Six (Rules Undying Book 2) by R.E. Carr

Author:R.E. Carr
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindal Press
Published: 2016-03-29T07:00:00+00:00

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“Well, that was interesting,” Lorcan said as he slid into the driver’s seat for the first time since Paige had ever met him. He pulled down the visor, and a set of keys dropped into his lap.

“That’s one word for it,” Paige said. “Where is—?”

Lorcan checked his phone. “Nadia and Toy are taking care of some business tonight along with the twins. I guess now is as good a time as ever to show you your temporary home,” the vampire said.

“You actually know how to drive?” Paige asked.

“Yes, but I only do it at night, for obvious reasons. Dinner was lovely, by the way.”

“I never knew that vampires could eat spaghetti.”

Lorcan paused to enjoy the ferocious roar of the engine. “Well, I did have to vomit it right back up, but it tasted great both ways,” he said with a wicked little grin. “If I had truly consumed that much vegetable matter, you would be driving me straight to Kyle.”

“So he’s a vampire doctor too?”

“One of the very few I trust. He’s my personal physician and veterinarian,” Lorcan said. “I thought you knew that.”

Lorcan drove them back out east, past Germantown and Cordova and well into the high-end suburb of Collierville, not five miles from the gymnasium grounds. Paige surveyed the matching rows of brick houses and the gated community. The beast of a car rolled into the suburban splendor of manicured lawns and identical trim paint schemes.

They pulled into a maroon brick McMansion at the end of one of the streets. A sign for a Republican candidate marked the end of the

driveway, and a tasteful row of daylilies lined the front walk. As he got out of the car, a neighbor walking his dog waved ever so cheerfully.

“You live in the suburbs?” Paige hissed.

Lorcan waved to his neighbor before opening the garage door.

He had to roll down the recycling bins to the street before he could park the Barracuda next to a sensible Japanese sedan. Paige gawked at the neat rows of lawn equipment and power tools.

“Well, if you were looking for an ancient vampire overlord, would you look here?” he asked before letting her in.

“No—”

“Exactly!”

Paige wandered into a showroom-worthy cavern of beige walls and tasteful neutral furniture. A few vaguely artistic, mass-market décor pieces lined the walls, while the open kitchen looked too shiny and clean to ever have been used by a real cook.

“All of the amenities are over there,” he said, pointing to a little office area next to the kitchen. “There’s a computer, television, and surprisingly comfortable sofa. I’m sorry, in advance, for the state of the refrigerator. It’s just me here, so I only stock it with blood and garnishes.”

“Great,” Paige said. “All a modern vampire could want.”

“It’s really not me, but it keeps up appearances. Kayleigh has the outside camera rigged with a convenient malfunction when I have to leave and the neighbors are remarkably self-absorbed, so I can hide here as the eccentric software developer who works odd hours.”

“It’s really not what I expected,” she said as she took the bag of leftovers to the fridge.

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