Diaper Duty Vampire by R E Mullins

Author:R E Mullins [Mullins, R E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, dark paranormal, vampires, kidnapping
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2017-12-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Reeling from John’s story, Joann barely noticed the lovely natural stone house. It was large yet cozy. Rambling yet tidy. At any other time, she would have been dying to see inside or ready to tramp through the property. Under the night sky, she could make out darker shadows indicating a grove of trees framing one side of the home while the other end backed up against rolling hills. In the background, another line of trees curved along what she took to be, the banks of the Amber River.

She didn’t want to be here. While Jo tentatively accepted the concept that John might not harm her or Cody, it didn’t mean she was stoked about meeting another vampire. Not even the reclusive one who’d stepped in for his dreadful brother and treated John kindly.

Leaving her and Cody in the car, John went to the door and pressed the doorbell. Light spilled out as the door opened to reveal a tall male. This then, Joann thought as she eyed him with mistrust, must be Lustinus Stefka. Handsome in a stern looking sort of way, Joann doubted he was the type to impulsively open his home to a human woman and her rambunctious toddler.

Cody began to stir, rubbing his little fists against his eyelids, but she didn’t automatically release him from his seat. Just as well. He went back under with an adorable little snore while she kept her eyes on the vampires. Half of her was reasonably sure, even hopeful, that they’d be turned away.

She was sure they’d be going when John held out his hand. The other vampire only looked at it. Good, Joann thought and released a small sigh of relief. At that precise moment, Stefka’s intense dark gaze rose to fix unerringly on her through the glass of the car. But he couldn’t have possibly heard her—could he?

Without breaking eye contact with her, he said something to John. Which, of course, she couldn’t hear and then he pulled John into a bear hug.

After the bonding ritual ended, John gestured to the SUV. Lustinus nodded, and the vampires retraced John’s steps through the light skiff of snow to where Joann waited. Every instinct called for her to lock the door—would they even be safe inside a locked car—Joann didn’t know.

Catching the challenging look in Stefka’s eyes, her chin went up, and she stiffly stepped out into the wintry air. She’d more or less, managed to escape Sabriento on her own. She could and would handle this vampire too.

“Joann, this is my friend, Lustinus Stefka. And this is Joann Clarkson and her son, Cody.” John leaned down to look in at her boy and chuckled lightly. “Who is all tuckered out. Just wait until he wakes up, Lustinus. God, he’s a firecracker.”

“Welcome, Mrs. Clarkson.” Lustinus held out his hand with a glint in his eyes that softened when she unhesitantly put her palm against his. “Call me Justin. Lustinus is an old-fashioned mouthful.”

“And call her Joann,” John decreed while giving his old mentor a quick appraisal.

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