The Vampire & the Reporter by Nia K. Foxx Page B

me,” he said moments later, pulling her down with him on the soft surface. “You must rest and gain your strength.”
     
    “I can’t sleep now. There is so much t o consider. Do you realize when I wake up tomorrow I will no longer be Kyra Rochelle Littleton, ordinary reporter?” she said shakily, feeling both drained and alert.
     
    “I doubt if you were ever ordinary, meu sotie .”
     
    “What exactly does that mean?” She loved it whe n he spoke in his native tongue to her.
     
    “ Meu sotie ? It means ‘my wife’.”
     
    Wife, the word rang in her ears. “I’m a wife ? My God, I don’t even know the simple things a wife should know about her partner; like your favorite color, if you prefer boxers or briefs, how many children you want.”
     
    Laughter vibrate d in his chest. “Blue, although I’m becoming very fond of mahogany, neither, and as many as you will give me.”
     
    She smiled at his answers before giving him a playful punch. “Hey, how come when you thought you were going to spend eternity with a pure vampire you only wanted one? If you think that I’m going to be a baby factory for you, then you better change your thought process quick , bucko.”
     
    “Had I married a vamp, we would have been lucky to produce one child. With a descendant of a Worthy as my life mate , there is no limit to how many we can have.”
     
    “Great.” She tried to sound disappointed but failed miserably. “Why don’t we clear this up right now? Exactly how many little vampires are you suggesting?”
     
    “Perhaps two.”
     
    She sighed at his answer. Two was a good number.
     
    “Most likely the other five will be of the Worthy.”
     
    “The other five?”
     
    “Yes. I would love seven, maybe more. I’ve always been very fond of big families. I would never wish the lonely existence I grew up with on my children.”
     
    Although she had been an only child as well, she’d grown up with so many cousins she was never truly alone. Yes, she would love a big family too, complete with all the fussing and love. “You said the others would be of the Worthy. Why is that?”
     
    “Again, I do not know the full answer to that que stion. I can only speculate it ensures a sort of population control with vampires, the same reason two vampires have a hard time producing one heir ant the turned vampires are not immortal . ”
     
    “That doesn’t seem quite fair to the non-vampire ones, knowing they will have a shorter lifespan or lack the abilities of their siblings.”
     
    “Don’t worry, they may find their life mate, or choose to live as humans. Being a direct descendant of a vampire will give them a lifespan beyond that of regular humans and each will develop certain abilities of their own as they mature. But i f you are concerned I will make a difference in our children, you needn’t be.”
     
    “I know,” she answered truthfully, certain that whether vampire or Worthy, he would love any of their children all the same. Kyra smiled at the future ahead as her eyes drifted close.
     
    “Before I forget, once our visitors leave we must re turn to the States and settle th ings with this William person.”
     
    Her eyes flew open. “I nearly forgot about him.”
     
    “Nearly?” He growled.
     
    “Ok, I did,” she admitted. “I have no idea what I will say to him.”
     
    “If you don’t th ink you’re up to it, perhaps we should wait.”
     
    “No, I can’t string him along.” Alth ough she doubted he would be heartbroken over it.
     
    “I would al so like to take you to mee t parents and a good friend of mine and his mate.”
     
    “More vampires?”
     
    There was a pause. “ Yes and no .”
     
    “Yes and no ?”
     
    “ My parents yes, but he ’s a gargoyle.”
     
    “A gargoyle!” She struggled to raise herself on one elbow to look into his face.
     
    “You mean the perched on top of a building type?”
     
    “Not exactly. He looks very human when he isn’t transformed