Pigalle Palace by Niyah Moore Page A

do you want?”
    Her beautiful face wore a frown as her thick, poignant voice was like music to my ears.
    A soulful slow beat from her iPod greeted me as soon as the door was closed.
    â€œHow long are you going to stay away from me?” I asked.
    â€œNot too much longer.”
    â€œI need an exact time frame. We are married and we have to make our bond stronger. You have to stay by your husband’s side. Do you understand that?” I sat on a chair that was in the corner of the room.
    â€œI love the way that sounds, Rain… However, you didn’t give me much of a choice that night when you bit me. I never asked or agreed to become…this…”
    I leaned back in the chair and rubbed my chin. “I understand, but I really wish you’d get over it. I don’t want you to keep holding that over my head forever. I want you to love me the way that I love you. Right now, you’re not connecting with me the way you should. That makes me believe that you’ve broken our bond. Have you slept with anyone else, Essence?”
    She didn’t blink or stutter. In fact, it was as if she had been dying to tell me the truth all along. “Yes...”
    I took a deep breath and exhaled. “Why?”
    She shrugged. “I just did.”
    â€œWho is he?”
    â€œI can’t tell you that.”
    â€œIs he human?”
    â€œNo.”
    With a deep frown, I badgered, “Another vampire?”
    â€œYes.”
    â€œDoes he know that you’re married?”
    â€œYes, he knows everything.”
    I didn’t need to hear any more. There was no need to find out who this other vampire was. Instead of cutting her head off or ripping her heart out, which I could’ve done at that very moment, I fled from her dorm.

CHAPTER 21

AZURA
    A s soon as I got home from closing the club, Onyx called. I rarely came home alone. My male companion had his hands all over my ass. All I was trying to do was get him into my room so I could fuck him. With my annoying phone ringing from my pocket nonstop, I had to answer it. Only someone in my family would be trying to get to me so desperately.
    â€œHold on, baby,” I said. “My cell is ringing.”
    I reached in my pocket to retrieve my phone. It was Onyx. “ Bonsoir, mon frère. ”
    â€œHave you heard from Legend or any news about Chantal?”
    â€œNo. Why? What’s up?”
    â€œHe’s not answering his phone. I just met Chantal’s husband in the alley while leaving Vaisseau.”
    â€œUh-oh. What did you tell him?”
    â€œI told him I never heard of Chantal. He proceeded to tell me that he was going to find her with or without my help.”
    I walked over to my couch and sat down, signaling my lover for the night to hold on. “Holy shit. Do you think he knows anything about us? He came right to the club. How did he know where to start searching for her?”
    â€œShe came to Paris with her best friend, Jade. From what Legend told me, Jade had to return to Chicago without Chantal. I’msure Jade told Chantal’s husband everything she knew. She came to the club with Chantal, and she saw Chantal go home with Legend.”
    â€œI was afraid this would happen.”
    â€œWe have to warn Legend.”
    â€œDid you try to go over to his place?” I asked.
    â€œNot yet, but I need to.”
    â€œWe can’t let Mother and Father know anything about this.”
    â€œExactly. Get some rest,” Onyx said.
    â€œAll right. I’ll talk to you later.”
    He hung up and I asked my male lover for the night, “You ready?”
    He nodded.
    â€œBring your sexy ass over here.”

CHAPTER 22

RAIN
    A t times, I wondered if my family set the standards too high since I couldn’t completely live up to the standard that was set for me. I planned to test the theory about my day-walking powers one day, but not until I felt like it. Other things were on my