Night Thief ; Night Angel by Lisa Kessler

Author:Lisa Kessler
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: romance, Paranormal, Fiction
Publisher: Lisa's Lair
Published: 2020-06-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The following night, Kane made his way up the catacomb underneath his home. His wounds healed, his strength returned, he lifted the large stone from his bedroom floor.

After finding Rita standing toe-to-toe with two vampires the previous evening, he found himself more than ready to give her the immortality she requested.

Anything to keep her safe.

Replacing the stone cover, he turned to find a vellum paper folded on his bed. Kane picked it up, his brow creasing with concern.

Meet me at the lake.

All my heart,

Marguerite

He would not take comfort in holding her or kissing her.

Rita was not even under his roof. His chest tightened. Why would she leave?

Kane slipped her note onto his bureau and dressed in riding breeches and a linen shirt. He glared at the cravats and frock coats hanging in the closet. He had no time for French fashions. He fussed with the shirt buttons on his way to the stable, managing to fasten most of the buttons at the bottom before giving up on them and saddling Kukulkan.

Once mounted, he galloped his Friesian stallion off toward the lake, toward Rita. His stomach knotted. He couldn’t remember another time in his long life when he’d experienced anything like this. Hope mixed with nervousness and trepidation.

Perhaps this was what it felt like to truly live.

He urged his horse faster. The gas lamps faded in the distance behind him. When the lake came into view, Kane noticed Candide tied to a tree at the edge of the clearing.

The mare turned and neighed at her stable mate. Kane pulled back on the reins until Kukulkan slowed to a walk.

He turned in his saddle, and smiled in spite of his worries.

Marguerite sat on a blanket near the water.

His boots hit the dirt and he tied Kukulkan to a tree beside Candide. He treated each horse to a carrot and made his way to Marguerite, not sure what to expect and shocked at his uncertainty. After the previous night’s horror, had she decided she wanted no part of life in the shadows?

She sat staring at the water with a soft wrap around her shoulders and gloves on her hands. He sat beside her and broke the silence. “Rita?”

“Bonsoir.”

The moment her eyes met his, she grinned, and his heart pounded in response. No sunrise could possibly be as beautiful as her smile in the moonlight. He cupped her cheek, unable to resist touching her.

She nuzzled into his palm. “I am glad you found my note.”

“It sounded urgent.”

“I have something to show you.” Rita pulled her gloves off and offered her left hand to him.

He took her hand and noticed a fine band of color wrapped around her ring finger. After a closer examination, Kane raised a brow. “You have tattooed a rose around your finger.”

“Not only a rose.” She kissed him, awakening his body instantly. “It is an answer.”

“An answer?” Would he ever understand this woman?

He wanted to try.

Marguerite nodded. “I decided if I am going to gain the ability to transform into an animal, I might lose a ring, but this way, I will always wear it.

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