Broken Heart 02 Don't Talk Back to Your Vampire by Michele Bardsley
Authors: Michele Bardsley
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hospital door swinging shut behind him.
Since Nefertiti had fed on Johnny and had sex with him, she bound them together for the next hundred years. Obviously she hadn't done so out of love.
"I thought bound vampires couldn't be apart for long," I mused, thinking about how Johnny had spent fifty years searching for his accidental bride.
"It depends on the vampires and the binding," Lor said. "The bond between Nefertiti and Johnny was purely sexual. Bindings that occur between vampires with strong emotional ties tend to have more strictures. Johnny can travel where he likes, feed normally, and live as any other deamhan fola . But he cannot mate—not until his binding is complete." His gaze pinned mine. "Eva, did you know Nefertiti was in Broken Heart? Is that why you were in the forest last night?"
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I stared at him, unaccountably hurt. "Why would you think that?"
He couldn't answer me, but inspiration hit me like a two-by-four.
"You knew she was here." I crossed my arms and glared at him. "Who attacked you? And why have you been skulking in the woods?"
He drew me away from Tamara. "About a month ago, we started getting reports about a woman appearing and disappearing near donor homes. From the description, we believed it might be Nefertiti, but she's never revealed herself before. We thought she'd gone to ground."
"Why would you think that?"
"She disappeared, but Johnny remained alive and healthy," said Lorcan, frowning. "The same lycans that chased you also attacked me."
If he was going to give a little, I figured I could, too. "I was there because I was looking for Lucky."
Lorcan's expression was skeptical.
"There's this wolf, okay? He started hanging around three or four weeks ago. Every night he visits me, but lately he's been missing. I was worried he was injured, but maybe he just moved on." Sadness hit me like a wave. It was so silly to feel bad about the wolf.
"You were looking for a wolf?" His eyebrows rose nearly to his hairline. "And you named him Lucky?"
"Yes. He seemed to need luck. He always seemed rather sorrowful." I sighed. "He never got close enough for me to pet him."
"You have such compassion, a stóirín ," he said softly. "Would you feel better if you could pet your Lucky?"
It was an odd question. But still, I nodded. I wanted to hug that wolf and let him know that someone on this earth cared about him.
My fangs had finally receded, but I knew that if I didn't eat soon, I might well faint. I glanced at Tamara.
She was still asleep, but the machine monitoring her heart and breathing beeped reassuringly. Dr. Merrick waved to me as she discreetly exited the room. "I've only heard about Nefertiti from Jessica. Why would she feed off Tamara?"
"Because she couldn't feed off anyone else. We alerted the donors and tightened security."
"But you didn't tell Johnny."
"No. We didn't know about the Roma, either." He looked worried. "I've never known the hunters to be rash. If they are hunting her as a war criminal, then I believe she is one."
"Poor Johnny." Empathy welled. He hadn't chosen to be Turned or to be married to a vampire.
Obviously, he'd joined the Consortium in an effort to do something productive with his eternal life. But Jess had also told me how badly he wanted to get his hands on Nefertiti—and not in a good way.
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"Lorcan—"
"What is it, a stóirín ?"
His voice was so gentle, so understanding, I wanted to cry. Instead, I placed my hand on his arm and sought comfort in that small gesture. "I think… I think Nefertiti has been with Johnny all along."
"What do you mean?"
"I ventured into the forbidden zone tonight because I heard someone call for help." I pointed to my forehead. "Psychically. Lucifer called me to that spot. Maybe the Wraiths captured her and gave her to Faustus as a plaything."
"Wait a minute. You
Since Nefertiti had fed on Johnny and had sex with him, she bound them together for the next hundred years. Obviously she hadn't done so out of love.
"I thought bound vampires couldn't be apart for long," I mused, thinking about how Johnny had spent fifty years searching for his accidental bride.
"It depends on the vampires and the binding," Lor said. "The bond between Nefertiti and Johnny was purely sexual. Bindings that occur between vampires with strong emotional ties tend to have more strictures. Johnny can travel where he likes, feed normally, and live as any other deamhan fola . But he cannot mate—not until his binding is complete." His gaze pinned mine. "Eva, did you know Nefertiti was in Broken Heart? Is that why you were in the forest last night?"
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I stared at him, unaccountably hurt. "Why would you think that?"
He couldn't answer me, but inspiration hit me like a two-by-four.
"You knew she was here." I crossed my arms and glared at him. "Who attacked you? And why have you been skulking in the woods?"
He drew me away from Tamara. "About a month ago, we started getting reports about a woman appearing and disappearing near donor homes. From the description, we believed it might be Nefertiti, but she's never revealed herself before. We thought she'd gone to ground."
"Why would you think that?"
"She disappeared, but Johnny remained alive and healthy," said Lorcan, frowning. "The same lycans that chased you also attacked me."
If he was going to give a little, I figured I could, too. "I was there because I was looking for Lucky."
Lorcan's expression was skeptical.
"There's this wolf, okay? He started hanging around three or four weeks ago. Every night he visits me, but lately he's been missing. I was worried he was injured, but maybe he just moved on." Sadness hit me like a wave. It was so silly to feel bad about the wolf.
"You were looking for a wolf?" His eyebrows rose nearly to his hairline. "And you named him Lucky?"
"Yes. He seemed to need luck. He always seemed rather sorrowful." I sighed. "He never got close enough for me to pet him."
"You have such compassion, a stóirín ," he said softly. "Would you feel better if you could pet your Lucky?"
It was an odd question. But still, I nodded. I wanted to hug that wolf and let him know that someone on this earth cared about him.
My fangs had finally receded, but I knew that if I didn't eat soon, I might well faint. I glanced at Tamara.
She was still asleep, but the machine monitoring her heart and breathing beeped reassuringly. Dr. Merrick waved to me as she discreetly exited the room. "I've only heard about Nefertiti from Jessica. Why would she feed off Tamara?"
"Because she couldn't feed off anyone else. We alerted the donors and tightened security."
"But you didn't tell Johnny."
"No. We didn't know about the Roma, either." He looked worried. "I've never known the hunters to be rash. If they are hunting her as a war criminal, then I believe she is one."
"Poor Johnny." Empathy welled. He hadn't chosen to be Turned or to be married to a vampire.
Obviously, he'd joined the Consortium in an effort to do something productive with his eternal life. But Jess had also told me how badly he wanted to get his hands on Nefertiti—and not in a good way.
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"Lorcan—"
"What is it, a stóirín ?"
His voice was so gentle, so understanding, I wanted to cry. Instead, I placed my hand on his arm and sought comfort in that small gesture. "I think… I think Nefertiti has been with Johnny all along."
"What do you mean?"
"I ventured into the forbidden zone tonight because I heard someone call for help." I pointed to my forehead. "Psychically. Lucifer called me to that spot. Maybe the Wraiths captured her and gave her to Faustus as a plaything."
"Wait a minute. You
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