Thirst [All-American Vampires 2] (Siren Publishing Classic) by Bree Younger

Author:Bree Younger
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2012-05-14T22:00:00+00:00

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Hawk made a quick call to Ricardo Diaz to warn him about the vampires looking for Claire. “They might show up there. I just wanted to let you know so you’d be prepared.”

Diaz chuckled. “Strange vampires show their faces around Bienville, the last thing they’ll be worrying about is your lady. We’ll take care of them if they show up here.”

“All right. Take care.”

“You, too, friend.”

Hawk hung up. He needed to distract Claire. “Tell me about your sister. She’s your half sister, right?” She’d been silent as he’d spoken to Diaz, but he knew she was worried sick. Plus, he wanted to learn a little more about her. Things he couldn’t learn from some report he’d researched.

At his question, Claire seemed to gather herself together. She sat up straighter in her seat, and a quick glance sideways confirmed that a little smile had appeared on her face.

“Yes. We have the same father. My mom died when I was four, and we had a rough couple of years. I was so happy when Dad remarried. Connie, that’s Cass’s mom, was a terrific stepmom, nothing like you hear about. You know, the wicked stepmother being hateful to the poor orphaned girl.” She laughed and shook her head. “She was a stay-at-home mom and did all those things moms are supposed to do. Late-night slumber parties and girls’ day at the salon. All the girlie things that I’d missed out on when it was just me and Dad. She was a terrific cook, too, and loved to entertain. She and Dad used to have the most wonderful parties. I can still remember how she smelled. Like gardenias. She and my father were very happy together. And then when Cassidy was born, I was ecstatic. I loved having a baby sister. I always wanted us to be closer, but I guess the age gap was too big. There’s eight years between us, so we didn’t have a lot of interests in common when we were growing up. Actually, I considered her more of a pest than anything else, I’m afraid. I guess I had gotten used to being an only child, and it was an adjustment, having to deal with another personality. I was alone a lot and tended to prefer my own company. My face was usually buried in a book, until I discovered computers anyway. I wasn’t very social.”

“And Cassidy was?”

“Oh, yes. She was very popular. She played tennis and soccer and took dance and gymnastics. She was on the middle school cheerleading squad. There were always kids over at the house swimming in our pool in the summer and running wild. Her personality was very outgoing. She was only fourteen when our parents died, and I was twenty-two. It was hard on her, and she went a little wild. Trying to control her was difficult, and I was so young myself. I guess it made me the bad guy most of the time. I was setting curfews and refusing to buy her things, grounding her.

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