Supernatural Enforcement Bureau, Book 1, The Dragon and The Vampire: Book 1 by A K Michaels Read Free Book Online Page B

Vampire ran into the building she was hiding in.
    This one, this Vampire...she knew. He was with the Witch that had nearly caught her more than once. She stayed perfectly still, not wanting to give him even a second’s notice of where she was. This one was fast, very fast, and he had nearly caught her before. She knew she had to get out of the building and transform.
    If the Witch was far enough behind she could get away, but only if she turned Dragon.
    She heard other footfalls, coming fast, as she turned and sprinted for the opening in the rear of the broken down building. Using every last bit of speed she had, she tore quickly through the doorway, already harnessing her inner Dragon.
    Her feet flew over the ground as she felt the Vampire at her back. Now! She screamed in her head, visualizing her beast, as her body started to change. It happened so fast that one moment the body of a girl was flying over the hard packed dirt...then the huge, clawed, feet of a dragon took one step, two, then left the ground behind as the huge, black, wings beat furiously.
    Her long, strong tail, swished back and forth behind her, making sure if the Vampire was close enough...she would knock him for six. With the sharp spikes that ran along the middle of her tail from her rump to the tip...it could be deadly. Her tail met no resistance, so the Vampire must have dodged out of the way, escaping the violent whipping. Her wings beat again, knowing the downdraft caused by them would propel anything near, up and away with force.
    Her acute hearing heard the sound of a body hitting hard against something, and her scaly lips peeled back in a feral smile. Her razor sharp teeth visible to anyone close enough to see her. She wished she could take the time to end that Vampire, but she had no idea where the Witch was. If he was close he could enspell her and she just couldn’t take the chance. As her Dragon rose higher and higher she reveled in her strength and freedom.
    Relief swept through her as she realized she had escaped...again. The Witch, unless he was very close to her, couldn’t disable her while she was in her Dragon form, so she knew she was safe…for the moment. Her immense body rose into the air, the air displacement her wings caused dust and rubble swirl about, as if a mini tornado had hit the area...then she heard it.
    The voice of the large Vampire from the previous day, roaring up into the sky.
    “ Stop! I want to help! My Sire helped a family of Dragons centuries ago–please–I don’t want to hurt you!”
    Her long scaly neck whipped around, her bright violet eyes locking on his, as long buried memories made their way to the surface. Stories her brother told, of an ancient Vampire, helping her family to escape hunters in Ireland...more than four centuries ago.
    She watched him for a second more, wondering if it was true. Did he want to help her? Or was it a ruse to catch her?
    She couldn’t take the chance so she dragged her eyes from his and flew higher, to safety.
    *****
    Esther found the Witch within moments of Ronan and his men leaving her. He was standing just inside the doorway of a nearby building, she didn’t see him until he moved forward...but she sensed him. The dark magic cloying in the air around her, sticking in her throat, as he moved towards her.
    “Who are you?” the Witch asked, still moving in her direction, “What do you want? Are you after the Dragon too?”
    Esther stared into eyes that had no compassion left, no humanity, no feeling...the outcome of using dark magic far too often. She had known that she may come up against one such as this tonight, so she had taken the vital step to ensure her safety and the safety of the men she was with...sipping some of her dwindling supply of Dragon blood.
    She felt the power inside her that fought for freedom, as she contemplated her course of action with the Witch in front of her. He could possibly be redeemed, if they captured him, denied him access to dark