Evolving Hope: Suspenseful Vampire Romance (Love ReVamped Book 1) by Kalli O'Connor

Author:Kalli O'Connor [O'Connor, Kalli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-04-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter thirteen

~ Teagan ~

Tilly pulls up to the curb and puts the car in park, the clock on the dash showing 3:46am. The dark and deserted street is lifeless, minus the twenty-four-hour convenience store glowing on the corner. Its harsh fluorescent lights flood the surrounding area, only broken up by the metal bars crisscrossing the windows.

He turns to me, his eyes a muted red in the darkened car. “I need you to go in there and get a list of items for us. I would draw too much attention.”

“Okay.” My unease is clear in my tone.

“We need clothes, an electric razor, fingernail clippers, sunglasses, a burner phone, meat, and any other toiletries you might need. Oh, and food for him.” He gestures to Wyatt. “You got all that?”

I nod. “I’m assuming I’m glamouring them since we don’t have money?”

Tilly nods. “Your assumption is accurate. I suggest connecting to their psyche right when you enter. It’ll prevent them from getting nervous while you gather items.”

I unhook my seatbelt and reach for the door handle.

“I’ll go with you to help you carry things.” Wyatt scurries out of the car.

I climb from the vehicle, and Tilly leans closer to the open door. “Be quick about it, keep your heads bowed away from the cameras, and still go to the checkout line and have her bag the items. Pretend to pay then leave.”

I nod and walk away from the car, with Wyatt silently following.

We enter the storefront, and the door dings loudly. An older woman looks up from a book propped open in front of her. She gives a slight incline of her head in a tired greeting then returns to reading. We walk toward the toiletry section, and Wyatt snags a plastic shopping basket. I pause, pretending to read the back of some kind of foundation but focus on pushing my mental fog out to her. It’s sluggish and wafting slowly. I close my eyes and push even harder. Finally, I feel it: a slight snap. And I slip in. She’s distracted by reading and doesn’t even try to fight it. I latch on easily. She’s exhausted and lonely. I push some thoughts into her mind to just keep reading. My book is so interesting I hardly even notice anyone moving around the store.

I take a deep breath and open my eyes. Wyatt’s watching me intensely. “Did it work?”

“Yeah, I think so. It was harder with her being so far away. I’m not sure how long it will hold. We should hurry.”

He grabs the razor and clippers while I search for some shampoo, conditioner, and deodorant. I snag some t-shirts and shorts from racks as we pass through different aisles. There’s a ton of junk food but no meat in the place, or at least not anything raw or unprocessed. Everything here will destroy my system and make me feel like shit. Wyatt grabs some bread, peanut butter, and jelly then snatches some sunglasses on an end display.

Wyatt drops the items into the basket.

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