Hunters

Back on the hunt.

Chapter 12 : Back on the Hunt.

"Do you see the target?" Jonas voice sounded over the reception of the Motorola, walkie-talkie.

"Not yet..
Where are you?" Dani said into hers.

"I'm standing next to the statue of Queen Mary." Jonas said. "Do you see me now?"

Dani was positioned on the roof of the old Walton hotel which was across the street from the Romanesque, stone structure of the Metropolitan Theater.

Rising slightly she adjusted the focus of the Vortex Razor, HD 10×42 binoculars for a sharper view of the street in search of her brother.

A long, line of fancy cars slowly, snaked to a stop along the street and attendants helped the wealthy guests up the sweeping, stone stairs leading to the double doors of the Theater.

"Do you see me now?" Jonas asked impatiently.

"I see you." Dani said.

A second later she spotted his tall, lanky, frame dressed in a black  Brioni suit and Burberry overcoat leaning on a silver headed cane because his leg still pained him.

"The blood sucker Amanda Sorbo is wearing a white, mink coat." He said.

"Got her." Dani said, swiveling to focus on the gorgeous, blond woman being helped out of the back of a silver Phantom.

Amanda's bone white face was in profile as she seemed to drift up the stairs.

"Violet are you copying us?" Dani said into the walkie -talkie.

"Loud and clear." Violet said from the van that was parked in the alley.

Dani put the binoculars away and lifted the crossbow, pressing her right eye to the scope and taking aim at the vampire's left ribcage before squeezing the trigger.

The arrow pierced the vampire's chest and she dropped to the steps and toppled over.

"Gotcha!" Dani crowed.

"Don't stand there celebrating.
Get out of there!" Jonas' furious snarl came over the walkie talkie.

Dani swiftly stored the crossbow and walkie -talkie inside the black duffle bag and jogged across the rooftop to the door which she'd jimmied opened earlier and

minutes later she burst through the doors leading to the alley where a gray , Mercedes-Benz Sprinter model crew van was idling.

Once Dani was inside the van, Violet sped away.

They pulled up to where a crowd had gathered around the slain vampire and Dani searched the crowd looking for Jonas.

"Do you see him?" Violet asked anxiously.

Dani started to say no when from the corner of her eye she recognized  him standing at the back of the crowd.

"I see him but he's just standing there gawking just like everyone else." Dani was puzzled by her brother's actions.

Predictably the night was pierced with the unmistakable warble of approaching sirens.

"I'm going after him." Dani said sliding open the back door.

"Be careful." Violet called after her.

The heels of Dani's Gore Tex snow boots crunched in the snow as she rapidly approached her brother and tapped him on the shoulder.

Jonas slowly turned his head and looked at her.

"Let's get out of here." Dani whispered urgently.