The Book of Death (Bourbon Kid 4)

anything went wrong, and it was highly probable that something would,
she couldn’t bear the thought of being apart from him. The moment she had seen
him bitten by a vampire on Halloween still played over and over in her mind.
Holding his head as blood poured from a wound in his neck where the vampire
bitch had bitten him was the worst moment of her life. She dreaded the thought
of going through anything like it again.
    She was stripped down
to her matching pink bra and panties and holding Dante’s attention pretty well
when Vanity suddenly burst into the room. He looked anxious, but the sight of a
half naked Kacy caused him to do a quick double-take and raise a quizzical
eyebrow behind his sunglasses. After staring for a little longer than was necessary
he revealed the reason for his intrusion.
    ‘Big news, kids,’ he
said. ‘It seems that Gaius has given the order for everyone to get out in the
open. The streets are already full of vampires. As of now we are at war with
the whole world. There’s vampires everywhere, killing any humans that aren’t
locked indoors. It’s fucking carnage out there. And everyone’s headed to the
Casa de Ville.’
    Kacy grimaced. ‘That’s
where the Bourbon Kid is heading.’
    Vanity nodded. ‘That’s
why they’re all heading there. Gaius knows that’s where he’ll go.’
    ‘You mean it’s a trap?’
    ‘Of course. And
probably the main reason Gaius’s is getting out of there and heading to the
museum is just in case it goes wrong.’
    ‘How could it go
wrong?’ Kacy asked.
    Dante answered. ‘The
Kid might kill everyone. I suspect he’s capable.’
    ‘Of killing a whole
army of vampires?’
    ‘Wouldn’t put it past
him.’
    Vanity smiled. ‘He’s
good, sure, but Gaius has covered all angles. There’ll be an army of werewolves
as well as vampires waiting for the Kid when he gets there.’
    ‘How do you know all
this?’ Kacy asked.
    ‘I got people on the
inside, remember? I’m well connected. That’s how I know that Gaius has already
left the Casa de Ville. He’s headed for the museum right now. This is our
chance.’
    A loud screeching noise
from the streets outside punctuated the air.
    ‘What the hell was
that?’ Dante asked.
    Vanity shrugged. ‘Like
I said, the vampires are taking over the streets. It’s murder out there.’
    Dante jumped up from
the bed. ‘Fuck me. Let’s take a look.’
    Kacy grabbed a pair of
jeans and began slipping them on while Vanity watched on with a wry smile on
his face. Dante brushed past him on his way out into the pool hall to get a
look out of the windows. He returned moments later as Kacy was slipping on a
black sweatshirt. His face revealed a look of great concern, which was unusual
for him.
    ‘Vanity’s right,’ he
said. ‘He’s fucking right. There’s vampires everywhere out there. I just saw a
gang of Sunflower Girls being chased through the streets. The vampires are
picking them off one by one. Fucking horrible!’
    ‘Sunflower Girls?’ Kacy
couldn’t hide how horrified she was at the mental image of a group of terrified
little girls being savaged by bloodthirsty vampires. ‘We should do something!’
    She raced out into the
pool hall and looked out of one of the windows at the street below. Sure
enough, the streets were chaotic. There was a group of terrified girl scouts
racing down the street screaming. Vampires were grabbing civilians and dragging
them into shop doorways and alleyways to feast on their blood. The girls had
stayed together in a group, but they would be picked off soon enough. Kacy felt
sick at the sight of it and rushed back into the apartment to grab her
sneakers.
    Dante recognised the
look in her eyes. ‘You want to try and stop them?’
    She nodded. ‘We all
should. They’re just little girls.’
    Vanity grabbed Dante by
the shoulder. ‘There’s nothing we can do for those girls. Gaius has left for
the museum already. We gotta go now, or we might miss our chance.’
    Kacy looked at Dante
with pleading eyes. ‘We’ve gotta try and save those kids, surely?’
    He nodded in agreement.
‘Yeah. Come on, let’s go.’
    Kacy slipped on a pair
of sneakers and raced out into the pool hall after Dante. Vanity didn’t look so
keen. In fact he looked exasperated. He called out after them as they went.
‘You can’t save those kids. You’re vampires. All you’ll do is scare them. And
maybe get yourself killed.’
    His words fell on deaf
ears as Dante and Kacy bounded through