Top Secret Vampire: A Cozy Monster Romance (Monsters, PI Book 4) by Ava Ross

Author:Ava Ross [Ross, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Enchanted Star Press, LLC
Published: 2025-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Wolfram

Imade love to her again and it was even more wonderful than the first time. I’d fallen for this woman and there would never be another who could fill that emptiness within my soul.

Finally, we fell asleep in each other’s arms, and I held her as she spooned against my chest, my chin resting on the top of her head.

I woke sometime before morning to a light sound I couldn’t define. Sliding from the bed, I left Reese’s room and paused in the hall.

The soft creak of the old Victorian house whispered secrets to me I couldn’t quite understand. My vampiric senses remained on high alert because every shadow could be a threat. Minutes stretched on as I listened for the sound that had pulled me from Reese's warm embrace. Had it been a figment of my imagination? A settling of the old timbers that made up this grand home?

Deciding it was nothing, I turned back toward the bedroom, my heart aching to slide into the warm space beside Reese. But a faint rustle, like the softest whisper of fabric against skin, drifted up from the first floor.

My instincts screamed, and my heart released a heavy thud of warning. There was an intruder in the house.

I had to move carefully. Mistifying within the confines of the home could be risky. I needed to remain solid, to rely on the stealth and speed that had kept me alive for centuries.

With preternatural quietness, I descended the staircase, my bare feet making no sound on the carpeted steps. Silvery moonlight filtered through the windows, illuminating the path to the ground floor.

The kitchen was my first destination. The scent of Reese's herbs and spices was strong here, but beneath that, I detected the faintest trace of something else—an unfamiliar cologne, perhaps, or the tang of fear-laced sweat. I scanned the room, my eyes catching the subtle glint of the full knife block on the counter. Everything appeared undisturbed.

Next, I moved to the dining room, the heavy mahogany table a silent sentinel, the chairs neatly pushed in. The chandelier above created shadows on the wooden floor, but there was no movement, no sign of an intruder here.

The living room was much the same, the plush sofas and overstuffed armchairs frozen in time, waiting for the dawn. The fireplace remained cold and empty; its hearth clean other than the torn scraps of Wilber’s brochure.

I crept down the hallway, past framed photos and artwork, my senses tuned to the slightest anomaly. The air hung thickly, swallowing all sound. I paused outside Reese's office, finding the door slightly ajar. The room beyond remained shrouded in darkness, the only sound the soft ticking of a clock on the living room mantel.

With a deep breath, I nudged the door open, scanning the room for signs someone had been here. The moonlight here was weaker, the blinds drawn tight, but my night vision was more than sufficient to make out the contours of the room.

Reese's desk appeared as she'd left it, her laptop closed, stacks of papers neatly arranged on either side.

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