Because the Night: A Vampire Romance by Kylie Scott

Author:Kylie Scott [Scott, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kylie Scott
Published: 2025-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

I wake up in Lucas’s bed again. He’s lying on his back with his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling. No idea what deep thoughts he might be thinking. I must have fallen asleep in the living room, listening to Henry and Benedict telling stories about the past. Despite my repeated requests for a room of my own, Lucas apparently carried me into his. Guess he still doesn’t trust me not to run amok. Which is ridiculous. Henry did delight in telling me that the vase I almost broke last night was a first-edition Wedgewood from 1793 worth approximately half a million. But I wouldn’t have almost broken it if Lucas hadn’t been chasing me in the first place, so there.

My funeral must be any day now. I didn’t ask when they were burying fake me from the fire. They might just be putting the ashes in an urn. I don’t have any particular preference. Such a sad and horrible time for my family and friends. My heart hurts just thinking about it. No one likes losing a loved one or being reminded of their mortality. I wish I had the photos from my cell and apartment. Anything familiar would be nice. Like my favorite tee or the few pieces of jewelry I treasured. Guess the antique silver locket Mom gave me for my twenty-fifth birthday would be out, even if it hadn’t been destroyed by the flames.

Grief is strange. And I am mourning my old life. It’s the little things. Like walking to the café down the street on a Sunday morning or receiving random text messages from friends. All of that life is just waiting a short drive from here. But it might as well be on the moon. At least I can still remember Mom’s voice and Dad’s laugh. Or the way Nicole would roll her eyes when I tried to tell a joke and mangled yet another punchline. And I play those cherished memories over and over inside my mind.

Meanwhile, here I am living in the vampire equivalent of a hobbit hole in the Hollywood Hills with a bunch of immortal male models. The places life takes you. Or death, for that matter.

“I thought about having you stay here at the house tonight,” Lucas says out of nowhere. “But it’s not the right choice. You need to see how the family works together. You also need to be seen to be fitting in and taking your place.”

“You’re worried people will see me as a weakness.”

Nothing from him.

I roll onto my side, all the better to stare at him. Nothing happens. I screw up my face and concentrate harder.

“Are you trying to read my mind?” he asks with a faint smile.

“It’s not working.”

“Just ask me what I’m thinking. It might be faster.”

“Alright,” I say. “What are you thinking?”

“That the situation in L.A. is more complex than I like. But I still consider this city my home. For now, at least.” He jerks his chin at the bedside table.

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