Summer Fairy Vampire
My fairy wings twitched restlessly beneath my gown, responding to the surge of power humming through his skin, while the vampire in my blood hungered for the battle to come.
Down in the courtyard, the music reached a fever pitch. A troupe of jugglers spun flaming torches high into the night sky, drawing gasps and drunken cheers from the crowd. Under cover of the bright flashes and deep shadow, three guards casually shifted their footing, stepping back into the alcoves beneath the stone ramparts. In the dark, the soft, metallic click of weapons being drawn was completely lost to the roar of the celebration.
Fifteen minutes, Dustin’s voice echoed through the mind link, sharp as a whetstone. Po