Vampire Hunter by Dante Steel

Author:Dante Steel [Steel, Dante]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781727162493
Published: 2018-09-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Gary rubbed his chin. “You two need to go, so we won’t act on this intel until later.”

“Why not?” Elena asked. “We’re the strongest two anyhow.”

“Hey,” Nicoletta said.

Elena shrugged. “Gary can do what Olivia can.”

Olivia swallowed hard. “So I’m obsolete, is that what you’re saying?”

“If the leotard fits… and in your case, it doesn’t.”

Olivia smirked. “You’re just jealous because you can’t fill one out like I can.”

“You can’t fill it. You’re falling out of it!”

“It’s a gift. What can I say?”

“They aren’t real! I bet you’re an ‘A’ cup in real life. You’re overcompensating for something clearly.”

“Oh, so you’re the psychologist now? Guess I should just give back my degree.”

“Look, you two,” Gary started.

Nicoletta shook her head, and he sighed. He didn’t want to have to watch them fight.

“Gary is stronger than you are,” Elena said. “Face facts.”

“You want me to face facts? How about you face facts. You aren’t even mourning your mom. You’re just going around, pretending nothing’s happened—”

“You don’t know me. You don’t know my life story. You don’t have any right to judge me, okay? So you can take that white horse you’re riding on and—”

“I have no horse, Elena. I have no issues. None.”

“Oh, yeah? What about your fear of heights?”

“I think I’ve been handling that just fine, don’t you? If you would’ve let me finish—”

“No wonder you went into psychology. You clearly love to hear yourself speak.”

“I have no issues with you. You hate me for wanting you. For falling for you because you’re every bit as strong and powerful as you say you are. Fine. Hate me for it. But that won’t change how I feel.” Olivia blinked back tears. “I try to seem happy and upbeat all the time, but I’m not. Cut me and I bleed and all of that crap. I know you’ve had a rough go of it, and I’m sorry. I hate that. I want you to be happy. I do. But pretending that the death of your mother hasn’t affected you will only make things worse. Let me help you.”

“I don’t need your help!”

“Maybe you don’t. Fine, but let someone else help you. Gary or Nicoletta or someone else. Someone. Please. I know that death isn’t easy, and it affects everyone differently, but no one, absolutely no one, is better for it by shutting themselves away from the people they need the most.”

“The people who need me the most are back home,” Elena said, tears filling her eyes.

“But who do you need the most?” Gary asked softly. “Relatives you hardly saw or spoke to?”

Elena shook her head. Wordlessly, she began to cry.

Gary wanted to hold her, but he didn’t know if he could or should. Nicoletta stepped forward to hug her, and Elena accepted it. Olivia started forward, but Elena shook her head. Gary knew to stay back at that point. He wasn’t going to push his luck. Elena wasn’t ready.

Eventually, Olivia went away, and then Nicoletta departed too after saying her farewells.

Gary turned to Elena. “Do you want to talk?” he asked.

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