Vampire Dawn (Page 44)
At the bottom of the stairs there was another door.
A light shone from underneath. More spirits were here. A lot more. I counted nine. Many were appearing and disappearing through the door. A few looked back at me.
"This is it," I said, whispering.
"How do you know?" said Sherbet.
It was all I could do to control myself. Yes, I've had cravings in my life. Sugar cravings. Food cravings. When I was pregnant with Tammy, I had ice cravings.
This...this was no craving.
This was a hunger. A yearning. A need. I shielded my thoughts from Sherbet. No man should hear such thoughts, especially a man I liked and respected.
So much blood, so much blood...
So fresh, fresh, fresh...
Truth was, I had never been so close to so much blood. So much fresh blood. So much fresh human blood.
And that's when a girl screamed.
Sherbet jumped backward, startled. I didn't jump. I kicked. I lifted my sneaker and kicked in the door as hard as I could.