please!”
Without a word he walked graceful y around the bed and sat beside her. He took her face in his hands, ignoring her protests. He forced her
to look at him. She was quiet at once. He spoke softly. “You do not remember anything about the day you were attacked. You do not know who or
what attacked you. You are not afraid. You miss Frank, but you are no longer sad. You are moving on with your life, and now you wil sleep.” He
gently laid her head down on her pil ow, and instantly she was asleep.
I was in total awe . Talk about your Jedi mind tricks . And now I was in total debt to him.
He rose graceful y and came and stood by me. My eyes fil ed with tears, despite my attempts to control them. It was one thing for me to
suffer, but seeing my mom was too much. He gathered me to himself and held me there. After a moment he pul ed back and peered into my eyes.
He studied me in silence, and then whispered softly, “You want to kiss me.” It wasn’t a question but a request.
With my eyes stil leaking, I found myself leaning in, inching my lips closer and closer until they were almost touching his. Did I mention that vampires can manipulate emotions ?
“Charity?” an alarmed voice cal ed out.
I turned and spotted Levi standing in the doorway, his face ful of shock.
“Levi!”
His face grew angry as he scowled at Raven, then opening his arms for me.
“Oh, Levi, I’m so sorry!” I ran to him, his arms encircling me, and clung for dear life. I wondered what his expression was saying to Raven, but
in that moment I real y didn’t care.
“It’s okay, kitten. It’s not your fault. It’s okay.”
We left Mom’s room, shutting the door behind us, and entered mine. I turned to explain, when suddenly, Raven was on the floor, wiping blood
from his mouth. Levi grabbed him up, holding him by the col ar of his shirt. “You’re gonna pay for that! Just what do you think you were doing in
there?!”
“I was helping Charity’s mother.”
“No, you were taking advantage of Charity’s weakened state.”
“Hey, you cannot blame a guy for trying.”
“Sure I can! If you ever touch her again I’l —”
“Okay, that’s enough!” I snapped. “Levi, let him go!”
After a few moments of torment, Levi reluctantly released him and stepped away.
“Wel , I guess I better be going,” Raven stated, straightening his shirt and stepping toward the window.
I stood. “Raven! Thank you for helping my mom.”
“No, thank you.”
Levi clenched his jaw, making a tight fist.
Raven smirked before disappearing out the window. I don’t know why he antagonizes Levi like that. Doesn’t he realize how bad he wants to
kill him?
Levi stayed the night, never letting me once out of the warmth and security of his embrace. Actual y, I’ve gotten so use to the feeling of him
that, just like Levi said, I find it difficult to sleep without him. I always feel so safe in his arms, something I never felt before meeting him. In fact, before I met Levi I never trusted any man. It took him quite a while to earn my trust, but I’m glad he never gave up. And his diligence paid off for both of us.
When he first asked me to marry him, explaining that it was vital that he marry and start a family right away in order to insure the future of his
pack, I was scared to death of the idea. But looking back I can’t fathom why. Marrying him had been the most wonderful, and fulfil ing thing I’d ever done, and probably, aside from having his puppies, wil ever do. We married in secret, with only the pack and Ashley present. My mom would’ve
never approved of me marrying while I was stil in high school. Can’t say that I blame her on that one, I had a problem with that myself. That’s why I stil lived at home, only spending as many weekends as I could with Levi at the Drake House.
After graduation, Ashley and I had plans to get an apartment together and take nursing classes at Windrake Community Col ege, but in
Without a word he walked graceful y around the bed and sat beside her. He took her face in his hands, ignoring her protests. He forced her
to look at him. She was quiet at once. He spoke softly. “You do not remember anything about the day you were attacked. You do not know who or
what attacked you. You are not afraid. You miss Frank, but you are no longer sad. You are moving on with your life, and now you wil sleep.” He
gently laid her head down on her pil ow, and instantly she was asleep.
I was in total awe . Talk about your Jedi mind tricks . And now I was in total debt to him.
He rose graceful y and came and stood by me. My eyes fil ed with tears, despite my attempts to control them. It was one thing for me to
suffer, but seeing my mom was too much. He gathered me to himself and held me there. After a moment he pul ed back and peered into my eyes.
He studied me in silence, and then whispered softly, “You want to kiss me.” It wasn’t a question but a request.
With my eyes stil leaking, I found myself leaning in, inching my lips closer and closer until they were almost touching his. Did I mention that vampires can manipulate emotions ?
“Charity?” an alarmed voice cal ed out.
I turned and spotted Levi standing in the doorway, his face ful of shock.
“Levi!”
His face grew angry as he scowled at Raven, then opening his arms for me.
“Oh, Levi, I’m so sorry!” I ran to him, his arms encircling me, and clung for dear life. I wondered what his expression was saying to Raven, but
in that moment I real y didn’t care.
“It’s okay, kitten. It’s not your fault. It’s okay.”
We left Mom’s room, shutting the door behind us, and entered mine. I turned to explain, when suddenly, Raven was on the floor, wiping blood
from his mouth. Levi grabbed him up, holding him by the col ar of his shirt. “You’re gonna pay for that! Just what do you think you were doing in
there?!”
“I was helping Charity’s mother.”
“No, you were taking advantage of Charity’s weakened state.”
“Hey, you cannot blame a guy for trying.”
“Sure I can! If you ever touch her again I’l —”
“Okay, that’s enough!” I snapped. “Levi, let him go!”
After a few moments of torment, Levi reluctantly released him and stepped away.
“Wel , I guess I better be going,” Raven stated, straightening his shirt and stepping toward the window.
I stood. “Raven! Thank you for helping my mom.”
“No, thank you.”
Levi clenched his jaw, making a tight fist.
Raven smirked before disappearing out the window. I don’t know why he antagonizes Levi like that. Doesn’t he realize how bad he wants to
kill him?
Levi stayed the night, never letting me once out of the warmth and security of his embrace. Actual y, I’ve gotten so use to the feeling of him
that, just like Levi said, I find it difficult to sleep without him. I always feel so safe in his arms, something I never felt before meeting him. In fact, before I met Levi I never trusted any man. It took him quite a while to earn my trust, but I’m glad he never gave up. And his diligence paid off for both of us.
When he first asked me to marry him, explaining that it was vital that he marry and start a family right away in order to insure the future of his
pack, I was scared to death of the idea. But looking back I can’t fathom why. Marrying him had been the most wonderful, and fulfil ing thing I’d ever done, and probably, aside from having his puppies, wil ever do. We married in secret, with only the pack and Ashley present. My mom would’ve
never approved of me marrying while I was stil in high school. Can’t say that I blame her on that one, I had a problem with that myself. That’s why I stil lived at home, only spending as many weekends as I could with Levi at the Drake House.
After graduation, Ashley and I had plans to get an apartment together and take nursing classes at Windrake Community Col ege, but in
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