That’s what had happened, right?
“I also promised him weekly family dinners,” I added with a shrug. “In return, he’s going to talk to Ahrun.”
“Ahrun?”
“For some reason, your sire got it in his head that he’s moving in with me.” I rolled my eyes to let Liam know how ridiculous I thought it all was.
“When, exactly, was this move supposed to take place?”
“Tonight.” No, that wasn’t right. “Rather—last night.”
Time was getting away from me.
“What?” I asked, unnerved by the odd way Liam was staring at me.
“Oh, nothing. Just realizing how much you have left to learn.”
“What’s that mean?” I watched Liam finish dressing and walk to the door. “Liam—what’s that mean?”
He tossed a smile at me. “I’m going to leave that to you to figure out. It’ll be more fun that way.”
Then he was gone, leaving me staring at where he’d just been with an open mouth.
“Why do I get the feeling that I just missed something critical?” I muttered.
eleven
Choosing not to dwell,I threw back the covers and got out of bed. If Liam wanted to play the mysterious card, fine. It wasn’t the first time he’d been purposefully enigmatic. It was something he and his nephew had in common. Their flair for the dramatic. No doubt I’d find out what he meant by all that sooner or later.
Probably at the worst possible time.
Naked, I padded over to the set of luggage that had been delivered to my room.
I didn’t bother with formality, choosing a soft pair of yoga pants that were flared at the bottom and a loose shirt that read “Lazy Weekend” on the front. My clothes in my arms, I headed to the bathroom where I set the bundle on the counter by the sink before turning on the shower for the second time that day.
Steam filled the air as I examined my reflection in the mirror. My face looked flushed with life. In large part due to the volume of blood I’d consumed over the last few hours. The fact thatblood belonged to a vampire as old and powerful as Liam worked in my favor, giving me an extra little boost.
My hair was lush and glossy with health. The lights of the bathroom picking up the reddish tint in the brown. Grayish blue eyes peered out of strong features.
I wasn’t a bad looking woman. In fact, I could be quite attractive when I put my mind to it. Maybe not vampire-level attractive but I’d say I cleaned up nice.
However, my goal wasn’t to admire myself in the mirror.
Dropping into my other sight, I watched as magic spread across my vision. At its center, the hazy outline of my form.
Looking into my magic was like peering up at a brilliant night sky. Utter black smattered with the glitter of stars.
Like the last time I’d done this, there was a blot of darkness taking up one corner of the sky. Its velvety depths extending deeper, blotting out the twinkling lights.
“What are you?”
I was afraid of the answer, unsure what the abyss that had shown up shortly after I’d swallowed Ahrun’s madness meant.
It had only grown since then. A little more each day.
What if I was the next to devolve?
The bite of my nails digging into the palms of my hands brought me back to the present. Shaking away my fears, I forced myself to look away from the patch of darkness to examine the rest of my body.
