Vampire Beach 4 - Legacy by Alex Duval

Author:Alex Duval [alex duval]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance/paranormal
Publisher: Random House UK
Published: 2011-11-30T06:00:00+00:00

Twelve

‘AUNT BIANCA!’ JASON cried as he and Sienna scrambled to their feet. Sienna moved as far away as possible in the small pool house, but it was no good. Sienna’s hoodie lay in a heap on the floor and Jason was dressed only in a bathing suit. It was obvious what had been happening.

‘Looks like I caught you,’ Bianca said with a small smile. She was holding an umbrella, but rainwater poured off it, landing with little plinking sounds on the tile floor.

Jason sighed. Aunt Bianca had seen them. She knew Sienna’s parents. And she was a vampire herself. So even if she wasn’t aware of the Devereuxs’ ban on their romance, she’d find out soon enough. And she would side with them because she was one of their kind.

‘Hello, Sienna,’ Bianca said. She closed her umbrella and propped it near the door. ‘I’m assuming your parents don’t know where you are.’

‘I just came to return a sweater I borrowed,’ Sienna said.

Bianca raised her eyebrows. ‘Is that what you kids are calling it nowadays?’ Her tone was light and teasing, the way it always was. But Jason thought there was a hint of menace underneath, a menace he’d only caught a glimpse of once before – the day Bianca had decided to execute his friend Tyler for stealing from the vampires.

He hadn’t seen Bianca since then. Jason had a feeling he’d never talk to Bianca again without sensing that edge of danger.

‘Let’s not play games,’ she went on briskly. ‘I know you two aren’t supposed to be seeing each other. All I have to do is tell your parents I found you here and they’ll send you straight to France, Sienna.’

Sienna’s dark eyes filled with tears. Jason stood up and reached for her hand. There was no point in pretending now. Sienna’s fingers wrapped around his. Jason felt a little better just touching her. ‘Why would you do that, Aunt Bianca?’ he asked. ‘We love each other. We’re not doing anything wrong.’

‘Love between a vampire and a human is wrong,’ Bianca replied. ‘You both know that.’

Jason couldn’t believe it. She sounded so casual, so normal. But she had basically just admitted that she was aware Jason knew about vampires!

‘You were a human in love with a vampire once,’ Sienna pointed out. Her voice shook and Jason realized she was afraid. As a member of the Vampire High Council, Bianca had a lot of power over Sienna.

‘Yes,’ Bianca acknowledged calmly. ‘So I think you will agree that I know what I’m talking about. I know how it works. And I know that it doesn’t work.’

‘I don’t understand,’ Jason managed. He was still reeling from the shock of Aunt Bianca even being there.

‘I was a human in love with a vampire,’ Bianca said. ‘But I’m not a human now. I haven’t been for a long time.’

‘Right. But you were human when you fell in love with Stefan,’ Jason said. ‘And you two made it work. So can we.’

‘No, you can’t. Stefan and I knew we couldn’t be together when we were so different,’ Bianca explained.

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