To Live and To Love (Black Wolf Agency Book 1) Read Free Page A

introduced themselves, and he bought her a drink. At that moment, he couldn’t believe how amazingly well things were going for him. He had never been comfortable talking to women before, so this was a first. James was surprised when, after talking for a while, they made their way outside to go for a walk. Things were going really well; James wanted to pat himself on the back, but thought it would be too obvious .
    Kate was beautiful with porcelain features reminded him of a doll. Her hair was brown and wavy with loose curls that met just above her shoulders. She was shorter than him; he could tell even when they were sitting, since her feet never reached the floor, but when she stood up he knew for sure that she was a few inches shorter than him. She was thin, yet very well put together. Her slim, but curvy figure made him wonder what she would look like without the sexy, Victorian-inspired dress she was wearing.
    After walking around the block a few times, since James didn’t want to see some creature and have to kill it, they decided to go back to his apartment. James couldn’t believe he was bringing someone to his apartment that he just met, but there was just something about this woman that pulled him in. It was more than physical; it was hard to put into words.
    When they arrived at his place, James’s level of nervousness was at an all-time high; they barely knew one another. Would he screw this up somehow? What if she wasn’t who she seemed? But he felt a strong connection; one he could not help but act on. Thank goodness he did, he and Kate could have lit up the sky with their passion. It had been the best night of his life.
    The morning after, he woke to discover she had left. He sensed she was a vampire from the minute he had touched her and felt her cool skin. Then, when he hadn’t felt a heartbeat in her chest, he knew for sure. He also knew it should have bothered him or worried him, but he couldn’t bring himself to regret the want he felt for her. James had hoped she would have stayed, especially after the incredible passion they shared. Knowing what he knew about her, he truly understood why she had left before the crack of dawn.
     

     
    Repeating the resurrection ceremony would be difficult. He didn’t even know if it was possible without a body or ashes from which to revive. And it wasn’t like he could go a hunt down a witch and make her perform the spell. No, he had to do it by himself, so at least he knew he had tried, even if it ended up failing.
    He drew the images from his memory of that night when he and Kate had performed the ritual together. He placed five candles carefully in a circle, each candle representing the points of a star. The fact that he even had that many candles surprised him. After the candles were delicately placed in their positions, he laid the amulet gently in the very center of the candles and placed Kate’s necklace on top of it.
    Everything was laid out the same, but instead of a body, or at least remnants of a body, the only thing that remained was her necklace, the necklace that had been left behind when she vanished. He assumed there was a small fragment of her DNA left on it, or at least he hoped there was.
    He made a cut on his arm with a kitchen knife and bled onto her necklace and the Resurrection Amulet. As he recited the Latin phrase over and over, the memories replayed in his head, clearer than ever.
    He continued to let his blood drip onto her necklace and the amulet. As he did so, he closed his eyes and continued the chant… hoping… praying…
    Nothing happened. Well, that was certainly a letdown. After all this… and nothing .
    Heartbroken, James turned away and plopped down in his chair in defeat. He couldn’t keep the tears from escaping his eyes, for his love was gone… gone . All he would have now was the memory of her. He would always remember that last night he spent with her…
     
    “I don’t belong in this world, James,” said Kate in