Rise of the Moon (Moonlit Series Book 1) by Rachel Hera

Author:Rachel Hera [Hera, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rachel Hera
Published: 2014-09-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19: Shayne

I arrived home three days earlier than I had thought I would. Mr. Smith met me at my car, opening the trunk and gathering my bags. I hesitated as I closed the driver’s door, debating on whether I should go and visit Evelyn, as she would be arriving home from school soon. She had the look, the feel –but something still felt off. That could not be denied. But one had to wonder if I only felt this way because she was in front of me. That I had found the reincarnation of Evangeline was surreal to begin with. Maybe I was just in disbelief.

And I thought absence was supposed to make the heart grow fonder.

The decision was made for me when Mr. Smith paused by my side to mention something to me: “Your father arrived earlier. He’s inside.”

I did not reply as I followed behind Mr. Smith back to the house. We went our two separate ways when we entered through the kitchen door. He went to drop my things in my room, and I went to the sitting room, expecting that my father would be there.

My father appeared to be in his forties. His black hair was kept relatively short, but combed in such a way that I was sure my mother would call ‘classy.’ His silver-blue eyes were as cold as ever when he looked at me, and I could see his square jaw tick. It pissed him off that I looked so much like my older brother, who had died a hundred and sixty-eight years ago; a mere year before I met Evangeline.

The anniversary I had gone to Europe for had been that of my brother’s death. I had seen my father there from a distance, though I had not approached him. The only time I spoke with him was for work. Sixteen years ago, I had decided to clear my name within the vampire community for James’ sake –and the only one that could make it possible was the same man that had ruined me.

James had not gone this year, though he had usually tagged along in years prior. He was at that rebellious age, and would rather spend it pining after a girl than to visit the grave of a man he never knew, or to spend two weeks with his mother. I expected that to be the reason why my father had shown up out of the blue. He had to be here to see James –that, or he had work for me to do –because the last time he had gone out of his way to see me was after he had poisoned Evangeline.

Red was all I saw when I looked at my father. She died in my arms because of him. He drugged her. He poisoned her. He made sure I could not reach the apothecary for the cure in time. It was all in his plan –every instance of that night. And, to this day, I did not understand why he did it.

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