Hunters

Chapter 18

Dani found Carlo standing or more accurately sagging against the bar.

His clothes were  splattered with gore  and there was a  yellowish tinge to his skin .

The blood Carlo had managed to consume earlier was enough to speed up the healing process .

Unfortunately he needed much more in order to regain his full strength.

"Don't come any closer."

He warned the human woman.

Dani paused and stared at him in shock.

"Are you okay?" She asked finally.

"I ...require more blood.

But that's going to be remedied as soon as my agent arrives.

He's withdrawing the necessary pints from a blood bank."

Carlo's voice sounded raspy and weakened.

"Did you finish off the interlopers?" He asked.

Dani nodded.

"Good. That's...good.

And how are your siblings?"

"They survived the attack with hardly a scratch mostly thanks to the lycan.

He held the worst of the vampires off . Unfortunately the fight triggered the change.

luckily he managed to put several miles between us before the transformation was complete."

"That is lucky indeed." Carlo agreed before adding , "Eric is going to try again.  You do know that right?"

Dani nodded and even in his present condition Carlo recognized the hopelessness  in her eyes.

"Don't be discouraged piccolo guerriero. You and your family are strong." He said adding , " In the mean time you must find a safe place to go.

I own a small house ..."

"No."

Dani interrupted already shaking her head.

"We can't continue to put you at risk." She said.

The vampire regarded her obdurate expression and sighed regretfully.

Dani had always been stubborn...and too headstrong for her own good.

"I see that your mind is made up but where will you find safety when an

cattivo vampiro such as Eric Winters will search the four corners of the earth to find you?"

Now it was Dani's turn to sigh.

"I can  think of only one place but I'm sure that my family isn't going to like it."

"Return to Transylvania?"

Jonas exclaimed stunned into disbelief. " Are you crazy ?"

It was hours after the battle with the vampires.

Thad had arrived accompanied by six heavily armed  lycan agents to

transport the Anderssons away from Carlo's apartment  in the back of a blue Suburban.

Presently they were zooming across the bridge into Michigan where Thad

had arranged a safe house until they could figure out their next move.

Leaving Carlo behind at his request.

The vampire was weaker than he had initially revealed to Dani.