The Union (Vampire Navy SEAL: Sam & Layla Book 3) by S.B. Alexander

Author:S.B. Alexander [Alexander, S.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-11T18:30:00+00:00

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LAYLA

Darkness flowed in through the window as I sat on the edge of Sam’s humongous bed, naked and feeling like I’d been hit by a Mack truck both physically and emotionally. The morning sickness was beginning to take its toll on me, and the impact of the explosion had done more damage than I’d wanted to admit—resulting in soreness, mostly.

Steven and Webb apologized for blowing the door, but when the chip in Sam’s hip had reengaged, they knew exactly where we were and acted as quickly as they could. Apparently, the vampire military didn’t travel without their arsenal of weapons and explosives.

But none of that was important. Sleep and rest were. The problem I had was, I couldn’t keep my mind quiet or my eyes closed. I’d spent last night underneath a weight of blankets, restless and sweating. I tossed and turned every hour, and during those few minutes when I dozed off, I had a recurring dream on repeat where fire rose on both sides of a long stretch of road while I was chasing someone. I’d had the same dream the night before we left to meet my uncles, and recently a similar scene had played out when I’d fallen asleep in the hotel room.

Although my anxiety had grown tenfold, thanks to Rianne and my grandmother, I made a pact with myself. I wouldn’t put any more effort into trying to change Rianne’s mind about Sam or even about her idiotic decision to become Carly’s number one lab specimen. On top of that, I couldn’t shake Rianne’s question. Did I want to turn?

When I’d first learned of vampires and started hunting, I’d never been more frightened and fascinated at the same time. How a deadly creature could walk among humans and blend in. Their physical makeup was mind-blowing—fangs, a thirst for blood, they didn’t age, and they lived for eternity. I would be lying if I said I’d never thought about becoming a bloodsucker. But the more I hunted and killed and witnessed their destruction of humans, the more my answer was a hell no. They had no soul. But Sam did, which was enlightening and surprising. I didn’t see him as a monster. Even despite his arrogance and that snarky attitude, he was kind and caring. He protected humans as did his brethren.

I recalled what Jo had said on the plane right before we’d met with my uncles. Our mission from the day we turned has always been to use our abilities to protect humanity and to find a way for our people to flourish and coexist among humans.

I had yet to ask Sam specifically why he and the others went out of their way to protect humanity. My theory was that since they’d been human until their teenage years, they valued that part of their life. Sure, they depended on human blood for survival, but other animals existed to support their diet.

Nevertheless, I wasn’t any better than Rianne. I was in love with one of the monsters that I’d been programmed to wipe out of existence.

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