Blinding Light (The Bloodmarked Trilogy Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page A

turned.
    My attention traveled south over those strong shoulders and bare chest. He wore only his typical black slacks. Now was so not the time for inappropriate thoughts, but that didn’t stop them from making an appearance at this little reunion.
    “Lu…Lucy,” he wheezed. My name on his lips was like a choir of angels singing. At least he was somewhat coherent. That was a good sign.
    I picked myself up off the ground, and I wanted to go to him so badly, it hurt to hold myself in place. I didn’t trust this one bit. I knew Shane had to be close. I searched the shadows, but there were so many of them created by the army of cement pillars, and they moved every time the lights flickered.
    “I know you’re here, asshole. You might as well show yourself,” I taunted. I may have wanted to be more careful, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t allowed to be pissed off. Anger and me went way back like old pals, and we were about to spend some quality time together catching up.
    Gavin coughed and my head snapped back in his direction. “Be. Careful,” he stuttered. My fury saturated the stagnant air seeing him like this.
    “I’m going to get you out of here,” I vowed.
    “That’s very touching, baby. Really, it is.” The smooth voice echoed off the cavernous space, and I whipped around to see him leaning casually up against a column, less than twenty feet away. “But you shouldn’t lie to the man. You have a very slim chance of fulfilling that promise.”
    Without another word, he shot across the room so fast I almost couldn’t track him. Almost. It was a good thing I had these fancy new super senses. He stopped at another column to the left of Gavin. The three of us formed a triangle, equal distances apart. He looked over to Gavin and nodded his head toward him.
    “So sad isn’t it? That a simple little drug could bring down a strong, strapping vampire like him.” A superior smile plastered his face while he spoke.
    “I’m not sure why you’re smiling. You know I’m going to kill you, right?”
    He laughed. “You always thought you were stronger than me. That’s what pisses me off about you. But don’t worry. After I kill your boyfriend over there, I’m going to kill you. You’ll finally learn your lesson. You should have never messed with me, baby.”
    “Is that what all this is about, Shane? Getting me back?” I asked, still unclear on the whole point of this.
    “Hmm. I’m going to educate you so you understand just how pathetic and miniscule you really are in the grand scheme of things, sweetheart.”
    “Miniscule? That’s an awfully big word for you, Shane. I’m shocked you know what it means.”
    He smiled. “Yeah, well, I’ve learned a few things recently. For instance, I know that you are an extremely rare type of vampire. I know you can walk in the sun, and I really wanted a taste of the kind of power that runs through your veins. I was actually there the night West bit your mother. I was in the neighborhood and heard the commotion. When I saw how strong he was, fighting off the other vampires, I became obsessed with him.”
    I snorted, but he ignored me in favor of listening to the sound of his own voice.
    “I was desperate to gain strength like that. I even approached him years later to ask about it, but he ignored me. I assumed it might have had something to do with your blood but couldn’t be sure, so I watched as you got older. I saw your strength. So I did everything I could to get close to you while I asked around about blood that makes vampires stronger. Everyone I asked either had no clue or they mentioned the old theory of drinking vampire blood. Of course, they warned me against that method because of the whole taking the other vampire’s death into you when you consume it. So I came to a dead end, until I came across one particular vampire who opened my eyes to all kinds of things. He told me there was a way it could be done successfully. He even offered his help in setting