Vampires Among Us [Vampires Among Us 1] (Siren Publishing Classic)

away from us before we were able to apprehend him. However, I don’t think he will be lurking around here trying to get to you any time soon. He received his fair share of vampire hospitality yesterday.” A grin quickly stole over Kevin’s face as he continued. “The look on his face when he realized you were hiding from him in a house full of vampires was priceless!” He chuckled lightly as his mind went through the scene of Shawn realizing he was facing two of his own kind. It had been pretty comical. “He’s probably off licking his wounds as we speak.”
    “I don’t think I can live a peaceful life until I know he is gone for good,” Erica whispered with a shudder. “I will always be looking over my shoulder expecting him to be there. It’s hard to believe that when I woke up yesterday morning, all I wanted was to go shopping.” She sighed quietly, as she brought her knees up to her chest and hugged them tightly. “I’m sorry, Kevin. I never meant to involve you or your family in this mess.”
    Kevin was already well aware she had nothing on under that sheet draped over her, and when she drew her knees up to her chest, he felt his cock eagerly pulsate to life. Memories of her hot, wet pussy pressed up against his cock for most of last night came surging to the forefront of his brain. And those long legs, damn, what he wouldn’t give to have those things wrapped around him as he fucked her into the mattress. He quickly tucked those thoughts into a drawer and shut it tight as he calmly replied, “Don’t apologize. I am your best chance of coming out of this situation alive. I understand your fear, but as long as you are here, you are safe.” He forced himself to maintain eye contact with her as he spoke, knowing otherwise his eyes would be straying down to her rather sexy thighs. They seemed to have a will of their own. “Now that Shawn knows what we are, he also knows this is not a family he wants to mess with.” Kevin stopped and sighed deeply. “I regret that he escaped before we could fully detain him. I’ve got my team on standby, and we are still camped out at his house. Sooner or later, he’ll slip up, and we will be waiting for him. Once we have him in custody, it will be the end of him. We have enough evidence on him to put him before the judging committee. If he is found guilty, he will be shaked and baked.”
    “Excuse me, what is ‘shake and bake’? Please tell me your kind has another form of punishment other than putting a tasty coating on chicken!” Erica cried out in exasperation.
    “A tasty what…oh, I’m sorry. It is a term used by the team. The true terminology is ‘staked and baked.’ I probably shouldn’t be telling you this…” he whispered and leaned towards her, and Erica easily caught the twinkle in his eyes. “There are only two ways to kill a vampire. Sever the head from the body, and burning. The term ‘staked and baked’ actually refers to the fact that we render a vampire helpless by placing a wooden stake through their heart. Then if the judging panel finds them guilty, they go through decapitation and then burning of the body. And by the way, my team, the VCTF, actually stands for Vampire Crime Task Force. The Victims Crime Task Force is just what the humans know us as. It helps keep our existence a secret,” Kevin explained.
    “Oh, okay, I get it. I promise your secret is safe with me.” Erica made a big deal of crossing her heart as she made her promise.
    Kevin gave her a gentle smile. “I know you will. If I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t be telling you any of this.” He stopped for just a moment and then continued. “Basically, the VCTF is the vampire police force. I know you have your doubts about us, but most vamps know the rules and adhere to them very well, which leaves my team free to help the local and state police forces. Trust me when I say that humans can get every bit as evil as our kind. Once in a while one of our own gets out of hand, like Shawn. We have had him under surveillance ever since I first became suspicious that you were in over your head. Our kind has our own legal system. Trust me, Shawn will be shown justice before this is over with.” Kevin stopped, allowing her time to digest everything.
    As delectable as she was looking, Kevin figured if he didn’t get away from her soon, he might regret it. “I am going to get out of here and let you dress.” He stated as he started to rise up. “I promised you