Sin City Vampire Club by Kristen Strassel

Author:Kristen Strassel [Strassel, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: rock star, las vegas, angels, time travel, fortune tellers, bisexual heroine, vampires, witches and spells, cirque performers
Publisher: Kristen Strassel
Published: 2017-06-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

NIGHTS LIKE THIS WERE why the higher powers insisted I needed a babysitter.

Rainey glared at me as I got dressed. “I mean it. I’m not going with you. If you go by yourself, Blade will put a spell on you and the next thing you know, you’ll be on that stage, covered in nothing but your own blood.”

“We’re not meeting at Embrace. We’re headed to one of the coffee shops at Circus Circus.” I barely set foot in that hotel since I lost my fire. It was time to see how the world moved on without me, especially as I choreographed my new routine. I had a chance to fix my mistakes, and this time, I wouldn’t let them forget me.

Only months before, my name had been on that marquee. When I was able to travel again, I’d go back to the day I lost it all. I’d lay as a pile of ash in Rainey’s bed to see if anyone had mourned for me like they did for Tristan. I needed to see the city transform, when Cirque Macabre was replaced with a new hope for the future.

Rainey slipped out of bed and came over to me. She was usually shy about her naked body, but not tonight. She stood in front of me, offering all she had. Protection. Light. Everything that made me feel safe and loved. “Please don’t go. You’re scaring me.”

“I’m scaring me, too.” I zipped my boot. I should’ve kissed her, but she’d change my mind with one sigh against my lips and the soft curl of her fingers into my hair. I’d give in. I had yet to look in the mirror, but I could guarantee I looked like hell and smelled like sex. One of them I’d fix, but the other would remain. Rainey was coming with me, one way or another. “I want to get this over with. Blade—“

“I know.” She threw up her arms and walked away from me. “There’s nothing I can do to make you resist him.”

“That’s not it.” I sat next to her on the bed, untangling my hair with my fingers to keep my hands off her. “It’s the fire. I have to figure out why I ignite when he’s around. Every time I’ve seen him since he’s been out of jail, you’ve been with me. It doesn’t happen when it’s just me and you.”

“It happened last night.” She wrapped her arms around herself. “Believe what you want, but I saw it.”

“And it happened again today.” I smiled at her shock. “At least I think it did. Another little spark while I practiced my routine.”

“Problem solved. Come back to bed. Screw him.” Rainey’s eyes widened. “Actually, I take that last part back.”

“I won’t.” I laughed. “The sooner I figure out what causes the reaction, the sooner I don’t need him anymore. Plus, I need to get him out of the picture before we have a camera crew attached to our hip.”

Gabriel’s words echoed in my head. If I lost my darkness, would I also lose my light? I walked a tightrope between the two.

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