Beneath the Skin
“Their hands unlinked, but Wallace didn't reach for the gun snugged into the back of her jeans. The man behind the wheel of the idling SUV twisted his head around and fixed his shaded gaze on Gillespie.Gillespie flipped through a mental lineup of Prejean's known associates and identified the driver: a vamp nomad known as Von McGuinn aka Von Two-Guns. Handy thing, nicknames."Gun on the pavement, Wallace!" Gillespie stepped out of his doorway, Glock in both hands and aimed at Prejean's head.The va...mpire swiveled around to face Gillespie, a smooth and simple action so fast, Gillespie never saw him move. Heart thundering in his chest, he kept his Glock aimed at the bloodsucker's pale forehead.Gillespie had seen plenty of photos of Prejean, knew the bloodsucker had shattered the vampire drop-dead-gorgeous meter. But neither the photos nor Gillespie's dispassionate knowledge prepared him for the black-haired beauty now watching him with gleaming eyes; did nothing to prepare him for Prejean's preternatural grace and deadly allure.A smile tilted Prejean's lips for a moment, then vanished.Captivating--this lean and, most likely, hungry predator.An image of Rodriguez's empty eyes and ravaged throat, blood glistening in light reflected from the hall, filled Gillespie's mind, chilling him like a blast of ice water.Dry-mouthed, palms sweaty, Gillespie locked his fingers even tighter around the Glock's grip and kept his focus sharp.MoreLess
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