Silent Bite-A Scanguards Wedding (1001 Dark Nights) Read Online Free PDF Page A

then nodded.
    Rose smiled. They’d agreed on this arrangement when discussing how to hide the fact from the Tsengs that neither Rose, Quinn, nor Oliver consumed any food. “It’ll be so much easier considering we’ll all have different schedules. What with the tent being built, the last-minute fittings for the dress, and whatever else comes up.”
    “A tent?” Ursula’s father suddenly asked. “What for?”
    Quinn stepped forward and put his arm around Mr. Tseng’s shoulder. “I’ll show you.” He led him to the window and pointed to the garden below. “We’ll have a large tent erected that will cover the entire backyard. The ceremony and reception will take place there.”
    Oliver watched as Mrs. Tseng stepped next to her husband. “Oh, that sounds nice.”
    Ursula nudged closer to Oliver, and he instantly pulled her against him, stealing a kiss while her parents looked out the window.
    “It’ll be perfect,” he whispered into her ear, gently nibbling on her earlobe. “And afterwards, I’ll make you mine forever.”
     

4
    He’d been watching the house half the night until Oliver emerged and left on foot shortly past two o’clock. He was alone. The blood whore wasn’t with him. She was still inside the house, together with her parents and two other vampires, as well as a human male.
    He waited until Oliver had completely disappeared from his view before leaving his hiding place across the street and approaching the house.
    It would take some planning to get to the girl, since she was still surrounded by too many people, two of which were vampires. Had they all been human, he would simply walk into the house now and snatch her. The humans would turn into collateral damage. However, the two vampires could be trouble.
    But he wasn’t giving up easily. He’d continue to observe and find a weak spot. Like a tiger, he would lie in wait and watch his prey until an opportunity presented itself. Then he’d make his move and steal the blood whore right from under their noses. If the vampires who ran Scanguards thought they could put up rules for others but not live by them themselves, then he’d show them what he thought of that.
    His gaze wandered to the windows on the upper floors. Some of them were still illuminated. He stood still and watched. Waited. He knew how to do that, how to stand silently without moving for hours. How to barely breathe so as not to make a sound. How to remain almost invisible. How to blend in.
    Inside him, his hunger grew. Though it was impossible, he thought he could smell the blood whore’s blood from where he stood in the shadows of a lush tree. Yes, he’d missed that smell, that taste. He’d missed it while he’d been in rehab. While this crazy psychiatrist Dr. Drake had blathered about restraint and willpower as they’d sat around in groups to talk about how they felt about their addiction. Oh, he’d hated those sessions! But he’d played along because he knew if he didn’t, they’d never release him. It had taken a long time. Longer than for many of the other vampires. He’d been among the last group to be released from the underground cells at Scanguards, which had turned into a clandestine treatment center complete with daily visits by Dr. Drake and his hot little assistant with the enormous rack.
    Shame that she was a vampire. Had she been human, he would have dug his fangs into her tits first chance he got. Instead, the prisoners had been fed bottled blood. Cold, lifeless blood. He’d hated that too. But again, he’d played along. All so they would release him.
    And while he’d been suffering in his cell, fighting against his hunger for that special blood, fighting his urge to lash out at his captors, Oliver had been gorging himself on one of the blood whores. Well, not for much longer. Soon, she would be his.
    I’m coming for you, Ursula .
     
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    Oliver greeted Delilah, Samson’s wife, who opened the door for him.
    “So we’ve got you back