BS1 - Vampire Master by Kate Hill

Author:Kate Hill [Kate Hill]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-01-07T07:30:15+00:00

Chapter Five

So tell me, fair Melinda, why do you fear rejection?

Mel sighed and flicked bath bubbles from her nose. Just when she was starting to relax and really enjoy herself he wanted to get all emotional.

Because Ive had bad luck with men.

I glimpsed the men you chose. They were all wrong for you.

Well, thats a newsflash.

Didnt I tell you no sarcasm?

What should I do? Cry over them?

No. Theyre not worth your tears. You need a man, not boys interested only in their own pleasure. You need someone who understands the sort of woman you truly are.

His words made her tingle. Was he trying to say he was that man? She gazed at him, waiting for him to continue.

Does your life of self-created challenges fulfill you?

She shrugged. I like it well enough.

But its not enough. It doesnt appease your softer side, the side that wants to be cared for.

I can take care of myself.

He nodded. That seems to be the attitude of all women of this age. There are no more damsels in distress to rescue. No more willing concubines for a warrior.

You were a warrior? Her interest sparked. Of course he must have been a warrior. She had seen his fighting skills earlier and knew he had been holding back on her.

When I was younger. When men fought with fists and steel rather than with bombs and disease. The passion for victory burned in our hearts. Then, a vampire could seek out evildoers and devour them on open fields.

Why did you stop fighting?

He looked thoughtful. Reaching for a cake of soap, he lathered his hands then tugged her closer and ran his sudsy palms over her shoulders and back. The world changed. I didnt.

You mean you wouldnt.

I mean this is who I am. I rode with my people across the east. I breached the walls of Rome . Later, I sailed with the Northmen. I fought on bloody shores, met my equals in battle, and arose victorious. Women were there, waiting to offer blood and flesh. The world is different now.

Things always change.

Then return to the way they were. I am old enough to have seen history repeat itself. Eventually, my time will come again. There will be a call for vampires such as myself.

Did you ever have someone special in the past?

His brow furrowed. In what way?

A person you loved best? A woman perhaps?

Why do you ask?

She drew a deep breath and held his gaze. The truth. If she told him anything but the truth, he would probably know, anyway. Because I would like to know you better, not just physically. Theres a lot to you. I can see it in your eyes and feel it when youre in my mind.

For a long, searching moment he held her gaze, then stood and left the tub. Not even bothering to dry off, he walked to the next room. She saw him stretch out on the bed and stare at the flames leaping in the hearth.

What had she said that was

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