Chapter 46: How to Kill a Vampire

“Heart and head, got it?” Lucien asked, holding up a wooden stake.

“Lucien, you’ve said that like a hundred times,” Parker said, crossing her arms. Lucien smirked at her.

“This is serious,” he said.

“It is important to remember, Parker, that to kill a vampire, you have to put a wooden stake through the heart, or behead them. Those are the only ways,” Damien interjected. Parker nodded.

“I get it,” she assured. “Now, show me how.” Again, Lucien smirked.

Damien and Lucien spent the afternoon showing Parker the best ways to overpower another vampire to stake them in the heart or decapitate them. She wasn’t used to fighting, but they ran her through different scenarios and drills until she had it down.

“Why are we practicing during the day?” Parker asked when they took a break. “Aren’t we weaker during the day?”