CHAPTER 32

~Adrian~

This wasn't happening again. 

I ran at full vamp speed down the broken stairs, flying over missing steps, and met the elevator before the doors opened. 

Vince held Paige with a gun to her head. Aiming at me, 

Vince pulled the trigger and I watched the bullet travel slowly to my chest.

I watched in slow motion as it dented up off my chest, and fell into my hand. 

I took the fall and hit the floor to act as if the bullet killed me. 

I heard Paige shouting my name as he dragged her with him out the door. 

People looked up as they passed by but no one tried to stop them. 

This was very strange. I stood up and walked out to see police everywhere as if holding everyone hostage.

The police were allowing them to leave!

Rico was right, Vince had dirty cops on his payroll.

A chubby cop tried to keep me from walking out the door while others frisked people that they had on the wall.

I caught his gaze and pulled him into a trance, compelling him to step away from the door. I typically try not to compel humans, as it can causethem permanent damage. This time it didn't matter, I wiped his mind of the past hour and had him move under my command.

I hurried out the door at vamp speed to catch up to Paige.

Vince was walking up to a large truck with Paige. He thinks he's won.

I pushed my feet hard against the ground diving high into the air. 

Sweeping in from above, and catching him off guard, I kicked him in the face, knocking

him down.

My feet landed back on solid ground as Vince rose back up from the kick. 

Vince quickly pulled out his gun and began to fire off one shot after the next as I 

approached him closer and closer. 

He ran out of bullets and began to shake.

"What are you?" Vince asked, his eyes wide in terror.

"The angel of death," I said with a smile, just before breaking my hand through his chest 

and ripping out his heart.

Vince looked down in disbelief at his own wounds, gasping for air as blood poured from 

his mouth. 

"Just die already," Paige shouted, knocking him in the head with his own gun.

Vince fell to the ground, surely dead. 

Paige rushed into my arms and sobbed into my chest. 

"I want to go home," Paige cried.

"We'll go home to pack, but we have to leave soon. People will be looking for him,"

I said as I thought back to all of the police he had at the tattoo shop making arrests. 

David and Nicole walked up from the darkness and Nicole embraced Paige.

"David, can you get rid of this body within an hour? We all need to go to the lake house 

to hide out for a while, just to be safe," I said while looking at Paige.

"I can have it done in 30 minutes. Nicole, go get our things together. We can all meet in 

an hour to head to the cabin," he said while picking up Vince's corpse. 

Nicole nodded and David flew off with the body. 

Paige said her goodbyes to Nicole and we all agreed to meet at my place to take my old 

Hummer. 

I didn't want to waste time, so I flew Paige home to pack our bags and load up the vehicle.