The Return of Jonas (Pearl Vampire Chronicles #4) by Nelson Dara

Author:Nelson, Dara [Nelson, Dara]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Published: 2011-09-22T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

We slept right where we were all night, never bothering to move to the bed. I woke first and for a brief instant I felt overwhelmed at his tenderness. He was still on top of me, sound asleep, with his head on my chest, but it was his arm that amazed me. His arm was still gently resting on mine, keeping my wrist from moving during the night and causing me pain because I had fallen asleep before I put my brace back on. Who? I thought. Who is that gentle? I ran my fingers through his hair with my other hand and laid my head back down. He yawned, then I heard the smile in his voice as he said, “This really is my favorite pillow, you know.”

“Ummm, that would be pillows, I think,” I said.

“Why, yes, it would,” he said as he kissed each breast.

I smiled at him then I grew serious. “Honey?” I said. “The good blood. Is it really a good idea? It scares the heck out of me.”

“It scares me too, but I’m worried that we don’t stand a chance without it. Don’t you think we need to be on more even footing with him to beat him?”

“Can we beat him?” I whispered.

“We have to Sarah, what other choice do we have?” he said. My silence answered his question for him. He looked up at me. “Oh hell no, Sarah. You do not get to even consider going off with him in order to save us. Hell no, no way. You get mad at me for always wanting to protect you, yet you’re always so willing to sacrifice yourself in order to save me… and Carlos. Not this time, Sarah. I can’t fight this fight with you if I’m worried about that. I have to know that you will be by my side until this is over, however it’s over, however it ends. We have to be side-by-side, together. Promise me that, please promise me that,” he said.

I stared at him for a while. He was asking me for something more than I’d ever promised anyone in my entire life. Something more than I’d ever thought I was capable of. How could I not leave that option open? How, if it came to that, how could I choose to let him die rather than save him, even if saving him meant leaving him and being with someone that I completely despised? How the hell was I supposed to promise that? I saw the fear in his eyes as he desperately waited for my answer. How could I not promise to die by his side rather than leave him? Wasn’t that what I was supposed to do? No matter how hard it was, wasn’t that the right thing to do? “I promise,” I whispered. I felt the relief flow from him as his mouth came down on mine. “Wait,” I said. He stopped and looked at me. I pointed to the counter. “Hand me my brace.

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