Before Magic by G.K. DeRosa

Author:G.K. DeRosa [De Rosa, G.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: G.K. DeRosa

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I sped up the four flights of stairs to our apartment, not feeling the slightest bit winded. Maybe there were a few perks to this vampire thing. I stopped at the door, my chest tightening. I didn’t want to go in there. Sofia’s blood splattered our apartment, and I was afraid of what that would do to me. My fangs pricked my gums at the thought. I was disgusting.

I held my breath and pushed the door open.

“What the hell?”

The studio was spotless. No Sofia. No bloodied walls or carpeting. In fact, it was the cleanest I’d ever seen the place. I raced around the tiny space searching for any remnant of what had happened, but there was nothing. Even with my sharpened vampire senses, I couldn’t smell a thing. Sofia had vanished.

I slunk down on the couch and braced my head between my knees. Isa must have done this. She sent someone to clean up after her mess. As much as I hated to admit it, a part of me was relieved. I didn’t want to see Sofia like that or deal with the police’s questions. I was a coward.

And I was hungry.

Fire burned in my throat, and only one thing could satiate it. My fangs descended as I envisioned the warm crimson liquid filling my mouth. A growl reverberated in my throat, and I clenched my jaw tight. I had to learn to control this. I leaned my head back, and a small card on the side table caught my attention. Bradley’s busines card. I reached for it and passed my finger over the black letters. I hated calling him again, but he was the only one that knew about all of this supernatural stuff.

I grabbed the phone off the table and dialed the number.

“This is Bradley.”

“It’s Damian. I’m sorry to call you so late, but something’s happened. I need your help.”

“So you didn’t take my advice, huh?”

I groaned. I was such an idiot. “No,” I muttered. I glanced at my watch; it was nearly midnight. “Can you meet me tonight?” It had suddenly occurred to me that in the movies vampires couldn’t go out in daylight. Would I be trapped in my apartment come morning?

Bradley cleared his throat. “Yeah, I can come if it’s important.”

“It is, and I appreciate it. I’ll text you my address. I’m sorry; I have to go. There’s another call coming in.”

“I’ll see you in an hour.”

I stared at the unknown number flashing across the screen. Who was calling me at this hour?

“Hello?”

“Hey sir, it’s Ted. Sorry to call so late, but I wanted to check in on you.”

I suppressed a groan. My over-eager trainee was the last person I wanted to talk to right now. “Check in on me?”

“Yeah. The captain told us what happened to your fiancée. I’m really sorry.”

I paused, my mouth hanging open. What the hell was he talking about?

“Um, I’m actually right outside your apartment. I thought maybe you could use some company.”

No, no, no. Thirst clawed up my throat.

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