I squeezed through the toilet window and lept out from the other end, just in time for the cabin to be blasted apart. I winced in pain as my bare knees hit the floor with a loud thud, but I quickly rolled myself back up and began running to escape, the sound of shattering wood still ringing in my ears. I stumbled as I started to run, my balance affected by my impaired hearing.
The vampire wasn't making an empty threat! If I hadn't escaped, I would have been crushed by the rubble.
"Does the little poppet want to play tag?" I heard the cloying voice of the vampire as though he was whispering straight into my ear. I whirled around, shocked, only to see no one following me.
This was madness. I knew I didn't hallucinate his words!
I put on another burst of speed, desperate to get away. Yet, running blindly was the worst thing I could do― my stamina was finite, and even my improved strength and speed wouldn't be enough to deal with this particularly pesky vampire.
