Knead to Know (The Knead to Know Series Book 1) by Schulte Liz

Author:Schulte, Liz [Schulte, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Leaping Lizards LLC
Published: 2016-01-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Guilt immediately ate at me, but it was for Boone’s own good. Getting to really know me would cause nothing but problems in his life. I could barely take care of myself—and I definitely couldn’t protect him from the Abyss. He had a life and a business and apparently a really awesome gift that he had already learned to live with. Besides, I had other problems to worry about. Problems like finding my next meal and dealing with Garret who already knew too much. All I could really hope was that Boone was wrong.

We avoided each other for the rest of the day, and only the sound of the door opening and closing that evening indicated when he left. It was for the best. For the first time in hours, I left the kitchen. The room looked amazing. The cabinets had been sanded and painted and were hung and base cupboards were in place, just waiting for the countertop. He had even started refinishing the little table I’d bought on a whim to go in the store window. It was perfect.

Tears filled my eyes. Part of me wished I could have trusted him. There was a time I would have. I never used to be like this, but now paranoia ate at me. It had ever since Baker told me this other world existed. I thought being stronger would make me feel safer, but it didn’t. If anything I felt more at risk this way than I had as a human. I wiped pink tears from my eyes. Maybe once I had everything figured out, Boone and I could be friends.

The bell chimed and the door opened. “Boone, everything is—” Only it wasn’t Boone. It was Garret. “Oh . . . hi.”

He was the last person I expected to see again, though I’d thought about how I should handle the situation all day. Telling him the truth about me wasn’t an option and neither was telling Holden and letting him “disappear” him. There was only one other way I could think of, but it was risky. As a half vampire I had most of the powers a full vampire had. I was inhumanly strong, I could move fast, and though I had never tried it before, I was willing to bet I could compel humans. Corbin was really the only vampire I knew, but I’d watched him do it. How hard could it be? He touched their arm, looked in their eyes, and suddenly they were putty in his hands. I could do that.

He took a deep breath. “Maggie. We need to talk.”

“Sure. About what?” I stepped toward him and he didn’t back up. At least that was a good sign.

“The red eyes. The healing. Are you a…” He shook his head. “I know this sounds crazy, but I also know what I saw.”

I nodded. “I know how it must look, and I’d like to explain.” I advanced as if approaching a feral animal with a slight smile.

His shoulders relaxed a little.

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