Kiss of the Vampire (The Vanderlind Realm Book 2) by Gayla Twist Page B
Authors: Gayla Twist
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I was obsessed with him? Just because there weren’t any other choices. If I had a selection of undead males to date, would Dorian still top my list?
My heart said, “Yes!” But then again, I didn’t have a selection so it was hard to judge.
I was trying to do things honestly: work at the diner, save my money, get my GED online, only feed off of scumbags, and not kill anyone. But I was making myself miserable in the process. I needed to get a bunch of money together, exact my revenge and get the hell out of Dodge. For some reason Chicago still sounded like a good destination. New York probably had more vampires, but it felt way too intimidating. I would move to Chicago, make some vampire friends, purge my heart of Dorian Vanderlind and get on with my death.
It was time to stop stalling and get started on with my revenge. I picked up my cell and punched in a number.
“Hello?” a chirpy girl voice answered. I could tell by the saccharin ring that it was Sheila.
“Oh. Hi,” I made my voice sound as ditzy as I could, but also a little unsure. “Is Tommy there?”
“Who is this?” Her voice was immediately suspicious.
“Uh…” I hemmed. “I just want to speak to Tommy.” And then I added, “Tommy Sherman.”
“Yeah, and I just want to know who this is,” Sheila demanded.
“Listen. I don’t know who you are. Tommy just gave me this number. Why are you answering his phone?” I said, allowing my voice to sound a little indignant.
“This isn’t my boyfriend’s phone. It’s my phone,” Sheila snarled. “And Tommy’s taken. Way taken. So don’t ever try to call him again. Got it?”
“If he’s taken,” I said, “then he shouldn’t be handing out his number.” I hung up with a smile curling my lips. That would get Sheila’s suspicions running hot. I was pretty confident that Tommy wasn’t the kind of guy to straight out tell a girl he wanted to break up. He seemed like the kind of guy who would avoid her, just hoping she would take the hint. It was a cowardly way to act, but not uncommon with males, according to my reading. And I was pretty confident that Sheila was the kind of girl who didn’t shy away from being confrontational. Especially if a guy was trying to blow her off. No one had my new cell number so Sheila would have no way to figure out who had called.
The sun was setting, so it was time to get out of bed. I was so much better looking as a vampire than I had been as a mortal, but I wanted to try to make myself even hotter before my date. Tommy Sherman was going to get the full heartbreak treatment.
Right away there were a few surprising things about my date that evening. First of all, Tommy was on time. Secondly, he didn’t just pull in the drive and honk his horn. He actually got out of his car, came up the walk and knocked on the front door. It would seem like rudimentary manners, but good manners weren’t something high on Tommy’s list of things to accomplish in his lifetime.
“Good evening Mr. Hale,” Tommy said when Uncle Kevin answered the door.
I had to do a double take. Tommy was being all formal and polite. It was almost like aliens had replaced his personality with a person who had been a teenager in the 1950s.
“Tommy,” Uncle Kevin said, giving him a hearty handshake. “Sorry, but Ashley isn’t here.”
The boy nodded, caught off-guard for a moment, but then managed to say, “Actually, I’m here for Haley.”
“Oh,” my uncle said, having the good grace to look embarrassed. “That’s great. What are your plans for this evening?”
“Probably just a movie,” Tommy said with a shrug. “And then maybe we’ll grab something to eat.”
And that was the biggest big surprise. Tommy was willing to take me out in public. When I was a mortal, he’d always insisted that we had to keep our dating a secret. He’d claimed it was because he’d just broken up with another girl and didn’t want her feelings to be hurt. But that wasn’t the
My heart said, “Yes!” But then again, I didn’t have a selection so it was hard to judge.
I was trying to do things honestly: work at the diner, save my money, get my GED online, only feed off of scumbags, and not kill anyone. But I was making myself miserable in the process. I needed to get a bunch of money together, exact my revenge and get the hell out of Dodge. For some reason Chicago still sounded like a good destination. New York probably had more vampires, but it felt way too intimidating. I would move to Chicago, make some vampire friends, purge my heart of Dorian Vanderlind and get on with my death.
It was time to stop stalling and get started on with my revenge. I picked up my cell and punched in a number.
“Hello?” a chirpy girl voice answered. I could tell by the saccharin ring that it was Sheila.
“Oh. Hi,” I made my voice sound as ditzy as I could, but also a little unsure. “Is Tommy there?”
“Who is this?” Her voice was immediately suspicious.
“Uh…” I hemmed. “I just want to speak to Tommy.” And then I added, “Tommy Sherman.”
“Yeah, and I just want to know who this is,” Sheila demanded.
“Listen. I don’t know who you are. Tommy just gave me this number. Why are you answering his phone?” I said, allowing my voice to sound a little indignant.
“This isn’t my boyfriend’s phone. It’s my phone,” Sheila snarled. “And Tommy’s taken. Way taken. So don’t ever try to call him again. Got it?”
“If he’s taken,” I said, “then he shouldn’t be handing out his number.” I hung up with a smile curling my lips. That would get Sheila’s suspicions running hot. I was pretty confident that Tommy wasn’t the kind of guy to straight out tell a girl he wanted to break up. He seemed like the kind of guy who would avoid her, just hoping she would take the hint. It was a cowardly way to act, but not uncommon with males, according to my reading. And I was pretty confident that Sheila was the kind of girl who didn’t shy away from being confrontational. Especially if a guy was trying to blow her off. No one had my new cell number so Sheila would have no way to figure out who had called.
The sun was setting, so it was time to get out of bed. I was so much better looking as a vampire than I had been as a mortal, but I wanted to try to make myself even hotter before my date. Tommy Sherman was going to get the full heartbreak treatment.
Right away there were a few surprising things about my date that evening. First of all, Tommy was on time. Secondly, he didn’t just pull in the drive and honk his horn. He actually got out of his car, came up the walk and knocked on the front door. It would seem like rudimentary manners, but good manners weren’t something high on Tommy’s list of things to accomplish in his lifetime.
“Good evening Mr. Hale,” Tommy said when Uncle Kevin answered the door.
I had to do a double take. Tommy was being all formal and polite. It was almost like aliens had replaced his personality with a person who had been a teenager in the 1950s.
“Tommy,” Uncle Kevin said, giving him a hearty handshake. “Sorry, but Ashley isn’t here.”
The boy nodded, caught off-guard for a moment, but then managed to say, “Actually, I’m here for Haley.”
“Oh,” my uncle said, having the good grace to look embarrassed. “That’s great. What are your plans for this evening?”
“Probably just a movie,” Tommy said with a shrug. “And then maybe we’ll grab something to eat.”
And that was the biggest big surprise. Tommy was willing to take me out in public. When I was a mortal, he’d always insisted that we had to keep our dating a secret. He’d claimed it was because he’d just broken up with another girl and didn’t want her feelings to be hurt. But that wasn’t the
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