Sandman by Danielle James

Author:Danielle James [James, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inkitt
Published: 2018-02-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“Do you want to get some sleep?” Somnus offered, after he had Rachel safely in his family home. He’d ghosted her there immediately with a promise to return for her things. He’d thought it was bad knowing he had hurt her, but seeing her engulfed with fear was so much worse. He was going to find that demon and he was going to kill it. There wasn’t a doubt in his mind. It was only a matter of when.

“No,” she answered. “I’m never sleeping again.”

“You’re safe here,” he reminded her. “And I had Frankie put an extra ward on my bedroom so you will have privacy from everyone else. The only time anyone will bother you is if you’re having a nightmare again.”

“No, really,” she said, “thank you. I just want to do something to keep my mind busy.”

“I brought your laptop,” he offered.

Rachel smiled and just a tiny bit of the stress he was feeling started to lift. “That will be great. The best thing about being my own boss is that I can work from anywhere.”

“You got it,” he said, getting the laptop for her. He gently laid it on the bed. “Do you want me to stay?”

She shook her head. “No, I prefer to be left alone when I work. Just maybe a glass of water?”

“I’m all over it,” he said, ghosting out of the room. He appeared downstairs in the kitchen and got straight to work on getting a glass and putting ice in it.

“How’s she handling things?” Brea asked from her seat at the kitchen table.

“Shit,” he barked, thoroughly startled by her presence.

“There was a time when no one could sneak up on you,” she said with a smile. “She’s really got you tied up in knots.”

“Yeah,” he agreed. If she only knew.

“When’s the last time you fed?” she asked him.

“Not that long,” he told her, mentally trying to figure out exactly when that was.

“Too long ago,” Brea said. “I can see it in your face. Your skin is pale and there are dark circles under your eyes. Want me to warm up a bottle of blood?”

Just the thought made his stomach turn. “No, I’m good. Thank you, Aunt Brea.”

“Maybe you should ask Rachel,” she said.

“No,” he answered quickly. It was bad enough that he’d dropped the mate bomb on her in the heat of an argument. There was no way he was going to tell her that she had to feed him too. Nope. Way too much at once. Besides, the mate conversation had been put firmly on the backburner. He would survive without blood. He didn’t need it nearly as much as Rachel needed a little bit of peace.

“Don’t wait too long,” Brea said as she got up and left the room. She moved silently, like a vampire, even though she was still human. Her mate's blood had kept her younger, but the effects of time were beginning to show. Lines had formed at the corner of her eyes from years of laughter.

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