Forever - 02 by Lauren Burd

Author:Lauren Burd [Burd, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, teen, Paranormal, vampire
Publisher: Lauren Burd
Published: 2011-11-23T06:00:00+00:00

A Long Goodnight

I was a nervous wreck until we found a place to stay in Los Angeles near my dad’s condo. I didn’t know how Samuel had managed it, considering there were no vacancies anywhere nearby, but I suspected that the couple living there had received more than adequate compensation for moving out on such short notice. The previous occupants certainly left in a hurry; most of their furnishings, electronics, and even some clothes had been left behind in the apartment. The only thing we needed to purchase was a telescope so we could look into my dad’s condo several blocks away.

The first week in the apartment passed in a blur of dry eyes from watching my dad through the tiny telescope lens, and bumps, bruises, and exhaustion from training with Samuel and Duncan. They insisted I learn how to defend myself. I trained daily until I felt as though a herd of elephants had run over me. Thankfully, within a few hours of quitting, I would feel better, but the rapid healing left me ravenous and hardly able to make it into the bed before I passed out.

Samuel and Duncan at least got to take breaks from our grueling workout sessions. They rotated between instructing me on how to throw a punch and following my dad to and from work. I wasn’t allowed to leave the apartment due to safety concerns. I tried to convince them to let me, but it was hopeless.

Samuel and I had been working on some sort of kickboxing or karate for the past three hours with hardly any break. I could have sworn I was worse at fighting than when we had started eight days ago.

“Why even bother with all of this?” I asked between gasping breaths. “All they’d need to do is shoot me.”

Samuel glared at me. He still didn’t like when I spoke of myself as the object of some violent act by Thanos. “Shooting you might work if they get you in the right spot, but bullets and guns are traceable, and most people, even Immortals, don’t carry them around all the time. Not to mention, they attract a lot of unwanted attention.”

“And two people beating on each other doesn’t?”

He shook his head. “Not as much as you might think, especially if you can catch them in an empty room or dark alley.”

“I still think it would be easier to shoot someone.”

“Even so, you still need to know how to defend yourself. Now, let’s get back to work.”

He got into position. I glared across the few feet separating us. My hands felt like lead weights as I tried to land even a glancing blow. My muscles were on fire as we danced around the empty apartment floor.

“Does your dad do anything other than work?” Duncan asked a couple of hours later, coming in from his latest trip.

Samuel glanced over in Duncan’s direction. I used the opportunity and my last bit of energy to move in closer. With a quick shift to the side, I put everything I had left into a punch aimed directly at his stomach.

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