Missing Moon (Vampire for Hire Book 44) by J.R. Rain & Matthew S. Cox

Author:J.R. Rain & Matthew S. Cox [Rain, J.R. & Cox, Matthew S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2024-11-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

All is Not Right Here

The night is long as I lay there listening to every little creak of the house, and a handful of bathroom breaks from the myriad of guests. Mom woke up in the middle of the night and said something like ‘oh no, this won’t do at all’ and promptly went quiet again. She must have been having an interesting dream since she pulled off a convincing British accent.

Eventually, morning arrives.

Ellie Mae is up really early and goes straight to the bathroom for a shower. I know it’s her because she’s singing along with her headphones. Or… I guess earbuds these days. Hope she takes them out before she turns the water on.

Anthony gets up next and gathers the sofa cushions so he can put them back where he got them. Once he’s out of the room, I decide to get moving and change out of my old pajamas. I’m impressed they still fit. How many women in their mid-forties can still fit into stuff they wore at eighteen? Immortality has its perks.

Dusk and Mary Lou cook breakfast for everyone. My sister has experience cooking on an industrial scale. Surprisingly, Dusk seems to be at home in the kitchen, too. Guess if you live alone long enough, you learn to cook.

Emerson joins us for scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and something referred to as ‘VTS.’ Apparently ‘vegan turkey sausage’ is a thing. It can’t be actual turkey if it’s vegan. I have no idea what in the name of chemistry gone mad is going on there, but Paxton seems to think it’s edible. She’s not a vegan, by the way. Kiddo will eat fish and eggs. She might even have chicken or beef if there are absolutely no other options. So, she has some eggs and the mystery sausage with toast. Everyone likes bread.

After eating, I offer Emerson a ride downtown, which he readily accepts.

As soon as we’re alone in the Momvan and driving toward Klamath, he glances over at me. “Did that really happen last night?”

“That depends. What do you think?”

“That it really happened.” He wipes his eyes. “It feels like a bad acid trip. Get taken by a vampire, only to end up having a woman come out of nowhere and kick his ass with some sort of magical sword.”

“You saw that, eh?”

“Kind of hard to miss.”

“So, umm.” I give him side eye. “Please tell me that I’m not going to end up on your YouTube channel.”

“None of this is.” He keeps rubbing his eyes. “I don’t want to get put in a mental institution. Or worse.”

“Dead?”

“No, losing subscribers.”

I laugh.

“I’m serious.” He lets his hand fall into his lap. “People watch my channel because they’re interested in ghosts. If I start going on and on about vampires being real, they’re going to think I’ve gone fake.”

“Oh. Well, yeah, I suppose. Vampires are good at keeping a low profile.” I fidget at the steering wheel. “Usually.”

Emerson turns his head toward me. “What do you mean by that? Are they going to come after me?”

“Nah.

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