reach Jaegar telepathically since Stuart had turned – it was clear to her that Jaegar had chosen to cut off their communication. Now she didn’t even know where he was…
“Listen, Justin,” Kalina began. “I just want you to know that I know that this is something I have to do alone. I’ve risked your life too many times, and it’s not something I want to do again…”
“Nonsense,” said Justin. “You’re my little sister, and where you go, I go. Besides, if what you say is true, and if I have Life’s Blood in me, then I’m much safer being around a girl who knows her way around a stake than sitting here on my own…”
“You have a point,” Kalina admitted. But she hated the idea of bringing Justin any closer to danger than he was already. Already she had nearly lost him, and the thought of losing him for good made her feel nauseous.
“Come on, sis,” Justin said. “We have to go. I only have one condition for you.”
“What’s that?”
“We fly the normal way. Cramped seats. Uncomfortable twelve-hour flights. I love you, but I do not want you doing that vampire-drag with me half-way across the ocean. Makes me sick.”
“Careful,” said Kalina. “Now that you have Life’s Blood in you, who knows? You might be able to start flying yourself.”
Justin looked a little green at the thought. “I hope not, sis,” he said, “because I’m pretty happy with normalcy.”
They packed their bags, and as dawn was setting out over the horizon, they headed downstairs, suitcases in tow. Crickets had just finished their night song; crows were welcoming the morning. Kalina breathed a sigh of relief. They were going – she’d get away from this town, away from Stuart, away from her feelings of confusion. Anything was better, she thought, than being near Stuart, seeing how much she had hurt him. She needed time to cope with her decision.
But then she sensed him – her smell preceding her sight. She sniffed the air, and hunger flooded through her. Stuart’s car was pulling into the driveway, stopping so short that the tires screeched.
“Hey, slow down!” Justin called out.
Stuart emerged from the car. Kalina rushed to him, only to see that he was bleeding profusely from a gash on his right shoulder. Before she could think about what she was doing, Kalina was at his side – speeding like lightning across the front yard – her mouth upon his wound. The taste of him, the feeling of his blood upon her tongue, was unlike anything she had ever tasted before; her skin was warm with desire, her whole body trembling with pleasure.
Stuart was moaning softly as her fangs entered his skin, his eyes closed and his eyelids fluttering with longing.
“Kalina, what the hell ?” Justin was standing at the doorway.
Kalina came back to herself. She stepped away in shock, covering her mouth as her cheeks blushed bright red with shame.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered. “I don’t know what just happened. I saw the blood and I wanted to…” She wiped her lips with the back of her hand, looking with horror as bright red streaks came away on her knuckles.
“Did you just…” Justin was gaping at her.
“I don’t want to talk about it,” Kalina snapped.
“But you just…”
“It’s a thing.”
“You’re not a…”
“No!”
“But you just…”
“I don’t want to talk about it, okay?” Kalina couldn’t help shouting at Justin. Not being able to control her bloodlust was embarrassing enough, but to lose control like that in front of Justin ? Stuart, meanwhile, was looking at her with adoration. Her instincts towards him had only made him love her more. How could she bear such kindness? And yet, as she stared at him, her former love was mingled with her present hunger. She had made her decision – she didn’t want to be with Stuart. But as long as he was before her, his blood so sweet, like
“Listen, Justin,” Kalina began. “I just want you to know that I know that this is something I have to do alone. I’ve risked your life too many times, and it’s not something I want to do again…”
“Nonsense,” said Justin. “You’re my little sister, and where you go, I go. Besides, if what you say is true, and if I have Life’s Blood in me, then I’m much safer being around a girl who knows her way around a stake than sitting here on my own…”
“You have a point,” Kalina admitted. But she hated the idea of bringing Justin any closer to danger than he was already. Already she had nearly lost him, and the thought of losing him for good made her feel nauseous.
“Come on, sis,” Justin said. “We have to go. I only have one condition for you.”
“What’s that?”
“We fly the normal way. Cramped seats. Uncomfortable twelve-hour flights. I love you, but I do not want you doing that vampire-drag with me half-way across the ocean. Makes me sick.”
“Careful,” said Kalina. “Now that you have Life’s Blood in you, who knows? You might be able to start flying yourself.”
Justin looked a little green at the thought. “I hope not, sis,” he said, “because I’m pretty happy with normalcy.”
They packed their bags, and as dawn was setting out over the horizon, they headed downstairs, suitcases in tow. Crickets had just finished their night song; crows were welcoming the morning. Kalina breathed a sigh of relief. They were going – she’d get away from this town, away from Stuart, away from her feelings of confusion. Anything was better, she thought, than being near Stuart, seeing how much she had hurt him. She needed time to cope with her decision.
But then she sensed him – her smell preceding her sight. She sniffed the air, and hunger flooded through her. Stuart’s car was pulling into the driveway, stopping so short that the tires screeched.
“Hey, slow down!” Justin called out.
Stuart emerged from the car. Kalina rushed to him, only to see that he was bleeding profusely from a gash on his right shoulder. Before she could think about what she was doing, Kalina was at his side – speeding like lightning across the front yard – her mouth upon his wound. The taste of him, the feeling of his blood upon her tongue, was unlike anything she had ever tasted before; her skin was warm with desire, her whole body trembling with pleasure.
Stuart was moaning softly as her fangs entered his skin, his eyes closed and his eyelids fluttering with longing.
“Kalina, what the hell ?” Justin was standing at the doorway.
Kalina came back to herself. She stepped away in shock, covering her mouth as her cheeks blushed bright red with shame.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered. “I don’t know what just happened. I saw the blood and I wanted to…” She wiped her lips with the back of her hand, looking with horror as bright red streaks came away on her knuckles.
“Did you just…” Justin was gaping at her.
“I don’t want to talk about it,” Kalina snapped.
“But you just…”
“It’s a thing.”
“You’re not a…”
“No!”
“But you just…”
“I don’t want to talk about it, okay?” Kalina couldn’t help shouting at Justin. Not being able to control her bloodlust was embarrassing enough, but to lose control like that in front of Justin ? Stuart, meanwhile, was looking at her with adoration. Her instincts towards him had only made him love her more. How could she bear such kindness? And yet, as she stared at him, her former love was mingled with her present hunger. She had made her decision – she didn’t want to be with Stuart. But as long as he was before her, his blood so sweet, like
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