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disappeared like so much smoke. She turned on her heels and
made a hasty but dignified exit. The room was already
returning to normal by the time she hit the door. When her
feet hit the gravel, she broke into a run and had the car fired
up and was halfway back to the motel before she knew what
was happening.
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What she and Alex had missed was one small gang
member sitting in the back of the room who wasn't laughing.
He had not worn the same colors as the man who had
accosted Kit. He sat alone and had a drink in front of him that
he hadn't touched. He watched closely and smiled slightly as
the big man fell. It had been a simple thing to nudge the big
man towards this woman and she did not disappoint. Yes, she
was the one.
He went outside and found his bike. It was a beautiful
Harley Fat Boy. It had belonged to one of his former bugs. He
thought that the motorcycle had certainly served him better
than the man who once rode it.
James rode into the cool night letting the sharp air caress
him like a harsh lover. He was happy and grinning, letting his
fang gleam in the artificial light emanating from the street
lights. Even if there was someone on the empty streets, he
was moving too fast for them to really see his fangs.
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James was sure he had made contact with Committee
operatives. He knew they would be casing biker bars looking
for him and his bugs. He thought to find one of these agents,
but what he found was so much better. He had found a
woman.
As much as James hated authority, he hated women even
more. The girls he had gone to school with had been cruel
and mean. They gave all their attentions and favors to the big
dumb Pollocks who bullied and hurt James. They laughed at
and ridiculed him if he dared to ask one of them out.
Worse, the unpopular girls would try and befriend him.
This marked him as a complete loser. He learned to hate
women from an early age. He hated them for their weakness.
He hated them for how he felt around them. He hated them
for ignoring and spurning him and he hated them for
accepting his weakness too. Everything he hated about
himself he saw in women.
Since becoming a vampire, many of his victims had been
women. He would so thrill in using his powers to cloud their
minds and pull them to him to flatter and flirt. He would tease
them and lead them along. He would make them a little afraid
and then let him feel his strength.
Once alone, he would dominate them. He would torture
and belittle them. He would make them hurt and make them
pay for all his pain. He would make them beg for release.
When they almost could beg no more he would grant it to
them. He would then feel strong and powerful.
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James knew he had exactly what he wanted. Not only had
he found his agent but he had found a woman too. He
thought life could be no better than this.
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Kit burst into her motel room and tore her clothing off. She
felt dirty and she needed a shower badly. The warm spray
and soft motel soap had calmed her down some, but she was
still very agitated when Alex knocked on her door. She
through on some clothing and let him in.
"Are you OK, Kit?" she smiled that his first concern with be
with her, and not the mission.
Alex was a breath of fresh air after Bruce. Bruce was cold
and demanding and Alex was just as strict, but had a warmth
about him that Kit liked very much. Alex was also a black
agent, but would soon be promoted. He was her senior
partner.
He was patient and kind. He made sure his lessons were
heard and he asked Kit's opinion often. He had a sharp eye
for detail and a quick and flexible mind. She imagined that
Jean was like this as a lower agent.
"Yes, I'm fine. I'm just worked up. How did I let that
happen?"
"Kit listen, you didn't let anything happen. You didn't ask
that guy over. What were you suppose to do, let him and his
friends rape you?"
"No, it's just that I don't want to screw this up."
"You didn't, Kit. We didn't have to draw our weapons. You
just looked like you were a woman who knew karate."
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"But I called attention to myself. I'll be spotted in other
bars now. I've totally fucked this up."
"Kit, yes. We may have to relocate, but there are other
agents, other assignments. You didn't cause this. I'll make
sure everyone knows you did the right thing when I write this
up."
He hugged Kit closely and held her as she calmed down.
After she felt more in control, she pulled back and said
"Thanks."
"No need, Kit. You're a great agent already. You're going
places and I hope you remember us little people when you
get there. You know I asked to have you assigned to me?"
"No, I didn't."
"Yup, I want everyone to know I worked with you back
when. I mean it Kit, you're good and you're going places."
"Damn Alex, you're going to make me cry if you keep this
up."
"OK, I'll stop. Look, I do need to call this in. They will
probably reassign us tonight."
Kit nodded and he turned to leave. Kit couldn't help admire
the curve of his behind as he moved through the connecting
doors. He was cute, had a sense of humor and had a body to
die for. Too bad he was her partner and senior agent. Well
that isn't always going to be the case. Kit smiled to herself.
As Kit turned to pick up the things she had dropped earlier,
the front door of her room shattered inward. Kit instinctively
covered her face with the clothing she had picked up as the
three vampires moved suddenly into the room.
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Kit felt the weight of her gun in the clothing in her hand.
She got her hand on the grip and shot through the clothes at
the first vampire that was almost on top of her. The hollow
point ten-millimeter slugs tore into the monster's shoulder
and almost tore his arm off. He stopped and howled in pain.
Kit aimed lower and fired three shots into his groins and his
leg gave out and he fell at her feet. Kit jumped back out of
his reach and looked up to acquire a new target.
If she had her weapon cleanly in her hand from the
beginning, it is possible that she would have been able to hit
two or three of the vampires, but her fumbling had given the
other two a chance to get position. One was already next to
her grabbing the weapon as Kit spun.
Kit was helpless in the grasp of the monster. He squeezed
her arm dissolving the bone in his hand. Kit's mind flashed
with white hot pain and she passed out. The monster slung
her over his shoulder and began to move to the door. At the
moment Alex, busted into the room from the connecting door.
In his haste, James had overlooked Kit's partner or the
connecting room. As he had always done, he had made an
assumption and it had cost him. Now, the assumption had
turned out wrong.
Alex fired at the vampire that was not holding Kit. The
monster dropped as Alex pumped six rounds into various vital
joints. In the three second that it took for Alex to drop the
vampire, James was able to recover Kit's gun and fire twice.
One shot went wide, but the second caught Alex in the hip.
The force of the shot threw Alex back into his room.
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Alex screamed in pain and rage and threw himself through
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