The Complete Spellbinder Bay Cozy Mystery Boxset by Sam Short

Author:Sam Short [Short, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sam Short Books
Published: 2019-03-31T22:00:00+00:00

The collision came quickly, and not as violently as Millie had expected. She waited for the pain, wondering if her adrenaline was acting as natural morphine, and held her breath, becoming aware that she was still moving. The clamping of strong hands, one on the back of her neck, and one on the curve at the top of her calf muscle, persuaded her to breathe again, her breath leaving her in a gasp of shock.

She opened her eyes, and looked up at George, his open-faced helmet framing his expression of rage, and his eyes an ebony black, in stark contrast to the long white fangs protruding from beneath his top lip.

George landed with a soft thud, and lowered Millie onto the grass verge, kneeling next to her, his eyes becoming hazel again, and his fangs retreating. He ripped his helmet from his head, and moved his face close to Millie’s. “Are you alright?” he said. “Millie? Please be alright!”

Blinking twice, Millie gave a gentle nod. “You saved me,” she said.

“Are you okay?” demanded George, his hands sliding gently along Millie’s legs, feeling for injuries.

“I’m fine,” said Millie. “You leapt through the air and saved me. That was some move.”

“Never mind that,” said George, the smell of his leather jacket and aftershave in Millie’s nostrils. “That nurse,” he said. “It’s not like that. I promise. It’s you I —”

Millie put a finger to his lips, his breath warm on her hand. “Just kiss me, George,” she said. “We don’t have time. We can talk later.”

Colour rising in his cheeks, George lowered his face to Millie’s, his hands on her shoulders and his knees against her thigh. As his lips brushed Millie’s, she closed her eyes and returned his kiss, wondering what the acrid smell was that was beginning to mask the spicy scent of the vampire’s aftershave.

Millie opened her eyes as a loud thumping bang shook the ground beneath her, and the crackling sound of fire reached her ears. “What the —” she said, pushing George away.

George leapt to his feet. “It’s the car,” he said, turning to face the billowing black smoke cloud which was rising from the opposite side of the road.

“We were kissing while a man was trapped in a burning car!” said Millie, allowing George to help her up.

“We were in shock!” said George, rushing towards the crashed car, slowing as he neared it, and shielding his face with both arms. “It’s hot!” he said, his eyes blackening and long fangs sliding into position.

A panicked shout came from the burning car, the flames enveloping the bonnet and beginning to climb the thick trunk of the tree which the vehicle had collided with. The windows blackened by smoke, it was impossible to see Chester, but his shouts of fear increased in intensity as Millie reached George’s side.

“Can a vampire walk through fire?” shouted Millie, as George approached the car, his arms still shielding his face.

“No!” he said, inching nearer to the inferno. “But it’s okay. I’ll take the pain.

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