Vampire Dreams Revamped (A Sons of Navarus Prequel) by Gabrielle Bisset

Author:Gabrielle Bisset
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: paranormal romance, sons of navarus, vampires, vampire romance, erotic paranormal romance
Publisher: Gabrielle Bisset
Published: 2012-07-08T09:18:07.417095+00:00

Chapter Six

Arden awoke on her own the next morning feeling much better. She hadn’t had any dreams of Brandon, a fact she realized with disappointment, and for the first time in days had enjoyed a restful sleep. She looked around the room unhappy not to see him still sitting on the bed next to her. It was probably too much to expect anyone to stay for twelve hours, but she wished he had.

She had a vague memory of waking during the night to see him watching her, his eyes as always appearing as if they were searching her face for some answer. His face had been a mixture of worry and caring as he smiled to comfort her. As she replayed the memory in her mind, she heard no words, but had the sense that she was safe in his care.

Squeezing the sheets in her hands, she relished the sense of security she felt in his house. In addition to having a home again, the events of the day before had shown her she had people who cared about her. Even Mrs. Benson had been uncharacteristically kind in response to her sickness. Most of all, Brandon’s show of concern had convinced her that she could feel safe in her new home.

Once downstairs, Arden began her tasks as if nothing had happened the day before, hoping the entire episode could be forgotten. She’d often found in her short life that the best way to handle the difficulties life handed a person was to return to everyday activities as soon as possible instead of wallowing in those problems. It comforted her to know that the people around her cared, though.

Even though she knew Brandon’s schedule by now, she’d secretly hoped he would come to see her when she began her day. While she straightened the mess he’d made in his study, she ran her fingers over the blotter stained with splotches of ink on his desk. She imagined him sitting in his heavy wooden chair, hunched over his desk as he wrote to another like him of weighty matters powerful men dealt with.

Arden tentatively placed herself in his seat and closed her eyes. Everything around her felt like him—dark and seductive. She ran her hands over the arms of the chair, feeling the smoothness of the polished wood against her palms.

A noise outside the door startled her, and she leapt out of his chair before anyone witnessed her inappropriate behavior. Hurriedly, she cleaned the room and left to return to the kitchen where she found Mrs. Jandry busy with her duties.

As she sat down at the table, she watched the cook, wondering how long she’d been with Brandon. “Mrs. Jandry, what is Mr. Ridley having tonight?”

While the cook detailed the menu for the evening, Arden waited patiently to move on to more interesting matters. When she’d finally finished explaining the dishes she was to prepare for him, Arden waited a moment and then asked, “How long have you served Mr. Ridley?”

The older woman spoke freely like she had never done before to Arden.

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