The Last Human (Vampires Rule # 1) by Rocky Grede Read Free Book Online

the other
Vampires had just remembered me again, but no one approached me,
not with Elis and Maxwell hovering around me like vultures ready to
pounce with the slightest provocation.
    Every one even gave me a wide berth when they walked
past me in the corridors, some even turned and walked the other way
while some waited patiently until we passed. I think it was more
due to Elis and Maxwell’s presence than mine. Artico Destroyers had
a hell of a reputation and were known for their lethalness. I once
asked Lexus how many they were of them. He said ten. But there were
around a few hundre d of the
normal Artico Guards.
    The new Vampire got the lion’s share of attention as
he sauntered along the corridors with his two Artico Destroyers
behind him. Vampires stopped to stare at them, leaving their
conversati ons to regard this
new scene.
    The new guy was in my next lesson, and halfway
through the class, I decide d
to ask Elis if he knew anything about him.
    “ Who is he anyway?” I say to Elis, looking up at
him from my laptop while he stands against the wall, arms folded,
face unreadable. Other students around me fall silent, and pretend
to do their work, while eag erly waiting for Elis’s reply.
    I’m surprised Lexus never mentioned anything about a
new Vampire enrolling at the school. Normally he would have,
because a new Vampire could mean a new threat to me. Especially if
the Vampire never came across me before, and as a result may not be
able to control his blood craving while being near me, unlike the
others who are now used to my presence, save the odd lapse.
    And why was the new guy given escorts? Not any
escorts, but Artico Destroyers. Even I wasn’t assigned Artico
Destroyers up until now. Were the Destroyers there to protect him?
Or…protect me from him? I tense at the thought and glance over my
shoulder and at the new Vampire, who is sitting in one corner of
the room, immersed with his laptop. If that was the case, it would
make sen se with him being new
and all.
    But on the other hand, it doesn’t make sense at all,
because none of the new kids in the first years are given escorts. And with them being
young and all, they are a much greater threat to me.
    The whole thing
strikes me as odd.
    Elis raises his head, and glances at the new guy, who
now has his head drooped over an open textbook. “It does not
concern you,” he says, and the
Vampires around me deflate.
    It seems Elis and the others are trying to keep the
new Vampires arrival low key for some reason, while expecting the
rest of us just to get on with it. “Okay, why is he assigned two
destroyers?” I say instead, not giving up easily. The Vampires
around me fall silent again as
they wait for Elis’s answer.
    Elis shakes his head. I wait, watching him, but several minutes later I
know he isn’t going to elaborate further, so I sigh and begin a new
game on my laptop.
    ***
    In the lunch hall I
take my usual seat next to Nathan and Fruz, who are talking under
their breaths, their mouths move quickly as words and sentences are
spilled out. I ask them what’s up.
    Fruz glances over his shoulder and at the new guy,
who is standing in the lunch queue, getting curious glances from
all those around him. Not the type of looks some may shoot when
they think no one is looking, but full on stares, that are quickly
averted when the two Artico Destroyers sweep their grim hard
ga zes over the offending
individuals.
    “ Trading theories, ” Fruz says, turning back to me. “Nathan thinks the
guy is a fugitive.”
    I turn to Nathan who nods in confirmation of the
statement. “Why else would he be given that much protection?” he
says, jerking a thumb at the two Artico
Destroyers , who are
surrounding the new guy and keeping other Vampires at a good
distance.
    “ Forget that for a sec,” I say taking a bite of
an apple, the sou r taste
dissolving in my mouth. “What’s the guy’s name?” If we are to find
out who this guy really is, we should start on