The Vampire Pendant by Sheri Whitefeather

Author:Sheri Whitefeather [Whitefeather, Sheri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781937515591
Amazon: B00BOHJL9E
Publisher: Sheri Whitefeather
Published: 2012-04-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Surrounded by colorful foliage and winding pathways, the bungalow offered the ultimate in luxury: a gated entrance, elegant living and dining spaces, a kitchen with a fully stocked fridge, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a fireplace, a grand piano, a private patio that led to the garden, and a private plunge pool.

Tessa walked around, looking at everything, admiring it with glamour-struck awe, imagining the stars who might have stayed here.

Anthony gestured to the piano. “Do you play?”

She shook her head. “Do you?”

He nodded. “Not as well as my brother, though. He’s an accomplished musician.”

“You come from a talented family.”

“Our parents encouraged the arts.”

“Does Darrin allow you to visit with your brother?”

“Yes, and I’m grateful that Nicholas and I have been able to remain close.”

They entered the master suite, preparing to unpack. He said, “You haven’t mentioned your family.”

“I’m an only child. I was raised by a single mother, but she’s gone now.” Tessa was alone in the world.

“I’m sorry.”

A lump formed in her throat. She missed her mom. She felt the loss every day of her life. “It happened three years ago. She was in a car accident. The other driver was texting behind the wheel and swerved into her lane.”

Anthony reached out, wrapping her in hug. She put her head on his shoulder, allowing herself to be comforted. When her mom first died, Tessa had been inconsolable, and since then, she’d gone into even deeper isolation. “She wasn’t just my mom, she was my best friend. She was devastated by what happened to me. She was the one who’d baked my cake, who’d planned the party. Afterward, I used to hear her crying for me in her room. She couldn’t bear to see me hurt. But she was still my rock. The person I went to when I needed to cry.”

Anthony kissed her cheek. “I’m sorry I won’t always be there to catch your tears.”

“At least you’re here now.” Before her eyes turned watery, she forced herself to smile, to continue appreciating everything he’d done for her. “I don’t want to be sad today. Or any day that I’m with you.”

He squeezed her hand. “Then let’s put our things away, and I’ll tell you what I have planned.”

“Okay.” She was anxious to spend more time with him.

He hung up the shirts and pants he’d conjured for himself. Tessa put her store-bought clothes on the other side of the walk-in closet. They shared a tall wood dresser, too.

After placing their toiletries in the master bath, they returned to the cream-colored bedroom. Light spilled in from a sliding glass door, creating sun-sparked effects.

He said, “Here’s my plan: first you’re going to dine on our patio. I think that you should try the Japanese Wagyu Beef from the room service menu.”

The finest beef in the world, she thought. The most expensive, too. Anthony obviously intended to spoil her.

He continued, “Then after you finish your meal, we’ll be going ballroom dancing at a swanky cocktail club in the area.”

Oh, my word. “I don’t know how to ballroom dance.

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