After Sundown by Amanda Ashley

Author:Amanda Ashley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Occult, Fiction - Romance, Vampires, Romance: Modern, Horror, Paranormal, Contemporary, Romance, Horror & Ghost Stories, Horror tales - gsafd, Romance - Contemporary, Fiction, Vampires - Fiction, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780821775288
Publisher: Zebra Books
Published: 2003-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Kelly tapped her fingertips on the tabletop, her gaze moving restlessly over the crowd. Several couples were dancing to some sad country song. She stared at the drink in her hand, so far untouched. She hadn't Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html

craved a drink while living with Edward, but for the past week it had been all she could think about. Just one drink to help her forget, to ease her loneliness—her sense of having betrayed him, failed him. As she had failed at so many things.

She lifted a hand to her neck, wondering what was wrong with her that she should miss his teeth at her throat It had been strangely erotic, having him drink her blood. She missed his dry humor, the touch of his gaze moving over her, hot not only with hunger but with desire. He had wanted her. She had known that from the first, yet he had ever been a gentleman. She remembered his kisses, the strength of his arms around her. No matter that he was a vampire, she had felt safe in his embrace. Protected.

Loved.

She pushed the drink away. Drugs, pills, booze. They weren't the answer to her problems. They never had been.

Rising, she picked up her handbag and left the bar. It was raining. Grimacing, she crossed her arms over her breasts and hurried down the street, wishing she were closer to home.

At first, she thought it was just her imagination, but then she heard it again, the sound of a heavy footstep. She paused, as if she were tying her shoe, and glanced behind her but saw no one. She wanted to run; instead, she walked briskly, her head up, her shoulders back. Don't look like a victim. Moving around the corner to the parking lot, she fished her car keys out of her purse.

She was slipping the key in the lock when a hand fell on her shoulder and spun her around. Before she could scream, he clapped his other hand over her mouth.

He was big. In the dark, that was her first and only impression. He dragged her toward the back of the parking lot, slammed her up against the wall of a building. Her stomach churned at the sour smell of his breath, roiled with fear as he grabbed a handful of her hair and bent his head toward hers.

Edward! Edward, help me!

She repeated the words over and over again as her attacker forced her down to the ground, his hands hot and heavy at her throat…

Ramsey whirled around, surprised when he didn't see Kelly standing behind him. Her voice had sounded so real, so near. It took him a moment to realize he was hearing her cry for help in his head.

He let his intended victim fall to the ground untouched. Seconds later, he was moving through the night with preternatural speed, his passing no more than a blur, a cool ripple in the air.

He took in the scene at a glance: Kelly writhing

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