created her.
Craig started to move away from her and she panicked, throwing herself at him. “No, don’t leave me.”
He wrapped his strong arms around her and eased onto his back, taking her with him. She lay on her side watching him intently.
“I won’t leave you, but we don’t have to do this if it’s not what you want. I didn’t mean to pressure you.”
Evie could see perfectly in the dark and there was no mistaking the bulge in the front of his jeans. Craig was very aroused. Her heart almost melted and her chest constricted with suppressed emotion. “It’s not that I don’t want you. I want you too much.” There was no way she could be any less than honest with Craig. She’d never been the type to play games in a relationship, and there was no place for any of that kind of thing between them.
Craig rolled out of bed and held out his hand. “How about we get a shower and see how things go from there.”
It would be smarter if they showered separately and then found their hosts. They needed to talk with them, to find out what came next. That would be the intelligent, the right thing to do.
Evie took Craig’s hand and let him help her from the bed. Screw the smart thing, being with Craig was more important, something she had to do.
Nothing in her life made sense. In all the plans she’d made over the years, she’d definitely never included becoming a vampire in them. She had no idea if she could ever go back to her apartment again or if she’d lose all her belongings when her rent wasn’t paid next week. She had no idea what would happen with her art, her paintings. Having children and a family was no longer a possibility. Her heart ached for that, but there was no use bemoaning what could not be.
So much was lost to her.
But Craig was standing beside her, waiting and watching. He wanted her. He knew what she was and he still wanted her.
“Let’s get a shower.”
Craig wished he knew what was going on inside Evie’s head but wasn’t sure reading minds was one of his new powers. He didn’t want to test it on Evie. At least not yet. He didn’t think she’d like him peeking at her thoughts, and he was also afraid he might hurt her if he tried. Plus, he respected her right to privacy. He sure as hell didn’t want anyone reading his thoughts without his permission.
It was enough that he could sense her emotions and knew she was confused. He could relate.
He’d have to have a long talk with Damek later to find out how the whole vampire thing worked. Did he have whatever powers he would have, or would more develop over time? He’d spent most of his life researching werewolves not vampires. Actually, he’d spent most of his time researching paranormal bounty hunters of all kinds. He knew the basics about vampires, but not much else. They were secretive creatures, and none so much as Damek.
But that was for later. Right now, Evie was beside him, her hand trustingly in his. He led her into the attached bathroom, not bothering to turn on the light. His new vision was incredible, and the fact that he could see without his glasses was still something that would take some getting used to.
What surprised him most was the lack of sound. Other than their breathing and their slow heartbeats, there was no other sound. “Do you hear it?” he asked.
Evie tilted her head to one side and her hair fell over her shoulder in a tangled curtain. “Hear what?”
“Exactly. It’s so quiet.”
She turned her head slowly to one side then to the other. “There must be soundproofing in the walls.”
“Or maybe we’re both just getting better at blocking extraneous noise.” Craig concentrated on dropping his protective walls and listening. He could hear traffic in the distance and the murmur of Damek and Sonia down the hallway. He put his barriers back up immediately, not wanting to intrude on them.
Pleased with his new discovery, he looked down at Evie and immediately forgot what he’d meant to
Craig started to move away from her and she panicked, throwing herself at him. “No, don’t leave me.”
He wrapped his strong arms around her and eased onto his back, taking her with him. She lay on her side watching him intently.
“I won’t leave you, but we don’t have to do this if it’s not what you want. I didn’t mean to pressure you.”
Evie could see perfectly in the dark and there was no mistaking the bulge in the front of his jeans. Craig was very aroused. Her heart almost melted and her chest constricted with suppressed emotion. “It’s not that I don’t want you. I want you too much.” There was no way she could be any less than honest with Craig. She’d never been the type to play games in a relationship, and there was no place for any of that kind of thing between them.
Craig rolled out of bed and held out his hand. “How about we get a shower and see how things go from there.”
It would be smarter if they showered separately and then found their hosts. They needed to talk with them, to find out what came next. That would be the intelligent, the right thing to do.
Evie took Craig’s hand and let him help her from the bed. Screw the smart thing, being with Craig was more important, something she had to do.
Nothing in her life made sense. In all the plans she’d made over the years, she’d definitely never included becoming a vampire in them. She had no idea if she could ever go back to her apartment again or if she’d lose all her belongings when her rent wasn’t paid next week. She had no idea what would happen with her art, her paintings. Having children and a family was no longer a possibility. Her heart ached for that, but there was no use bemoaning what could not be.
So much was lost to her.
But Craig was standing beside her, waiting and watching. He wanted her. He knew what she was and he still wanted her.
“Let’s get a shower.”
Craig wished he knew what was going on inside Evie’s head but wasn’t sure reading minds was one of his new powers. He didn’t want to test it on Evie. At least not yet. He didn’t think she’d like him peeking at her thoughts, and he was also afraid he might hurt her if he tried. Plus, he respected her right to privacy. He sure as hell didn’t want anyone reading his thoughts without his permission.
It was enough that he could sense her emotions and knew she was confused. He could relate.
He’d have to have a long talk with Damek later to find out how the whole vampire thing worked. Did he have whatever powers he would have, or would more develop over time? He’d spent most of his life researching werewolves not vampires. Actually, he’d spent most of his time researching paranormal bounty hunters of all kinds. He knew the basics about vampires, but not much else. They were secretive creatures, and none so much as Damek.
But that was for later. Right now, Evie was beside him, her hand trustingly in his. He led her into the attached bathroom, not bothering to turn on the light. His new vision was incredible, and the fact that he could see without his glasses was still something that would take some getting used to.
What surprised him most was the lack of sound. Other than their breathing and their slow heartbeats, there was no other sound. “Do you hear it?” he asked.
Evie tilted her head to one side and her hair fell over her shoulder in a tangled curtain. “Hear what?”
“Exactly. It’s so quiet.”
She turned her head slowly to one side then to the other. “There must be soundproofing in the walls.”
“Or maybe we’re both just getting better at blocking extraneous noise.” Craig concentrated on dropping his protective walls and listening. He could hear traffic in the distance and the murmur of Damek and Sonia down the hallway. He put his barriers back up immediately, not wanting to intrude on them.
Pleased with his new discovery, he looked down at Evie and immediately forgot what he’d meant to
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