Bride of the Vampire (The Vanderlind Castle Series Book 5) by Gayla Twist

Author:Gayla Twist
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Paranormal & Urban
Published: 2015-12-19T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“I’m so sorry this is happening to you,” Yvette said. When it was time to dress for dinner, she had come to chase the designer and his entourage out of my room. She brought up three gowns for me to try on and I was more than surprised to realize that I found them all very pretty. Yvette had been very good at assessing my tastes. And I could tell — with quite a bit of surprise — that there was a strong chance that all three of them might actually fit me.

“It’s okay,” I told her while I slipped the first gown over my head. “We were going to get married anyway, and this way I get to wear the world’s most beautiful dress.” I was lying, of course. I hated that I was being forced to have my wedding in front of a bunch of strangers.

“I suppose,” Yvette said. “But are you really all that eager to tie yourself to one man? I mean, you’ve just been turned. Don’t you want to enjoy your death a little before settling down for eternity?”

“No,” I assured her. “With Jessie and me it’s… different.” I didn’t want to exactly launch into an extended history about our star-crossed relationship. “Let’s just say that we have a history.”

“Oh.” Yvette’s eyebrows pricked up on her forehead. “I take your meaning. You’re saying he’s very skilled and you want to keep those skills all to yourself.”

“Well… That’s not it, exactly,” I told her, feeling my cheeks go up in flames. “I mean… It’s just different with us.”

“So you haven’t been together?” Yvette said. “He’s a traditional kind of man and you can’t wait any longer. That’s why you’re so keen on tying the knot.”

“It’s not like that either,” I insisted, even though she had come pretty darn close to guessing at least part of the truth. “Sort of, but not really.”

“It’s a shame you were turned while still a virgin,” she said with a sigh. “I mean, that’s fine for men, but for us women, it’s a complete nuisance.”

“Oh… well… Jessie and I dodged that bullet,” I admitted. “I mean, just one time, when we thought we’d never see each other again…”

She gave me a surprised look. “And he won’t come across with the goods now that you’re immortal?”

“I know!” I couldn’t help but exclaim, and that made us both laugh.

After a moment, Yvette said, “Forgive me for saying this, but I feel like we’re friends already, so I’m just going to come out with it. Jessie Vanderlind is an extremely handsome man, and I’m sure he’s quite charming, but do you really, seriously want to be with one man forever? I mean, eternity is a very long time.”

“Yes,” I said without hesitation.

“Why?”

“We’re…” I thought over everything Jessie and I had been through. “We’re connected in a way that’s hard to define. I can’t even imagine being with another man. That’s why we’re getting married; because we can’t fathom being apart from each other.”

“Oh…” Yvette’s eyebrows rose very high on her forehead.

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