from her eyes.
Gina Calimari would kill her parents if Shon didn’t return with Vlad’s heart. Laura refused to stand back and let that bitch hurt anyone else that she loved.
Laura stilled as the reality of her thoughts hit her square in the heart. Did she truly love Shon? She did, she realized, closing her eyes in resignation. She had since high school.
Why had it taken her so long to admit her feelings to herself? she wondered, watching the water swirl around her feet.
She’d grown up watching Shon bounce from female to female, never staying with the same one for more than a week.
After years of sleepless nights and jealousy-induced dreams, Laura had finally come to the conclusion that Shon Wells wasn’t meant for her. Until recently, when she’d uncovered the truth about her mother’s deception.
Shon had apparently had feelings for Laura as well.
Pain welled up in her heart over the years she’d lost with Shon. Where would they be now had her mother not interfered? She didn’t know, nor did it matter at this point. He was a vampire now. There could be no turning back. She couldn’t spend the rest of her life watching him remain young and sexy while she aged and eventually died.
With a sigh of resignation, Laura finished her shower and climbed out to dry off.
She dressed in the clothes Shon had recently peeled off her, minus the bra. It lay in pieces next to the bed they’d made love in.
Running her fingers through her damp hair, Laura trailed off toward the kitchen in search of Shon, only to find him gone.
A once-again hooded Vlad stood in the same place she’d left him half an hour before. “Where’s Shon?”
“He left.”
Her heart began to pound. “Left? But where? It’s almost daylight.”
“He didn’t say. But he left you a note.” Vlad nodded to a folded piece of paper on the bar.
Laura snatched up the note and quickly opened it. Nausea nearly crippled her as she read the words written on the page. Laura, last night was a mistake. It should have never happened. I’m going to get your parents and send them someplace safe. I would like for you to be gone before I return. It’ll be less awkward for us both. Shon.
Laura dropped the note and swayed on her feet. Shon had used her. He’d slept with her and walked away as if she meant nothing to him.
“Is everything all right?” Vlad asked, staring at her from beneath his shadowed hood.
“I…” Laura’s voice failed her. She couldn’t seem to speak around the lump in her throat.
She turned and fled to the room Shon had so thoroughly loved her in not long ago.
Repacking her clothes, Laura shouldered her bag and staggered down the hall toward the front door.
“Where are you going?”
She paused with her hand on the knob. “As far away from here as I can get.”
Jerking open the door, she rushed toward the stairs without bothering to close it behind her.
Laura threw her bag onto the passenger seat of her car and started the engine. The sun had just begun its ascent as she pulled out of the parking lot and headed toward home.
Shon had probably returned to Gina, Laura thought, turning onto the Parkway. After all, the blonde bitch not only had beauty on her side, but she was vampire as well.
Laura fished out her cell from her pants pocket and sent Shon a text. Send my parents to Uncle Marvin’s place in Alabama. They’ll be safe there. And don’t ever contact me again.
Shon didn’t reply, but then she hadn’t expected him to.
Ten minutes later, Laura pulled into her drive. The sky had turned shades of pink and orange, letting her know the sun would be up soon.
Grabbing her bag, Laura exited the car and climbed the steps to her house. She would get some rest, without the threat of vampires killing her in her sleep, and pray that Shon would see her parents safely to Alabama.
Laura unlocked the door, stepped into the living room, and bent to set her bag on the floor. Something slammed into the back of her head. She
Gina Calimari would kill her parents if Shon didn’t return with Vlad’s heart. Laura refused to stand back and let that bitch hurt anyone else that she loved.
Laura stilled as the reality of her thoughts hit her square in the heart. Did she truly love Shon? She did, she realized, closing her eyes in resignation. She had since high school.
Why had it taken her so long to admit her feelings to herself? she wondered, watching the water swirl around her feet.
She’d grown up watching Shon bounce from female to female, never staying with the same one for more than a week.
After years of sleepless nights and jealousy-induced dreams, Laura had finally come to the conclusion that Shon Wells wasn’t meant for her. Until recently, when she’d uncovered the truth about her mother’s deception.
Shon had apparently had feelings for Laura as well.
Pain welled up in her heart over the years she’d lost with Shon. Where would they be now had her mother not interfered? She didn’t know, nor did it matter at this point. He was a vampire now. There could be no turning back. She couldn’t spend the rest of her life watching him remain young and sexy while she aged and eventually died.
With a sigh of resignation, Laura finished her shower and climbed out to dry off.
She dressed in the clothes Shon had recently peeled off her, minus the bra. It lay in pieces next to the bed they’d made love in.
Running her fingers through her damp hair, Laura trailed off toward the kitchen in search of Shon, only to find him gone.
A once-again hooded Vlad stood in the same place she’d left him half an hour before. “Where’s Shon?”
“He left.”
Her heart began to pound. “Left? But where? It’s almost daylight.”
“He didn’t say. But he left you a note.” Vlad nodded to a folded piece of paper on the bar.
Laura snatched up the note and quickly opened it. Nausea nearly crippled her as she read the words written on the page. Laura, last night was a mistake. It should have never happened. I’m going to get your parents and send them someplace safe. I would like for you to be gone before I return. It’ll be less awkward for us both. Shon.
Laura dropped the note and swayed on her feet. Shon had used her. He’d slept with her and walked away as if she meant nothing to him.
“Is everything all right?” Vlad asked, staring at her from beneath his shadowed hood.
“I…” Laura’s voice failed her. She couldn’t seem to speak around the lump in her throat.
She turned and fled to the room Shon had so thoroughly loved her in not long ago.
Repacking her clothes, Laura shouldered her bag and staggered down the hall toward the front door.
“Where are you going?”
She paused with her hand on the knob. “As far away from here as I can get.”
Jerking open the door, she rushed toward the stairs without bothering to close it behind her.
Laura threw her bag onto the passenger seat of her car and started the engine. The sun had just begun its ascent as she pulled out of the parking lot and headed toward home.
Shon had probably returned to Gina, Laura thought, turning onto the Parkway. After all, the blonde bitch not only had beauty on her side, but she was vampire as well.
Laura fished out her cell from her pants pocket and sent Shon a text. Send my parents to Uncle Marvin’s place in Alabama. They’ll be safe there. And don’t ever contact me again.
Shon didn’t reply, but then she hadn’t expected him to.
Ten minutes later, Laura pulled into her drive. The sky had turned shades of pink and orange, letting her know the sun would be up soon.
Grabbing her bag, Laura exited the car and climbed the steps to her house. She would get some rest, without the threat of vampires killing her in her sleep, and pray that Shon would see her parents safely to Alabama.
Laura unlocked the door, stepped into the living room, and bent to set her bag on the floor. Something slammed into the back of her head. She
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