Bound by Blood (Vampire Romance) Read Online Free PDF

than normal, making the tender skin under her eyes look bruised.
    She was definitely easy on the eyes. Today, she was dressed in a pair of worn jeans and a purple sweatshirt. Simple clothes, but they changed when they were on her, he was sure of it.
    “I researched the clues you gave me, and I wanted to discuss them. Is it better to do it here or would you like to go somewhere else?”
    She looked around her nervously. “Somewhere else, please. Everywhere I look, I see Sandy. For once, I understand Mrs. Morgan perfectly.”
    He was glad someone did. He nodded in response to her wish. “Let me make sure any calls here are forwarded to my cell phone then we can leave.”
    Re-routing the calls only took a matter of minutes. On the off chance the person who had abducted Cassandra really had done so for ransom then he would not want to miss the call. But in all his years, he had learned to trust gut instinct, and he didn’t think ransom from the Morgans was on this particular menu.
    Once they told the officer how he could be reached, they headed for his car. After she was inside, she looked about her with interest.
    “I thought agents were notoriously poor?”
    He grinned at her. “They are. I’m not.” When he glanced her as he was turning to look out the window before backing down the driveway, he noticed she was blushing. While it looked charming, it only heightened his awareness of her, if that was possible. He stopped grinning. “Don’t worry about it,” he told her when he realized she was embarrassed by her comment.
    “Where are we going?” she asked after they had been driving for a few minutes and were heading out of the residential area. “I thought we were going back to the play ground.”
    “No. We’re going to find something for you to eat, and then we’ll talk.”
    “I’m not very hungry.”
    “I suspected you would say that.” He drove for another few minutes, and then pulled into the parking lot of the upscale soup and sandwich chain.
    She looked up, startled. “Oh, hey, I didn’t bring any money with me,” she told him, again blushing.
    He gritted his teeth. Why did she have to do that? Being this close to her was difficult enough. The sudden rush of blood didn’t help. “Don’t be absurd. Didn’t I just tell you I wasn’t poor? I think I can afford to feed you.”
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    Lisa gave him a sideways glance from under her eyelashes and pulled at her sweatshirt, trying to make it look less like the working around the house shirt it was. Dressed in pants that cost more than half her wardrobe, and a sports jacket she really didn’t want to consider the price of, he was totally at his ease. Which was more than she could say for herself.
    She really hadn’t thought about where they would go. His attire was suitable for anywhere. She was much too naïve, that’s what Mr. Morgan was always telling her. She was beginning to believe it. But somehow, Detective Aguilar seemed safe. And he was a detective, after all. Sworn to protect and all that. Mr. Morgan would definitely tell her she was naïve.
    She was glad when he led them to a quiet booth. Not much light here, and not much chance that their conversation could be overheard. Although she couldn’t imagine what he would have to tell her. She had already shared everything she knew. And it wasn’t much, even she knew that. Mr. Morgan didn’t seem to blame her, but Mrs. Morgan sure did. Not as much as she blamed herself, though.
    When the waitress appeared, the detective quickly ordered soup and a sandwich for her. She couldn’t help but notice the way his mouth moved when he spoke. His bottom lip was fuller than the top and totally fascinated her. Tearing her gaze away, she watched his face and looked into his eyes. She had sensed they were light colored, but now could see they were gray, nearly blue and fringed with sable colored lashes. There was a hint of amusement in them as they watched her. Hastily, she dropped her gaze.
    “I can’t