The Vampires Next Door: A St. Augustine Novella (The Bloodseekers Book 1) by Elle Klass

Author:Elle Klass [Klass, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: k'12
Publisher: Books by Elle, Inc.
Published: 2016-03-04T16:00:00+00:00

Good morning! Rodham implanted the thought in Alison’s head.

Morning.

You’re not very perky today.

Was I ever perky? she wondered. I had a long talk with my Gran last night. She suddenly felt enraged that he hadn’t answered the question she asked him telepathically last night, instead he carried on a conversation with her Gran and disregarded her. I’m ignoring you.

He sent her a chuckle. Err… she didn’t respond and tried her darnedest to mask any thoughts she was having.

The coach called last night after you left. He asked me to join the team. I was the number one tight end last year, so I’m staying after school for practice. Be by around six for your workout.

She didn’t respond to him. Squeezing toothpaste onto her toothbrush she brushed her teeth with more vigor than usual as she was upset, ignoring his comments inside her head. Drops of blood mixed with the paste as she spat in the sink and rinsed several times. She pulled a comb through her hair. It caught in a tangle and she yanked, furious. She squealed as the hair pulled from her scalp, causing pain. Alison dropped the comb and grabbed her keys, accepting the day was a bad hair day.

Gran sat at the kitchen table, sipping coffee. She set her mug down, and flashed a smile at Alison. Her garnet eyes carrying the secrets of her past. The thought of losing Gran still lingered in Alison’s mind. She would do anything for her and that meant harnessing the power of the amulet, yet at the same time as losing her. Full of emotion, she darted towards Gran and folded her arms around her. “I love you.”

“I love you Ally.” She kissed her cheek. “Now get. We’ll talk more, later.”

Ignoring Rodham, Alison drove herself to school. It wasn’t simply his snubbing her last night, they couldn’t be together. The electric tingle that raced through her body every time he touched her was more than attraction for each other, it was their magic connection. Is that all our attraction is? she wondered.

Third period, Lacey greeted her with a smile. “What happened? I didn’t see you with Rodham today?”

“He has football practice after school.” It was the truth, even though it wasn’t the whole truth. Alison didn’t know her well enough to engage in conversation about Bloodseekers, Slayers, and magical amulets, so football practice was the best excuse.

Lacey’s wavy golden-blonde hair fell across her shoulders, and cerulean vibrant eyes smiled at her. “Are you going to the game Friday?” She stuffed a stick of gum in her mouth and held the pack towards Alison.

Alison slid a stick out of the pack and crammed it into her mouth. She hadn’t considered going to the game. Heck she knew books, not football. “I don’t know, maybe.”

Lacey rotated her pink glossed lips sideways. “Do you have a car?”

“Yeah,” Alison answered, not sure where this was leading.

“Give me a ride to the game and I’ll pay your way in return.”

That would make her mom

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