Semua Bab The Clandestine Saga: Bab 571 - Bab 580

The pounding of her heavy boots rang off of the marble barricade as Cadence Findley sprinted down the promenade, leaping between ornate columns every few feet, careful with each jump to situate herself so that the landing hit on the narrow top of the only barrier between her and a nice fall to concrete several stories below. The Vampires in front of her were not being quite as cautious, but they were being smart; by sprinting away from her up here and not on the walkway itself, they were preventing her from firing her Glock. After a missed shot had splintered the ferro of a gondola in the canal, she was leery of taking out any more Vegas landmarks.“Just because they’re running up there doesn’t mean you have to,” Elliott Sanderson said in her head. He was serving as lookout, perched in the clocktower at the end of this passage. Cadence was hopeful the trio of bloodsuckers in front of her would run right past him, and maybe he could get the sho

“Should’ve taken those off,” she heard Elliott say as if he was reading her mind.“I would’ve if I’d had time.” She was glad her cellphone was waterproof. Anything else would dry out, though she thought it would be difficult to get the tight black jeans she was wearing off. Thank goodness she hadn’t been wearing a leather jacket. Denim would be salvageable.The Vampire stood up now, glancing around, looking for an exit. There wasn’t one. To add insult to injury, a few ashes stirred in the breeze, and Cadence glimpsed the remains of the Vampire girl’s friend off in the distance, the one Cadence had shot earlier. He had made it further away from the escalator than Cadence had assumed he would.With nothing else to lose, the Vampire turned, barring her fangs and throwing herself at Cadence.“Ah, sure, now she wants to fight,” the Hunter muttered, stepping forward to mee

The view out the window from the bed was spectacular. Even though she had a remote to close the blinds, Cadence lay in bed for a while just watching the twinkling lights of Sin City, Aaron’s arm protectively around her. It was so late now, it was almost early, and she could feel her eyelids growing heavy. Thoughts of the upcoming wedding were keeping her awake, though, and she wished she could shut them off and get some rest, but there was still so much to do.“You might sleep better with the shades drawn,” he whispered behind her.“You’re right. I just... it’s so beautiful out there. Can you imagine having this view at home?”“My view at home is always beautiful.” Cadence rolled over to look at him, not sure what he meant. With that crooked grin she loved so much, he added, “ I get to look at you.”She scoffed. “Oh, stop or you’ll keep me up even longer.”Aaron chu

Dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, Cadence was ready to go to Aurora’s room. She headed back into the living area to see a smorgasbord laid out before her. The aroma of fresh bacon mingled with orange juice and pastries, sending her stomach into a tailspin. “Good grief,” she muttered sinking down into a chair at the overloaded table. “Now that’s what I call a surprise.”“Well, we don’t do this very often, so I wanted you to have everything you might want,” Aaron replied from his spot across the room on the sofa. He closed his laptop and came over as Cadence dug in, but she knew he wouldn’t eat anything. “After you get back from Aurora’s, what do you want to do today?”They’d talked about various touristy sites they could visit but hadn’t pinned anything down. “I don’t know,” she admitted. “I’d tell you to surprise me again, but something tells me we won&

Cadence took a deep breath and turned her attention back to her friends who were talking about going shopping before the show so they could get new outfits. “I still have Elliott’s credit card,” Aurora said with a snide laugh.“Why do you have Elliott’s credit card?” Cadence couldn’t help but ask.Aurora’s face went slightly paler than normal. “Oh, well, he asked me to buy something, and I forgot to give it back.”“Oh?” Once again, she was prying, but there was something about Roar’s tone that had her interest.“Yeah, your birthday present. What better place than Vegas to pick out something special?” her friend admitted. “I told him I would get something for you from the both of us.” She seemed bitter again, likely thinking that now there was no “us.”“Well, Aaron said I should go tonight, so I will,” Cadence explained, tryi