Vampire 05 by The Awakening

Author:The Awakening
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 13

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Megan came to work with a fair amount of trepidation and unease.

She had left without an explanation, and she had the feeling that Finn was going to have no idea why. And when she told him she had left because she'd been certain that he'd intended to strangle her, he wasn't going to believe her. He was going to be disdainful, certain that she was having more dreams, that she was listening to Morwenna's stories and palm readers who suggested he was bad for her, that she needed to get away from him, that he was such a violent human being she could wind up dead.

In his own mind, he probably had a right to feel that way. He truly seemed to have no idea that his eyes could glow like those of a wolf in the night, or that he could pin her down as if she were the victim of an assault, wind his fingers so tightly around her flesh.

What if she were the one losing her mind? No, she had known that she had been fully awake. She had been awake enough to pack.

Whatever power of suggestion had come into either of their minds, she didn't intend to ruin the rest of their lives.

She just wanted to make sure that they had lives, she reasoned with herself.

But if so, it was important she show up for work.

Halloween was now just two nights away and the parking lot was crowded. She was dismayed to find herself far from the hotel when she at last found a spot. The wind seemed exceptionally chill as she locked Aunt Martha's old Chevy and made her way to the entrance. Hotel staff greeted her pleasantly, and she returned their hellos. When she came to the Conant Room, as the dinner and dancing spot was called, waiters and waitresses were setting up, and serving the few early diners who had arrived.

Finn was at work already, doing sound checks.

He glanced up, acknowledging her presence with a nod, then went back to the task at hand. A moment later, he rose from the squat he'd been in to test the wires, and told her, "We're closing in on the actual holiday. I was planning a lot of cover songs for tonight. Four of our own each set, and I have a list of what we'll cover as well. We'll do some Concrete Blond from the Bloodletting CD, and a lot of real Halloweeny stuff, 'Monster Mash,' 'Time Warp,' 'Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood,' 'Be My Frankenstein'… I've written it all out; you'll find the list on the podium over there. If there's anything you don't like, let me know. I'm going to get some coffee."

He stepped off the stage and started by her. A breath away. He didn't touch her. She was still startled by his completely businesslike greeting.

What had she expected? Greater anger, dismay. A determination that he would get her back.

Maybe not. Finn had his pride.

She could feel the warmth of him, smell his scent.

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