Mercy of These Bones

Four years ago, Mathias Larsen broke siring laws to save a lover’s life. Four months ago, that lover turned on him, leaving him for dead. Now Mathias has followed her path of death to Las Vegas, straight to the last vampire who wants to see him: his sire. The man he left for a woman who stabbed him in the back. Edmund has found love again with a nightclub owner, the very human Darby Bell. He doesn’t want to believe Mathias’s warnings, but a murder that hits too close to home gives him no choice. While he struggles to keep Mathias and Darby safe, emotions run high as old love collides with new. But the clock is ticking. The vampire Assembly is coming to town, the local police are alerted to Mathias’s nocturnal activities, and passions are flaring high. Time is running out. By the time death strikes again, all bets are off.

Vivien Dean · Urban

Not enough ratings

98 Chs

Chapter 51

“And what happens tomorrow?” he said softly, looking down to Darby again. “What happens when you wake up and decide it was all a big mistake? Or worse…” But he couldn’t finish the thought. Giving it voice would make it real.

She shook her head. “Nothing between us could ever be a mistake.”

This was inviting disaster, and he knew it. The immeasurable pain if she was wrong had the potential to eclipse Mathias’ walking away the first time, but Edmund wanted desperately to trust them not to put him through that. Darby wouldn’t, at least.

He searched Mathias’ eyes, hoping for an answer.

“Your call, mate.” The words were low, almost solicitous. “But you won’t regret it. I swear.”

Without wanting it to happen, all the feelings he’d buried in regard to Mathias had returned. If he left again after all this, Edmund wasn’t sure he wouldn’t chase after Mathias and drag him back, force him to stay as he’d suggested he should have four years previous.

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