Cleopatra's Return: A Paranormal/Vampire Romance by Eve Langlais

Author:Eve Langlais [Langlais, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-08-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

The next day, Cleo woke late, the sun already well past the midpoint. She’d spent a restless night, or morning if she were to get technical. While Michael had erased the shock of seeing Jules once again for a few hours, once he’d left her, dreams, more like nightmares, plagued her. When she woke—often—her mind replayed their disastrous meeting over and over.

It hurt deeply to know that Julius, of all people, believed the foul rumors that abounded about her. When she’d given herself to him to save her people from his armies, she’d known to expect derision, but in the process, she’d found love. To discover he’d never actually died and, even worse, thought so little of her as a person was a cruel blow.

Not that it mattered now. She had Michael. Her heart swelled with happiness as she thought of him. He made her smile. He listened to her. He laughed with her. He didn’t care about her past. She was so falling in love with him. But what if I’m wrong about him too?

Sure, he seemed to ignore history and innuendo to see the woman she truly was, but at the same time, she was no girl scout. When he got to meet her ruthless side, would he still care for her?

Oddly enough, she believed he would. I hope.

She bounded out of bed, in a better mood for having thought of Michael who’d promised her a surprise tonight. She showered before dressing in jeans and a T-shirt that read “Super Diva.” Then she went downstairs to snag a late lunch, actually more like an early supper considering the lateness of the afternoon.

Chester, as usual, was the height of efficiency and fed her within moments of her arrival. When she finished, she got up from her seat to go for a run in the garden, but Chester waylaid her.

“The master has arranged for a hair and makeup artist for this evening’s outing.”

We’re going out? Wicked. She wondered where.

She followed Chester to a room she hadn’t yet explored that resembled a beauty salon with a hair-washing sink, mirrors all over, and a chair that moved up and down. Used to the eccentricities of the rich, for after all she’d indulged in quite a few in her lavish days, she seated herself and allowed the fawning male duo a chance to do their magic—with a few pointers from her of course.

Several hours later, she regarded herself with a critical eye as the pair with the dexterous hands beamed in pride. She smiled at what she saw.

Look out world, I’m back and done hiding. Time to be me, whether anyone likes it or not.

The queen was back and ready to cause trouble.

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