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.I was being selfish wanting all the answers.He’d sacrificed a lot to get this one line to me, and I was basically turning my nose up to it.Not wanting to leave him on that note I started a new conversation.“Where are you heading after this?”“Was thinking about Florida.”“Sounds warm,” I smiled.I couldn’t stop myself from looking around with a crease in my brow.“Will your boat make it across the Atlantic again you think?”He laughed heartily; his muscles finally relaxing."She might not look like much, but she’s got a lot more in her.”“Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you or, um, her.”“Nah.Betsy’s been great.Those fancy new models are tempting, but you make do with what life gives you.”His words hit home for me.I had to make do with what life gave me; regardless of how challenging it was.And regardless of how difficult it was at times, there was always someone in the world who had it harder.Looking at Wilbur’s home compared to mine was a prime example.I stood, checking the clock on my phone.It’d been six minutes since I hung up with Kellan and I knew that he’d be calling me any second.“It was a pleasure to meet you Wilbur.Thanks for the…” I didn’t know what to call the paper he’d given me so I just held it up and shook it a bit.“Thanks for this.”“Would you mind humoring an old man before you go?” He slowly got to his feet, making a fuss over using the table as leverage.“Sure?”“Will you bite me?”I knew my eyes shot open as my brows went up.“Excuse me?”“I know all that curiosity killed the cat stuff, but do you mind?”“You know my bite won’t turn you right?” He nodded eagerly, lifting the sleeve of his weathered jacket before extending his wrist.“Just bite or drink?” I checked.He considered it for a few seconds before responding.“What the hell? You only live once.Drink,” he winked.Before he could blink I secured his wrist under my teeth and bit down.His blood spewed over my tongue; he tasted sweet and warm with a bit of spice.His blood was the most luscious to ever hit my taste buds.Fearing I’d lose control and kill, I released him after only a few seconds.I waited for the serum to rise to heal him, but it didn’t come.I frowned as I watched his wrist heal itself before my eyes without my healing liquid.I swallowed the hard lump in my throat.“What are you?”“Not what; who.” His dark eyes focused on me, as if willing me to piece together the puzzle.I jumped when my phone buzzed.I silenced it.I’d call him before he got here anyways.“Who are you?” I took a good step back, needing a bit of space.It seemed like the moment I felt I was on solid ground, the earth quaked again.“Good luck Alexa.It was a pleasure making your acquaintance.” His eyes sparkled with mischief.“Um, goodbye?” I shook my head slightly still trying to wrap my mind around it all.The nudging inside me told me it was important that I figure it out.I turned towards the door, but stopped right before its frame.It was a shot in the dark, especially since his name was nothing close to Maximus Arturo or Sir Staten, but I had to take the chance and check.It wasn’t uncommon for vamps to change their names.“You wouldn’t by chance be the one who predicted all of this would you?”A broad grin covered his face, the crow’s feet framing his eyes as they lifted at my question.“Be sure to heed those words.”I shook my head, tucking the paper inside my pocket right as my phone went off again.With a quick wave I left ‘Wilbur’ to map out his route to Florida.“Hello?” I answered my phone.“You shouldn’t have wandered off alone,” Kai stated.I was a bit surprised to hear his voice on the other end of the line.“With how pissed you were at me I didn’t think it’d matter to you.”“You matter too much to me; that’s why.” The words were ground out between his clenched teeth.At least we could both agree that we were uncomfortable with how we felt about each other.“I’m on my way.I’ll see you in a bit.” I hung up, not wanting to draw out the tension.I text the same thing to Kellan and headed back towards the city center.Kellan replied with the restaurant’s address.Chapter 22I walked into the pub, the entire time my mind was consumed by what I’d just encountered.Wilbur wasn’t human; I knew that for sure, but without my nose I didn’t know exactly what he was.He said he hadn’t been bit so that only left a vampeen unless there were other paranormal creatures walking this earth with us that I didn’t know about.It would be exciting to discover other fictional characters weren’t so fictional.The pub was exactly what I always pictured a European pub to look like: scuffed wood everywhere, a bar taking up a good portion of the restaurant, TVs showing a rugby match and a futbol game.I walked over to the hard-to-miss group; we were steadily growing in numbers it seemed.First thing I noticed was Aunt Claire wearing an outfit nearly identical to mine except her sweater was silver, earrings pearl studs, and her boots adorned a kitten heel.As if sensing my appraisal, she angled herself towards me in her chair on the end.She smiled mischievously.“You like it?”“Sure?”“It is the best form of flattery they say,” she winked.She knew I wasn’t thrilled to be dressed the same, but it was nice to see her out of a dress; a little strange, but nice.I settled in next to Kellan, but Will was the one I needed to speak with.Kellan kissed my cheek the moment I sat down.I bounced my leg earning a raised brow from him.After less than five seconds I cracked.“I need to talk to you right now Will.Please,” I quickly added.His eyes locked on me in an instant since he wasn’t accustom to outbursts as such from me.I watched him swallow, his Adam’s apple bobbing with the effort, but he didn’t appear to be nervous.“Of course.” He promptly stood up to escort me outside to speak.Everyone at the table stared me down, hard glares demanding answers.I didn’t ease up.I grabbed Will’s hand, a low growl erupting from two vamps at the table.I ignored them continuing to drag Will out of the noisy establishment.The second we got outside, he adjusted his blazer.He was stalling as if he knew what was coming.“What can I help you with Alexa?”I narrowed my eyes at him.“You already know that don’t you?”He cleared his throat.“No, I actually don’t.Perhaps that’s why I’m so disconcerted [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.I was being selfish wanting all the answers.He’d sacrificed a lot to get this one line to me, and I was basically turning my nose up to it.Not wanting to leave him on that note I started a new conversation.“Where are you heading after this?”“Was thinking about Florida.”“Sounds warm,” I smiled.I couldn’t stop myself from looking around with a crease in my brow.“Will your boat make it across the Atlantic again you think?”He laughed heartily; his muscles finally relaxing."She might not look like much, but she’s got a lot more in her.”“Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you or, um, her.”“Nah.Betsy’s been great.Those fancy new models are tempting, but you make do with what life gives you.”His words hit home for me.I had to make do with what life gave me; regardless of how challenging it was.And regardless of how difficult it was at times, there was always someone in the world who had it harder.Looking at Wilbur’s home compared to mine was a prime example.I stood, checking the clock on my phone.It’d been six minutes since I hung up with Kellan and I knew that he’d be calling me any second.“It was a pleasure to meet you Wilbur.Thanks for the…” I didn’t know what to call the paper he’d given me so I just held it up and shook it a bit.“Thanks for this.”“Would you mind humoring an old man before you go?” He slowly got to his feet, making a fuss over using the table as leverage.“Sure?”“Will you bite me?”I knew my eyes shot open as my brows went up.“Excuse me?”“I know all that curiosity killed the cat stuff, but do you mind?”“You know my bite won’t turn you right?” He nodded eagerly, lifting the sleeve of his weathered jacket before extending his wrist.“Just bite or drink?” I checked.He considered it for a few seconds before responding.“What the hell? You only live once.Drink,” he winked.Before he could blink I secured his wrist under my teeth and bit down.His blood spewed over my tongue; he tasted sweet and warm with a bit of spice.His blood was the most luscious to ever hit my taste buds.Fearing I’d lose control and kill, I released him after only a few seconds.I waited for the serum to rise to heal him, but it didn’t come.I frowned as I watched his wrist heal itself before my eyes without my healing liquid.I swallowed the hard lump in my throat.“What are you?”“Not what; who.” His dark eyes focused on me, as if willing me to piece together the puzzle.I jumped when my phone buzzed.I silenced it.I’d call him before he got here anyways.“Who are you?” I took a good step back, needing a bit of space.It seemed like the moment I felt I was on solid ground, the earth quaked again.“Good luck Alexa.It was a pleasure making your acquaintance.” His eyes sparkled with mischief.“Um, goodbye?” I shook my head slightly still trying to wrap my mind around it all.The nudging inside me told me it was important that I figure it out.I turned towards the door, but stopped right before its frame.It was a shot in the dark, especially since his name was nothing close to Maximus Arturo or Sir Staten, but I had to take the chance and check.It wasn’t uncommon for vamps to change their names.“You wouldn’t by chance be the one who predicted all of this would you?”A broad grin covered his face, the crow’s feet framing his eyes as they lifted at my question.“Be sure to heed those words.”I shook my head, tucking the paper inside my pocket right as my phone went off again.With a quick wave I left ‘Wilbur’ to map out his route to Florida.“Hello?” I answered my phone.“You shouldn’t have wandered off alone,” Kai stated.I was a bit surprised to hear his voice on the other end of the line.“With how pissed you were at me I didn’t think it’d matter to you.”“You matter too much to me; that’s why.” The words were ground out between his clenched teeth.At least we could both agree that we were uncomfortable with how we felt about each other.“I’m on my way.I’ll see you in a bit.” I hung up, not wanting to draw out the tension.I text the same thing to Kellan and headed back towards the city center.Kellan replied with the restaurant’s address.Chapter 22I walked into the pub, the entire time my mind was consumed by what I’d just encountered.Wilbur wasn’t human; I knew that for sure, but without my nose I didn’t know exactly what he was.He said he hadn’t been bit so that only left a vampeen unless there were other paranormal creatures walking this earth with us that I didn’t know about.It would be exciting to discover other fictional characters weren’t so fictional.The pub was exactly what I always pictured a European pub to look like: scuffed wood everywhere, a bar taking up a good portion of the restaurant, TVs showing a rugby match and a futbol game.I walked over to the hard-to-miss group; we were steadily growing in numbers it seemed.First thing I noticed was Aunt Claire wearing an outfit nearly identical to mine except her sweater was silver, earrings pearl studs, and her boots adorned a kitten heel.As if sensing my appraisal, she angled herself towards me in her chair on the end.She smiled mischievously.“You like it?”“Sure?”“It is the best form of flattery they say,” she winked.She knew I wasn’t thrilled to be dressed the same, but it was nice to see her out of a dress; a little strange, but nice.I settled in next to Kellan, but Will was the one I needed to speak with.Kellan kissed my cheek the moment I sat down.I bounced my leg earning a raised brow from him.After less than five seconds I cracked.“I need to talk to you right now Will.Please,” I quickly added.His eyes locked on me in an instant since he wasn’t accustom to outbursts as such from me.I watched him swallow, his Adam’s apple bobbing with the effort, but he didn’t appear to be nervous.“Of course.” He promptly stood up to escort me outside to speak.Everyone at the table stared me down, hard glares demanding answers.I didn’t ease up.I grabbed Will’s hand, a low growl erupting from two vamps at the table.I ignored them continuing to drag Will out of the noisy establishment.The second we got outside, he adjusted his blazer.He was stalling as if he knew what was coming.“What can I help you with Alexa?”I narrowed my eyes at him.“You already know that don’t you?”He cleared his throat.“No, I actually don’t.Perhaps that’s why I’m so disconcerted [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]