair of fangs appeared in the mouth of a really good-looking guy, it became clear it was one of vampire shows that were so popular nowadays. Leesa never watched any of them—she had more than enough supernatural stuff in her life, thank you—so she didn’t recognize the show. She guessed it was probably True Blood or Vampire Diaries.After a moment, Cali paused
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Leesa didn’t know that Rave was less than ten miles away, and that the hunters had located their quarry.Hidden from sight nearly a hundred feet back in the trees, Rave and his companions heard the vampire battle begin. As planned, they waited a few moments, listening closely to be sure the vampires were fully engaged. When Rave was certain the time was right, he gave the signal. The three volkaanes raced silently forward to join the fray, weaving through the trees with blue flames flickering from their fingertips as they turned up their magical fire. They didn’t hesitate when they reached the struggle.As always, speed and surprise were the volkaanes’ main advantages, and they were even more important now, against these unnaturally powerful vampires. Rave launched himself toward Stefan and Jarubu, who were locked in hand-to-hand combat. Dral and Bain hurled themselves at Melissa.Twisting nimbly in midair, Rave avoided Stefan and threw himself
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