greeted us.
“Hi Riley, I’m Kimmy,” Kimmy replied like Riley was the coolest person in the world.
Riley nodded . “I’m going to see if there is anyone here I know.”
“ Bye, Riley. Hope to see you later,” Kimmy called out to her as she walked away.
“What happened to hating her?” I ques tioned Kimmy after Riley was far enough away.
“What? She’s my people,” she answered.
“Your people?” I asked as my left eyebrow shot halfway up my forehead.
“I’m a vampire now, us vamps have to stick toget her. Plus, she’s like my grandmother. I can’t hate my grandmother.”
I felt the atmosphere in the room shift as he walked in. I glanced up to see Axle walking down the stairs. Our eyes connected and everyone else disappeared. His gaze took my breath away. He was dressed in a black tux and looked handsome. He had shaved his stubble away and had a fresh haircut. He was perfect. I couldn’t look away.
“What about Ezra?” Kimmy asked , breaking my trance.
“I’m moving on to bigger and better things,” I stated as I began walking toward Axle.
“Pumpkin, there are no words for how good you look.” Axle smiled and his eyes traveled up and down my body. His hand gently swept down my arm, giving me goose bumps.
“Thanks, you look great , too,” I stated as I ran my hand over his jacket. His eyes looked deep into mine.
“Would you care to dance?” he asked, linking my arm in his.
We moved together to the middle of the dance floor. He placed my hands over his shoulder and I laid my head on his chest. We swayed back and forth to Adele. His hand ran down my bare back and sent a wave of chills though my body. He began humming and I stopped, looking up at him.
“What? I love th is song?” He smiled.
“Why do you have to be so perfect , Axle?” I asked.
“I hate to break this to you , sweetheart, but I am not perfect.”
“You know what I mean,” I said.
“What happened to Ezra?” he asked.
“I think Ezra has already replaced me .” I looked over to see Riley talking with Robert, who was wearing a nice tux and even had his hair gelled down. He looked over at me and smiled.
“So what are you going to do?” he asked.
“I’m not sure yet, I h onestly don’t know what to do. He just told me the other day that he was staying human to be with me and now he’s spending time with Riley and taking her blood,” I rambled.
“I definitely saw that coming .”
“W hat do you mean?”
He shook his head . “I didn’t mean about you. I only meant I can understand why they are getting closer. I mean, Riley is his maker and with them being married once before it doesn’t seem—”
“Whoa, whoa. What do you mean married?”
He looked at me confused. “I thought you knew. I’m sorry, Emily. I wouldn’t have said anything if I had known.”
I could feel the heat rising. I wondered if Robert had known all along. Maybe he figured that I wasn’t a good enough reason for Ezra to fight for his l ife so he had to bring in the ex. What was worse, she opened up to me about his past but forgot to mention that little tidbit.
“It doesn’t matter, we ’re not the same anymore. I don’t know what he wants,” I stated sadly. I still cared for Ezra. I didn’t want anything bad to happen to him. But I couldn’t say out loud what tore at my heart. We were over.
“Can I cut in?” Robert asked , smiling at me with pride. Axle kissed my cheek and walked off. “Emily you look exquisite.”
“Thanks , Robert. You look good, too,” I complimented. We began to dance, as simple as it was it felt almost like a dream come true. All I had ever wanted growing up was to meet my dad and have a father-daughter dance with him.
“I know this isn’t the place , but I wanted to speak to you about something,” Robert started.
“Ok ay,” I said cautiously. I decided now wasn’t the time to bring up Ezra and Riley.
“I know I’ve left questions unanswered and I apologize for that, but
“Hi Riley, I’m Kimmy,” Kimmy replied like Riley was the coolest person in the world.
Riley nodded . “I’m going to see if there is anyone here I know.”
“ Bye, Riley. Hope to see you later,” Kimmy called out to her as she walked away.
“What happened to hating her?” I ques tioned Kimmy after Riley was far enough away.
“What? She’s my people,” she answered.
“Your people?” I asked as my left eyebrow shot halfway up my forehead.
“I’m a vampire now, us vamps have to stick toget her. Plus, she’s like my grandmother. I can’t hate my grandmother.”
I felt the atmosphere in the room shift as he walked in. I glanced up to see Axle walking down the stairs. Our eyes connected and everyone else disappeared. His gaze took my breath away. He was dressed in a black tux and looked handsome. He had shaved his stubble away and had a fresh haircut. He was perfect. I couldn’t look away.
“What about Ezra?” Kimmy asked , breaking my trance.
“I’m moving on to bigger and better things,” I stated as I began walking toward Axle.
“Pumpkin, there are no words for how good you look.” Axle smiled and his eyes traveled up and down my body. His hand gently swept down my arm, giving me goose bumps.
“Thanks, you look great , too,” I stated as I ran my hand over his jacket. His eyes looked deep into mine.
“Would you care to dance?” he asked, linking my arm in his.
We moved together to the middle of the dance floor. He placed my hands over his shoulder and I laid my head on his chest. We swayed back and forth to Adele. His hand ran down my bare back and sent a wave of chills though my body. He began humming and I stopped, looking up at him.
“What? I love th is song?” He smiled.
“Why do you have to be so perfect , Axle?” I asked.
“I hate to break this to you , sweetheart, but I am not perfect.”
“You know what I mean,” I said.
“What happened to Ezra?” he asked.
“I think Ezra has already replaced me .” I looked over to see Riley talking with Robert, who was wearing a nice tux and even had his hair gelled down. He looked over at me and smiled.
“So what are you going to do?” he asked.
“I’m not sure yet, I h onestly don’t know what to do. He just told me the other day that he was staying human to be with me and now he’s spending time with Riley and taking her blood,” I rambled.
“I definitely saw that coming .”
“W hat do you mean?”
He shook his head . “I didn’t mean about you. I only meant I can understand why they are getting closer. I mean, Riley is his maker and with them being married once before it doesn’t seem—”
“Whoa, whoa. What do you mean married?”
He looked at me confused. “I thought you knew. I’m sorry, Emily. I wouldn’t have said anything if I had known.”
I could feel the heat rising. I wondered if Robert had known all along. Maybe he figured that I wasn’t a good enough reason for Ezra to fight for his l ife so he had to bring in the ex. What was worse, she opened up to me about his past but forgot to mention that little tidbit.
“It doesn’t matter, we ’re not the same anymore. I don’t know what he wants,” I stated sadly. I still cared for Ezra. I didn’t want anything bad to happen to him. But I couldn’t say out loud what tore at my heart. We were over.
“Can I cut in?” Robert asked , smiling at me with pride. Axle kissed my cheek and walked off. “Emily you look exquisite.”
“Thanks , Robert. You look good, too,” I complimented. We began to dance, as simple as it was it felt almost like a dream come true. All I had ever wanted growing up was to meet my dad and have a father-daughter dance with him.
“I know this isn’t the place , but I wanted to speak to you about something,” Robert started.
“Ok ay,” I said cautiously. I decided now wasn’t the time to bring up Ezra and Riley.
“I know I’ve left questions unanswered and I apologize for that, but
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