Everlasting 01 - Everlasting Kiss by Amanda Ashley

Author:Amanda Ashley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: english
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Published: 2010-01-25T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

It took only a few minutes to throw their stuff together and check out of the motel. As much as Daisy had wanted a shower, she decided to forgo it for two reasons. Firstly, because Rhys was after them, but, more importantly, she didn't want to leave Alex and Erik alone together for any length of time for fear that Alex might ask Erik questions that Erik would be reluctant to answer.

They had been on the road for over an hour now, and thus far, no one had said much of anything. Alex sat in the backseat, his arms crossed over his chest, his expression pensive. Daisy could almost hear the wheels turning. How much longer before her brother concluded that Erik was a vampire? She could only imagine the dust-up that would follow.

Erik's attention appeared to be on the road. Daisy glanced at him from time to time, wishing she knew what he was thinking. She hadn't had a chance to talk to him alone since they left the motel. She needed to explain her reasons for agreeing to go to the mall with Alex. Maybe it hadn't been the smartest thing to do, but it had seemed like the best way to keep Alex from discovering Erik's secret.

With a sigh, she stared out the window. Taking a vampire home with her probably wasn't a very smart thing to do, either.

But there was another, more pressing matter to be considered. She waited until Alex dozed off to mention it to Erik.

"What are we going to do tomorrow?"

"What do you mean?"

"Alex won't want to spend the whole day in a motel again. He's going to wonder why we don't travel during the day."

"Yeah, I've been thinking about that, too. I think we'll drive straight through to Boston."

"Are you kidding? It's still two days away."

"I know. I'll drive until sunup, and then you and Alex can take over until nightfall."

"But...the sun...you can't..."

"Haven't you noticed the dark tint on the windows? I'll be fine as long as you keep the windows up."

Daisy mulled that over for a few minutes. "What if Alex wants to stop at a motel again?"

"If it's at night, no problem. If it's during the day, just tell him you don't think it's a good idea, not with Rhys looking for the two of you."

Daisy's stomach did a funny flip-flop at the mention of the vampire's name. "It probably wasn't smart of us to stop last night," she muttered.

"Probably not. Will your family be able to protect you?"

"Aren't you going to stay?"

"Sure, if you want me to." He had no intention of leaving her as long as Rhys was a threat. "But I can't be at your place during the day."

"No," she said with a faint grin. "I guess not." Her parents were pretty easygoing about most things, but not about vampires. Her father hunted them relentlessly, like his grandfather and his great-grandfather before him. Irene O'Donnell had given up hunting when she married Daisy's dad, but she could still swing a wicked mallet, if necessary.

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