Chapter 59. Crescendo-1

Raiding the store cupboard full of weapons, I force Dad to stay put with the girls. Chastity is upstairs, fast asleep and they can't be left on their own. Very soon, this place will be crawling with vampires. "Call Dante." I order, hoisting a sheathed blade over my back. "Call Hector, too. Then, call Eddie and the boys. Tell them to meet me at Kurt's mansion." "You are not going on your own, Alanna!" Dad barks. "If I don't go now, he will die. I need to set the main alarm off. If I don't, nobody in this pack will realise we're under attack! I'll take Uncle Jerry with me." I counteract, spotting my godfather enter through the back door. "Damn right, I'm coming." Uncle Jerry grunts, planting garlic bombs in the kitchen. "John, I trust you can look after the ladies?" I strap a leather belt around my waist, stuffing the pockets with garlic bombs and vials of purified water. Dad starts to make the calls, beginning with Dante. I become dist