Page 83 of King of Night
But she takes no shit.She’s not afraid to cross over into the darkness.Maybe there’s hope for us after all.
Another guy slowly makes a move toward her, also shitfaced but not so far gone to realize that there’s something other worldly about Callie.
“Ah-ah-ah,” she coos.“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”
“What do you want?”another asks, close to bursting into tears.
“First,” she says.“I want you to invite my friend in.”
The guys look at me, realizing for the first time that I’m standing there.Their hearts sky rocket.I’m not ashamed in the least to admit the joy it brings knowing just the sight of me scares humans shitless.“No fucking way!It’s a fucking vampire.”
Callie raises her hand, sending the guy who has to be Mike sliding up the wall.He kicks his legs, trying to break out of the telekinetic hold, and another one of the guys looks at me.
Right in the eyes.
He’s spellbound in a second flat.“I’d really like it if you’d invite me in,” I say.The others try and get to the guy I’m holding spellbound to break my gaze.Using magic, Callie shoves them back.
“You boys really need to learn to listen,” she warns.
“Come in,” the man I’m holding spellbound says, head slowly moving up and down.
“This…this isn’t going to hold up in court,” Mike grumbles.“I’ll tell my lawyer and he’ll get you thrown out.”
“Spoken like a true entitled white asshole,” Callie retorts.“But the thing is, I’m not a lawyer.You messed with one of my friends.So now I’m here to mess with you.So tell me.What exactly were you trying to accomplish when you slipped Betty Jones date-rape drugs?I want to hear you say it.To admit how pathetic you are.”Callie inches closer and all four men tense.
She can command a room and it’s so fucking hot.
“I…I…I didn’t…” Mike rambles, holding out his hands defensively.“Whatever you think happened.It…it didn’t.We’ve been here all night.And you…you’re trespassing.And assault.Yeah, you’re assaulting us!”
“Mh-mh.”Callie looks over her shoulder at me.“Bite him.Tell me if he tastes like bullshit.Because that’s what he smells like.”
Fangs bared, I jerk forward.The guys yell and Mike steps back, tripping and falling to the ground.
“Fuck!”one yells, voice quivering.I straighten up, smiling.Eliza will be sad to know she missed out on the fun.
“Get up,” Callie demands, eyes narrowing as she glares at Mike.
“You can’t do this.My dad…my dad’s a lawyer…he’ll have you arrested.”
“No, he won’t.”She holds out her hand, palm up, and brings her fingers in, like she’s holding an invisible ball.I don’t know what she’s doing, and for a half second, I think she’s trying and failing to conjure an energy ball.
But then Mike whimpers and brings his hands down to his waist and I realize she’s put some sort of magical clamp around this asshole’s balls.Just when I think she couldn’t get any better…
“Now, give me one good reason I shouldn’t castrate you right here and right now.”Her voice is cold as ice.
“I…I…I didn’t mean to hurt her.”
“Really?You didn’t mean to hurt her, but you drugged her and left her in an alley.She’s in the hospital right now with blood on her face.But that’s okay, because youdidn’t meanto hurt her.”
“That’s not what happened!”
“Bullshit.”
I step closer to Callie, moving fast, and the others scream again.
“I just wanted her to loosen up.”
Callie’s heart is pounding and her blood pressure is up.These fuckers should know better by now not to mess with her.One of the roommates tries to run out of the apartment and into the hall.
