Vampire World (VAMPIRE WORLD #1)

Part 35 Payback

Chapter 34: Payback

            Infuriated, Brett crumpled the note. “Damn! Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, they do.”

            “Rob did this,” I said. “He stole your car.”

            “How do you know?”

            “Because he’s still jealous of me dating you.”

            “But how does he know we’re back together?”

            I told him I didn’t know. I really should have told him the truth. I was close.

            “I have a bad feeling about this,” I warned Brett. “I know you want your car back, but it may be a trap.”

            “I don’t care,” he replied. “I ain’t gonna let some ass steal my car and get away with it. If you don’t want to come, I’ll go alone.”

            I assured Brett I was going with him, just as long as we stopped off at my secret armory first. He seemed intrigued. On the train over there I explained how I'd been guided to the cache by my messenger.

            When we arrived at the abandoned storage facility, Brett eyed the plethora of weapons and licked his pastel lips.

            “Nice,” he said, clutching a belt and fastening five stakes to it. He then put the belt on and hid it under his shirt. While he was doing this, I equipped myself with a bottle of garlic and a few potent bottles of seeds and grains. I experienced some pain from the garlic, but knowing I may have to use this very soon, I was strong enough to resist it. Finally, I stuffed a few tubes of Bloodstop ointment in my pocket, just in case.

            Before long we were back on the train heading for the park.

            “Do you think it was your stranger who put those weapons there?” Brett asked. “I wonder how he found them all.”

            I told Brett about the group of men that rescued me in Bloodwood Forest, specifically mentioning Martin and my hunch that he and the secret messenger may be the same person. I was determined to unravel this mystery when I saw Martin again. I couldn’t wait to rip his mask off and see his real face.

            We arrived on the surface very close to Bloodbirth Park. After a short walk down a dark road, we came to a field surrounded by a grove of sparkling trees that reached over to form a magnificent dome. In the middle of the field was Brett’s car. Rob was sat on its hood.

            Brett lunged forward.

            “Wait!” I said.

            We approached Rob. He appeared to be alone.

            “Well, glad you two lovers could make it,” he said. “You know, Janice, I had some fun with you when we went into the closet. God, you were great.”

            Hearing Rob’s nonsense, Brett growled with anger.

            “Too bad you had to leave me the way you did,” Rob continued, now very pissed off.

            Maybe it was rude the way I'd run out on him. But it felt great.

            “Shut your fangs and leave my girlfriend alone,” Brett snarled. “I want my car back, now!”

            It was then I realized that Rob wasn't alone. Around a dozen burly vampires branded with nauseating tattoos all over their bodies appeared out of nowhere. They stood behind Rob with clenched fists.