Redemption (League of Vampires) by Rye Brewer

Author:Rye Brewer [Brewer, Rye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-11-05T00:00:00+00:00

Later that evening, I perched on the balcony outside the living room, overlooking the city.

I’d borrowed a black outfit from one of the many closets that Jonah had told me to help myself to. A black top, a pair of shorts, and a filmy layer of fabric that made it look like a dress. I looked like I was ready to hit The Bank with the Bourke clan. Except I wasn’t. For the time being, I was stuck here, in hiding.

The view was breathtaking; beyond anything I could imagine. The entire city sat at my feet, sparkling and full of life. Throbbing with it.

“Beautiful, huh?” The hair on the back of my neck stood on end at the sound of Jonah’s voice.

I smiled.

“That’s a word for it.” I sighed, leaning over the railing to look down, then out over the skyscrapers and beyond to the Hudson River. “It’s changed a lot.”

“I was just thinking about that not long ago,” he chuckled. “All the changes since I was human. It’s funny how that seems like a dream sometimes.”

“It does. But I remember most of it.” I turned to him. “Though I never did know who I was. Not then, not ever until Malory told me.”

“Part fae.” Jonah nodded, turning away to take in the view. I admired his profile, the way his broad shoulders filled out the button-down shirt he wore. His jaw worked, clenching and unclenching.

“Does it bother you?” I finally got up the courage to ask.

He gave me a sideways glance. “Does it bother you?”

“Answering a question with a question.”

He chuckled. “Why would it bother me? The old ways, the old hang-ups and prejudices, they’re all pointless. From the older generation. They don’t do any good, because look what happened to you and your sister. It makes no sense, punishing people for something that doesn’t matter much anyway.”

Then he turned to me, taking the back of my head in his palm. I held my breath, wondering what he planned to do. I could only hope, breathless.

“Does it bother you?” he asked.

“Who I am? No. It’s just part of me.”

He took that in, then smiled softly. “Good. Because I like you the way you are.”

“Have I thanked you for saving me?”

His smile was genuine. “Not in the last twenty minutes, but it’s all right. You don’t have to. I didn’t have a choice. I needed to make sure you’re safe. And you will be.”

He tugged me just a little closer while leaning down, until our mouths met in the sweetest, most soul-searing kiss imaginable.

My hands rose, wrapping around his neck. I pulled him in more.

Everything was him.

He filled my senses until I was sure nothing else existed.

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