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Being so close to him made me nervous, and my palms grew moist. There was no denying the attraction between us, and my body was defying all my self-preservation instincts. My skin tingled in hopes that he would touch me, caress me, do anything he wanted to me.
Blake leaned in close, and his warm breath blew on my lips. “I’ve always known where the Selected lives.”
I sighed in resignation. It seemed there wasn’t a choice in the matter of going to the wolves’ den. “Fine, pick me up at my house at ten.”
“Till tonight.” Blake never looked back. He pulled the door open, and let it close behind him.
My question was, how did he know the necklace was from the vampires? Grandma Maria wrote that they had given it to her, so she must have worn it, but many family jewels were handed down when people passed away. So how did he know?
The more information I obtained about all the players involved, the better, and the sooner I did, the better for all involved. I took out Grandma’s journal again to find the page where she had written the contact numbers for both Morris and Kieran. It was time to let the vampires know they weren’t going to push me around. They needed to know my family was off limits to them, and they didn’t need to come and find me.
There was a lot to think about. I wasn’t sure the situation of how Michael met Brianna was pure coincidence. My guess was the pack leader sent him to Chicago to get closer to her so the wolves had an opportunity to use her safety and loyalty against me if the need ever arose. Seeing them together, how happy she was at the nightclub with Michael, how happy he seemed to be with her, made me think no matter what his intentions were initially, they seemed to be quite different toward her now.
I’d have to wait and see how, and if, their relationship progressed. What was best for my sister was anyone’s guess. Would she take finding out the truth better from Michael, or should we be the ones to tell her? The best-case scenario would be she never found out any of this and stayed in Chicago, but that wouldn’t happen, and she’d probably find out sooner or later.
My hands began to shake while dialing the number for the head of the vampires.
It was dark out, so the vampires should be up from their nightly slumber, or whatever they called it. After an obnoxious amount of waiting while the phone line rang, a voicemail service picked up. My message was short, my name and where Kieran could call when he wanted to talk to me.
Once that was done, the day’s sales receipts needed to be tallied, which weren’t much. Not many customers had come out shopping in the freezing cold weather.
The next thing on my list was to call Brianna on her cell. Was she also going to be at the werewolf dinner, and if so, what did she plan on wearing?
Chapter 6
Blake arrived early in picking me up, so Aunt Judith had him sit in the living room while she made him tea as I finished getting ready. Their voices traveled up the stairs into the bathroom as I put on my make-up. They kept their conversation casual and light. When Aunt Judith laughed from something Blake said, it was clear to me he was being his charming self. She didn’t seem to be as stressed or as nervous as she had been after meeting Michael.
Taking one last look in the mirror to make sure nothing about my appearance would embarrass me later, I decided it was time to go and meet the pack leader. My favorite black high-heeled suede boots hugged my feet, and my special occasion jeans gave me confidence. My butt did look good in them. I was ashamed I hoped Blake would notice. Looking at my reflection in the mirror, I admired the necklace the vampires had given Grandma, sparkling and clear to be seen by all. It was a gift from a family member, and no one was going to try to tell me to take it off.
I turned the corner at the bottom of the stairs and saw Blake’s profile. He didn’t seem to have heard me coming down the
Blake leaned in close, and his warm breath blew on my lips. “I’ve always known where the Selected lives.”
I sighed in resignation. It seemed there wasn’t a choice in the matter of going to the wolves’ den. “Fine, pick me up at my house at ten.”
“Till tonight.” Blake never looked back. He pulled the door open, and let it close behind him.
My question was, how did he know the necklace was from the vampires? Grandma Maria wrote that they had given it to her, so she must have worn it, but many family jewels were handed down when people passed away. So how did he know?
The more information I obtained about all the players involved, the better, and the sooner I did, the better for all involved. I took out Grandma’s journal again to find the page where she had written the contact numbers for both Morris and Kieran. It was time to let the vampires know they weren’t going to push me around. They needed to know my family was off limits to them, and they didn’t need to come and find me.
There was a lot to think about. I wasn’t sure the situation of how Michael met Brianna was pure coincidence. My guess was the pack leader sent him to Chicago to get closer to her so the wolves had an opportunity to use her safety and loyalty against me if the need ever arose. Seeing them together, how happy she was at the nightclub with Michael, how happy he seemed to be with her, made me think no matter what his intentions were initially, they seemed to be quite different toward her now.
I’d have to wait and see how, and if, their relationship progressed. What was best for my sister was anyone’s guess. Would she take finding out the truth better from Michael, or should we be the ones to tell her? The best-case scenario would be she never found out any of this and stayed in Chicago, but that wouldn’t happen, and she’d probably find out sooner or later.
My hands began to shake while dialing the number for the head of the vampires.
It was dark out, so the vampires should be up from their nightly slumber, or whatever they called it. After an obnoxious amount of waiting while the phone line rang, a voicemail service picked up. My message was short, my name and where Kieran could call when he wanted to talk to me.
Once that was done, the day’s sales receipts needed to be tallied, which weren’t much. Not many customers had come out shopping in the freezing cold weather.
The next thing on my list was to call Brianna on her cell. Was she also going to be at the werewolf dinner, and if so, what did she plan on wearing?
Chapter 6
Blake arrived early in picking me up, so Aunt Judith had him sit in the living room while she made him tea as I finished getting ready. Their voices traveled up the stairs into the bathroom as I put on my make-up. They kept their conversation casual and light. When Aunt Judith laughed from something Blake said, it was clear to me he was being his charming self. She didn’t seem to be as stressed or as nervous as she had been after meeting Michael.
Taking one last look in the mirror to make sure nothing about my appearance would embarrass me later, I decided it was time to go and meet the pack leader. My favorite black high-heeled suede boots hugged my feet, and my special occasion jeans gave me confidence. My butt did look good in them. I was ashamed I hoped Blake would notice. Looking at my reflection in the mirror, I admired the necklace the vampires had given Grandma, sparkling and clear to be seen by all. It was a gift from a family member, and no one was going to try to tell me to take it off.
I turned the corner at the bottom of the stairs and saw Blake’s profile. He didn’t seem to have heard me coming down the
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