Chapter 7

Clive gave me vampire blood

The kraken would trap its victims, keeping them docile while it devoured them. Closing my eyes, I padded towards the exit. Tripping on the bottom step and swaying forward, I hit my knees on the steps, straightened up and ran upstairs.

I almost fainted when I hit my head on the immovable guard blocking the entrance. My defenses were set on me. None of my defenses could deny me. And yet, as I understood, running my hands over the solid barrier of protection, one of them refused. I screamed and pounded on her.

"Open! Open!" She didn't give in. I was trapped.

Tunnels!

Cold sea water hit me much sooner than it should have. By the time I got back to the bar, the ice-cold water was up to my waist. Without opening my eyes, I made my way through the water as quickly as possible and headed for my apartment.

I stepped on the bottle and it rolled, dropping me into the rapidly rising stream. With difficulty, I tucked my legs under me and stood up. The water was up to m