Illusions by Kristen Middleton

Author:Kristen Middleton [Middleton, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BluA
ISBN: 9781499500530
Google: wOeWoAEACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014-05-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Nikki

Martin followed me to the ranch. Fortunately, by the time we arrived, the snow had begun to taper off and the dark skies were now starlit and clear.

“Yes, if you’re still wondering, it’s definitely my place,” he said before I had a chance to ask.

We were standing in the shadows, next to the barn. The house was dark and I wondered if Faye was lurking around inside or if she’d left again. I crossed my fingers and hoped for the latter.

“You haven’t been back here in a while?”

“No. Once a month my father would stop by and check the place out. Make sure nobody had robbed or vandalized the place.” He sighed. “Now that he’s gone, I might have to sell it.”

“You’re not moving back here, I take it?”

“No. I’ll be returning to Europe as soon as this business with Victor is finished. I suppose I could ask Celeste if she wants it, although she’s more of a city girl.”

“Yeah, I couldn’t imagine her living in a place like this, which is crazy. It looks like a nice ranch.”

“It is. I used to own a few horses many years ago. I guess it reminded me of normal life.”

“What was normal for you, before all of this?” I asked.

He grinned. “Believe it or not, before we were vampires, we were farmers.”

“Really? I can’t picture Celeste raking hay or feeding chickens.”

He smiled. “She didn’t. Our father always babied her.”

You mean spoiled? I wanted to ask, but bit my tongue. “What about your mother?”

“She died when Celeste was really young. She became pregnant and we lost her and the baby.”

“I’m sorry. That must have been really hard.”

“It was. I guess you could say it was one of the factors that made us decide to become vampires. That and my sister ended up getting Typhoid.”

“So, I assume there was a vampire living up the road and you went to him or her for help?”

“A whore in town,” he replied, smiling grimly. “Our father didn’t like to think of her that way, but she was. She worked in the saloon and he made a few visits, I guess you could say. She turned him into a vampire and the rest is history.”

“Huh, I never knew that.”

“It’s not something we talk about,” he replied.

“So, what are you going to do with this place?”

“I’m probably just going to sell it. You interested?” he asked, smiling.

“Nathan and I don’t have any money,” I replied.

“Well, we might be able to discuss other options,” he replied. “Maybe you could rent it?”

I stared at the house and a shiver went through me. Here we were discussing selling his house when Duncan was locked inside of it. Truthfully, there was no way in hell that I could ever live in it. I’d have nightmares about it as it was.

“Martin, thanks for the offer, but I think we’re going to be staying in Shore Lake. We might help Duncan run the marina.”

“I understand.”

“Speaking of which, but what should we do about getting inside?”

He smirked.

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