Vampire Beach: Legacy Read Online Free PDF Page A

Sienna said. ‘Is that them?’
    Jason looked where she was pointing. All he saw was a couple of college-age guys in a speedboat, sucking down some beers. He shot a questioning look at Adam.
    ‘That’s them. But they got their camera stuff stowed pretty quickly,’ Adam commented. ‘Maybe they realized we caught them in the act.’
    ‘Ahoy, me beauties!’ one of the guys, a redhead with a scruffy goatee, shouted to Belle and Sienna as his buddy powered the boat closer. ‘Care to board us?’ Goatee and his bud laughed like that was the funniest thing they’d ever heard.
    ‘You’re drunk!’ Sienna yelled back.
    ‘Not too drunk to show you girls a good time,’ Goatee answered, getting more laughs from his friend.
    ‘My analysis? Obnoxious, but not dangerous,’ Sienna said, turning her back on the speedboat. ‘But let’s lose them anyway.’ She led the way to the cockpit. ‘Captain Oz, how about we make the Wally run? We want to ditch that speedboat.’
    Oz grinned. ‘"I feel the need . . . the need for speed,"’ he said.
    ‘Finally, somebody else who talks in movie quotes,’ Adam cheered. ‘
Top Gun
, baby!’
    Oz gave him a thumbs-up and hit the throttle. The yacht shot forward, sprays of white foam in its wake. The wooden floor lurched beneath their feet. Jason instinctively grabbed Sienna by the waist and Belle by the arm, steadying them.
    ‘No, no, don’t worry about me,’ Adam muttered – from the floor. He’d face-planted when the Wally jumped forward. ‘I can take care of myself.’ Adam used both hands to shove himself back on his feet.
    ‘Sorry, guy – I only have two hands and I had to make a choice,’ Jason said. ‘Not that it was a difficult one,’ he added, grinning at Sienna and Belle.
    ‘You were like a rock,’ Belle said. ‘You didn’t even stumble.’
    ‘All that time on the surf board must have paid off,’ Jason answered.
    ‘Your boyfriend’s useful,’ Belle told her friend. ‘I think you should keep him.’
    Sienna grinned and snuggled closer to Jason, but he was distracted by the speedboat. It had managed to catch up with them and was keeping pace. Goatee and his friend waved and smiled.
    ‘They must have done some serious tinkering with that engine,’ Oz commented, frowning. ‘But the Wally has a CODOG propulsion system, and we’re nowhere near full power.’ He let the clutch out. ‘I’m switching to the jet engines.’
    The speedboat stayed with them. Goatee raised his beer can in a toast.
    Oz’s lips tightened. ‘OK. Forget tinkering, they must have replaced the engine altogether! But they don’t know what they’re up against.’ He flicked a few switches.
    The speedboat kept pace for a moment, then began to fall behind.
    Jason and Sienna cheered. ‘Bye, losers!’ Belle yelled, even though there was no way the guys could hear her.
    Oz grinned, satisfied.
    ‘I’m going to grab a soda,’ Adam said, unsmiling. ‘You want one, Jason?’ He shot Jason a look that Jason easily interpreted as Adam needing to talk to him – alone.
    ‘Uh, sure,’ Jason said. ‘We’ll serve you,’ he told Sienna and Belle.
    He and Adam headed down to the lounge, where there was a refrigerator stocked with cold drinks. ‘What’s up?’ Jason asked.
    Adam pulled a Coke out of the cooler and popped the top. He absently flicked the metal tab back and forth for a moment, trying to decide what to say.
    ‘Come on, what’s on your mind?’ Jason prompted.
    ‘That speedboat was really tricked out,’ Adam said.
    ‘And?’
    ‘And it would have taken some serious, serious bucks to do it. That boat shouldn’t have been able to keep up with the Wally at all. And the scopes and cameras they were using? I know you didn’t see them, but trust me – that stuff is not exactly standard issue,’ Adam went on. ‘I think that maybe those guys weren’t just . . . guys.’
    ‘You mean they were . . .
rich
guys?’ Jason joked, but he felt his belly go cold. He was