Night's Promise by Ashley Amanda

Author:Ashley, Amanda [Ashley, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Vampires, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9781420130430
Publisher: Zebra
Published: 2014-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

Derek glared at his mother. “Why in the hell did you bring Sheree here?” He had detected her unique scent the minute he set foot in the castle. “You know it’s dangerous for her to be near me right now. Putting some distance between us is one of the reasons I agreed to come here in the first place.”

“You told me yourself that she calms you, and that a few sips of her blood satisfies your thirst. I’m thinking a bit of her blood the night before the full moon will ease whatever transition takes place.”

Derek paced in front of the hearth. Maybe his mother was right. But what if she was wrong?

Logan cleared his throat, then pointed at the ice chests at his feet. “Where do you want this stuff?”

“In the kitchen,” Mara said, smiling. “Humans are a lot of trouble, aren’t they?”

Logan snorted. “At least she’s not pregnant!”

Mara sent him a look that could curdle milk. “Very funny.”

“I thought so.” Lifting a chest in each hand, he headed for the kitchen.

Frowning, Derek stared after Logan, his mind suddenly filling with images of Sheree holding his child. It was impossible, of course, something he had never contemplated. But for the first time in his existence, he regretted the fact that he would never sire a child.

“Now might be a good time for you to go out and get the lay of the land,” Mara suggested. “Mark your territory, so to speak.”

Nodding, Derek left the house.

The castle stood atop a mountain above the tree line. Standing in the lee of the building, he swept his gaze over the land below. It took only minutes to locate and identify every living creature within miles: wolves, foxes, wild boar, deer. Farther down the mountain, near the village, he identified sheep, goats, cows, and horses.

Flexing his muscles, he began to run along an old deer trail lined with trees and shrubs. Now and then, he heard a rustle in the underbrush as animals scurried out of his path. And suddenly he was in predator mode, his nostrils sifting through the myriad scents in the night for prey, human or otherwise.

When a wild boar broke from cover, Derek let out a shout and gave chase. Moments later, his thirst satisfied, Derek jogged back up the mountain.

He made it inside just as the sun broke through the clouds.

His last thought before he tumbled into oblivion was that he would see Sheree when he woke.

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