Old Sins, Long Shadow by PG Forte

Author:PG Forte
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2011-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

San Francisco

Present Day

Julie moved the pieces of stained glass around on the table in front of her, frowning at the odd tingling in her fingertips, the same strange sensation she’d noticed that morning when she’d first unwrapped the box. She picked up one of the shimmering stars for a closer look.

As she rubbed her thumb across the gold-flecked surface she couldn’t help wondering if her mother might not have done the same once. What might she have been thinking? Why had she never given Conrad his gift? She must have been meaning to, when she wrapped the package up so prettily and brought it here. What had stopped her?

The library door opened. Julie glanced up, then quickly away again, when she saw who it was. Armand.

She hated the way the mere sight of him caused her heart to race. Hated more that he could hear it, even from clear across the room. Hated most of all that it might be giving him ideas, making him think he knew how she felt about him.

He didn’t know how she felt. He couldn’t. Even she wasn’t sure.

She’d been running hot and cold on the subject ever since they’d met, and acting foolishly because of it. These last couple of day she’d simply been more confused and more foolish than ever. This thing between them…shit, she didn’t even know what she should call it. Whatever it was, it had gotten far too intense, far too quickly. It wasn’t healthy. It wasn’t smart.

And that was even before she took into account the very real and uncomfortable possibility she’d been kissing someone who might very well have been her mother’s lover. Not to mention the fact she’d contemplated sleeping with him, or that she probably would already have done so, if Conrad hadn’t happened to interrupt them coming in the other night.

Damn vampires for their complete lack of morals. Why couldn’t Conrad have behaved like a normal parent and mentioned—sometime before this morning—what great friends Armand and her mother had been? But why ask? This was exactly the kind of thing he never would talk about. For that matter, it was exactly the kind of thing she didn’t want to talk about either. Not even with Damian. Not even with Marc.

She feigned indifference as Armand crossed the room, barely hiding her dismay when he came to a stop right beside her. “Hey, I’ve been looking for you.”

“Oh, yeah?” She kept her gaze focused on the glass in front of her and purposely made her voice as vague as possible. “That’s nice. Why’s that?”

“I was wondering…what did you do with the suitcase you found in the attic last night?”

“The suitcase?” Not what she’d been expecting. She chanced another glance in his direction. His hazel eyes appeared troubled, his expression concerned. She felt her own expression start to soften and quickly reined in her emotions. “Why do you want to know?”

“Because I’ve just come from there and it’s gone.”

“Well, you have nothing to worry about. It’s in a safe place.

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