Chapter44. The Vampire

Brax pushed me toward Tabitha, who grabbed my hand and yanked me back from the dining table. She bashed her cane on the floorboards and the table slid against the wall, making me gasp. Derik, Kai, and Brax went to the windows, peering out of them with their red eyes as Cain hauled back the rug. Underneath was a trapdoor. Cain opened it and nodded into the darkness. “Get in,” he ordered, his voice firm, his eyes flashing red. I had no idea what was down there, but I did know that there were vampires on their way and that was more terrifying than the unknown in that moment, so I ran down the wooden steps into a basement that was surrounded in concrete. I looked back up from the bottom and Tabitha came hobbling down. Cain slammed the door shut before I could ask what the hell was about to happen. I wrapped my arms around myself as Tabitha grabbed my hand again and led me to where there was a small lamp. I went to light it, but she shook her head. “Not that one. There’s a chest in the corn