Night of the vampire, p.21
Night of the Vampire,
p.21
Arman was thrilled to have Fiona in his life and he knew she felt the same about him, even when he was concerned for her safety and was a little bit overprotective. He loved how she infiltrated his dreams at night to make them even more pleasant and had become his vampire mate for all eternity. He couldn’t have been happier than the way that things had turned out between the two of them.
He was glad he had accepted that he had needed his friends in the quest to keep her safe and that everyone loved her as much as he did. Some of that might have been because she chased all their nightmares away. Even Levka had privately told her he appreciated how she had helped Caitlin overcome her nightmares about the sharks in the ocean since she’d had two experiences of being in the water before she’d been rescued. Though he hadn’t told Fiona how he was glad she’d helped deal with his nightmares, Arman knew he was glad for it.
Fiona had even given Ruric futuristic dreams that he had shared with them the next morning, just delighted. Whether any of that was anything more than fantastical dreams or maybe a hint of visions of the future, they didn’t know, but Ruric loved it nonetheless.
Justin was busy with college schoolwork in Scotland, rather than returning to the States. In fact, everyone had stayed here. The estate was big enough for many more, and when Arman had a chance, he was taking Fiona and her family to see his Welsh castle.
Even Stasio’s cousins and Jasmine’s brother were hanging around for a bit. They said it was because they knew how Levka and his pack were always getting into trouble and it might behoove them to visit for a while longer. In truth? They loved the swimming pool and the tennis courts, the chef’s outstanding meals, and the camaraderie they enjoyed at the estate for the time being. Arman and the others loved having them there.
He heard a splash in the pool and wondered who had gone swimming. Most everyone was just chilling in the living room except for Justin who was at a class at the college and Fiona who was finishing up a high school assignment on her computer in their bedroom, everything in their bedroom changed to blues. He loved it just as much as she did. Though if she had wanted an all-pink bedroom, he would have been just happy—as long as he had her in his life. He glanced out the window and saw her in the pool, fully dressed. She hadn’t quite gotten her transporting skills down yet. Smiling, he headed into the swimming pool room, pulled off his shoes and jumped in, clothes and all.
She laughed. “You didn’t have to join me out here wearing all your clothes.”
“It’s the easiest way I can take you back to our room.” And then he transported them dripping wet there.
“I’ve got to work on transporting more.”
“With me in tow.”
“I have news,” she said, wrapping her arms around him, pressing their wet bodies together.
“Oh?”
“I’m a high school graduate! Four months early. Now I can enroll in college. But I have to wait until the new session starts and I have to take the test, fill out the paperwork—”
“You’re a vampire now.”
She smiled brightly. “You’re right. I can just”—she snapped her fingers—“transport into classes and finish up a degree in no time.”
“Not transport.”
“Hmm, I could convince the college to give me a degree.”
He laughed. “You wouldn’t learn anything that way. But we can certainly get you enrolled anywhere you want to go, no hassle at all.”
“I want to go to college where my brother is attending.”
“That’s a given. And I’ll go too.”
“No way.”
“Yep. Someone’s got to watch out for you and your brother.”
“Yeah, but my brother hasn’t needed anyone watching out for him until I said I would go to college.”
Arman smiled. “I’ve been here with you, but what do you think the others have been doing while he’s in school?”
“Really?” She smiled. “You all are the best.”
“I love you.” He gave her a searing kiss, slipped his tongue into her mouth, and felt her growing canines.
“I’m working on that.”
“It’s only natural that they should extend when we’re kissing.” And he kissed her again.
She whispered, “I love you.”
He was so glad she was one of them—fitting right in with her family and her vampire friends. It couldn’t have been more perfect.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks so much to Donna Fourier and Darla Taylor for beta reading for me! You all are such a help! Thanks for everything.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bestselling and award-winning author Terry Spear has written over eighty paranormal romance novels and four medieval Highland historical romances. Her first werewolf romance, Heart of the Wolf, was named a 2008 Publishers Weekly’s Best Book of the Year, and her subsequent titles have garnered high praise and hit the USA Today bestseller list. A retired officer of the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry lives in Spring, Texas, where she is working on her next wolf, jaguar, cougar, and bear shifter romances, continuing with her Highland medieval romances, and having fun with her young adult novels. When she’s not writing, she’s photographing everything that catches her eye, making teddy bears, and playing with her Havanese puppies and grandchildren. For more information, please visit www.terryspear.com, or follow her on Twitter, @TerrySpear. She is also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/terry.spear.
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Heart of the Wolf Series: Heart of the Wolf, Destiny of the Wolf, To Tempt the Wolf, Legend of the White Wolf, Seduced by the Wolf, Wolf Fever, Heart of the Highland Wolf, Dreaming of the Wolf, A SEAL in Wolf’s Clothing, A Howl for a Highlander, A Highland Werewolf Wedding, A SEAL Wolf Christmas, Silence of the Wolf, Hero of a Highland Wolf, A Highland Wolf Christmas; SEAL Wolf Hunting; A Silver Wolf Christmas, SEAL Wolf in Too Deep, Alpha Wolf Need Not Apply, Between a Wolf and a Hard Place, SEAL Wolf Undercover, Dreaming of a White Wolf Christmas, Flight of the White Wolf, All’s Fair in Love and Wolf, A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas, SEAL Wolf Surrender, Silver Town Wolf: Home for the Holidays, Night of the Billionaire Wolf, You Had Me at Wolf, Joy to the Wolves, The Wolf Wore Plaid, Jingle Bell Wolf, The Best of Both Wolves, While the Wolf’s Away, Christmas Wolf Surprise, Wolf Takes the Lead, Wolf on the Wild Side, Her Wolf for the Holidays, A Good Wolf is Hard to Find (2024), Mated for Christmas (2024)
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Silver Town Wolves: Destiny of the Wolf, Wolf Fever, Dreaming of the Wolf, Silence of the Wolf; A Silver Wolf Christmas, Between a Wolf and a Hard Place, Home for the Holidays, Jingle Bell Wolf
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Highland Wolves: Heart of the Highland Wolf, A Howl for a Highlander, A Highland Werewolf Wedding, Hero of a Highland Wolf, A Highland Wolf Christmas, The Wolf Wore Plaid, Her Wolf for the Holidays
Billionaire Wolf Series: A Billionaire in Wolf’s Clothing, A Billionaire Wolf for Christmas, Night of the Billionaire Wolf, Wolf Takes the Lead
White Wolf Series: Legend of the White Wolf, Dreaming of a White Wolf Christmas, Flight of the White Wolf, While the Wolf’s Away, Mated for Christmas
Red Wolf Series: Seduced by the Wolf, Joy to the Wolves, The Best of Both Wolves, Christmas Wolf Surprise
Wolf Novellas: Day of the Wolf, Seal Wolf Pursuit, Wolf to the Rescue, Night of the Wolf, United Shifter Force
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Heart of the Jaguar Series: Savage Hunger, Jaguar Fever, Jaguar Hunt, Jaguar Pride, A Very Jaguar Christmas, You Had Me at Jaguar, The Witch and the Jaguar, Dawn of the Jaguar
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Heart of the Cougar Series: Cougar’s Mate, Call of the Cougar, Taming the Wild Cougar, Covert Cougar Christmas, a novella, Double Cougar Trouble, Cougar Undercover, Cougar Magic, Cougar Halloween Mischief, Falling for the Cougar, Cougar Christmas Calamity, Catch the Cougar (Halloween Novella), You Had Me at Cougar, Saving the White Cougar, Big Cat Magic
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