Captured Sun by Shari Richardson

Author:Shari Richardson [Richardson, Shari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

The English country-side swept past the windows. I was too tired to watch, even though I'd always wanted to visit England. Truthfully, Alfred was driving too fast for my exhausted brain to take in anything anyway. We'd been moving faster than I could really comprehend since we'd landed at Heathrow. Once the plane had touched down, Alfred had sent me to the news stand on the concourse while he'd followed the brunette from coach. The clerk at the news stand had been cheerful and helpful in translating my vague description into an actual location.

"You'll be wanting St. Mawes Castle," the shop clerk had said. "It's on the western coast, across from Falmouth. It's a good tour for someone whose never been."

I'd thanked the man and rushed to find Alfred. He'd been coming out of a darkened corner, the pretty brunette from the plane stumbling behind him. The bruises beneath his eyes were gone and the brunette was smiling.

"How far is Falmouth," I'd asked.

"About five hours by car," Alfred had answered without hesitation. "But we will need to be across the inlet from there." Apparently his meal had further strengthened his resolve to no longer be bound by Serina.

Five hours. My heart thundered in my chest. Five hours in which I could do nothing but fume over my inability to do anything. Not good.

"You could catch a flight to Newquay maybe," the brunette said. It's only about an hour to Falmouth from there."

"Thank you!" I ran to the departures board. Alfred slipped up behind me.

"It will be faster to drive, Mairin," he said. "The next flight to Newquay isn't until tomorrow morning."

"Dammit." I sighed. "Well, I can't drive here. I hope you can."

Alfred had left to find a car to rent. I'd paced the width of the international arrivals concourse more times than I cared to count by the time he returned and ushered me to the curb where the black luxury sedan awaited us.

As I had paced, I had thought of nothing but the pain Mathias must be suffering. I knew he'd be eaten up with guilt over the girl he'd fed on. Instead of seeing her death as Serina's doing, he would take full responsibility for it. He'd see her death as his own failure to keep his promise to me. He'd never understand that I wasn't angry with him, could never be angry with him for surviving.

Alfred seem to get stronger with each mile we traveled, but I still didn't trust him. He'd betrayed me once. I believed he'd do it again if it meant he could save Mathias. I wanted to hate Alfred for what he'd done and what he might do, but I couldn't. We'd both do anything to save Mathias. How could I hate someone who loved Mathias as much as I did?

So here I was, trapped in a car with a vampire who hated me, barreling down some back country road in England. Alfred hadn't spoken since we'd left the city and I didn't feel compelled to start up a conversation.

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