Change of Fate (The Briar Creek Vampires, #4) by Jayme Morse & Jody Morse Read Online Free PDF

when he was
around Anna. “We were far from perfect for each other,” Austin
replied. “It just took a while for me to see that. Nothing really
happened. Not with me and Mary-Kate, at least . . . I just fell for
someone else.” Austin met Anna’s dark eyes, hoping that she would
realize that he was talking about her.
    Anna’s cheeks turned a shade of pink and she turned
away from him. Austin smiled. She had definitely figured it
out.
    “So, umm, this place has an indoor pool,” Anna said,
pointing at a brochure on the nightstand. “We should go swimming.
Vampires can swim, can’t they?”
    Austin laughed. “Yes, we can swim. Did you bring a
bathing suit?”
    Anna reached into her duffel bag and pulled out a
black frilly bikini. “Surprisingly, yes.”
    Austin raised an eyebrow. “You just happen to be
carrying a bikini around with you in winter?”
    “This bathing suit cost a lot . I wasn’t about
to leave it behind for one of the girls at Huntington to snatch
up,” Anna replied.
    “Hmm,” Austin said, tapping his temple. “You never
seemed like the high maintenance girl with expensive bathing suits
to me.”
    Anna sat down on the bed. Her tone turned serious.
“I’ve changed a lot since I came to Huntington. Did I ever tell you
that I used to play field hockey at my old high school? I bet you
never would have guessed that.”
    “Actually, it doesn’t surprise me. Field hockey
players are fierce. They can kick ass. If I had to peg you for any
sport, it would be field hockey,” Austin said. “Or maybe dance
because you’re also pretty graceful.” He paused, staring at a
painting of a lighthouse that hung from the egg-colored wall. “What
made you change?”
    Anna looked down at her boots. “When my mom was
murdered, I just . . . I felt so out of control. I’m not going to
lie. I was a spoiled, high maintenance bitch before my mom was
killed. After it happened, I realized how much I took everything
for granted. All the designer clothes, lavish parties . . . none of
it could ever take the place of my mom.”
    “So, you just became this cute punk rock chick
because your mom was murdered? Not that I’m complaining, I think
it’s pretty hot. I just don’t get it,” Austin said, trying to meet
her eyes.
    “Back then, I was this preppy, spoiled girl. I hate
who I was then. I wanted to become the total opposite.” Anna looked
up at him. “I’m happier with who I am now, though. There are no
crazy expectations on me to look or act a certain way. I feel like
this is the real me.”
    Austin nodded, admiring the way her dark brown eyes
had flecks of green and gold when the light reflected against them.
He normally liked girls with a natural look and wasn’t a big fan of
a lot of makeup, but somehow, all of the makeup and crazy hair
colors looked right on Anna. “I’m glad you’re happy now. For the
record, I like you no matter what you’re like.”
    Anna blushed again. “Shall we go for that swim
now?”
    Austin nodded. Even though Austin knew they had to
find Ben soon, he kind of hoped that he and Anna would at least
have a little more time together. Austin knew that wherever Lexi
was, Dan was taking good care of her.

Chapter 6
     
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    As the night grew darker, Lexi tried to make
sense of what was happening. She had gone back in time to May of
1822. It had happened because she had read from the Hunter family
book. Albert Hunter and the witch who had casted the spell on the
town of Briar Creek were in the house that she was leaning against.
Belinda had wanted garlic to keep vampires away, and she had molded
two bat pendants out of clay to protect Albert from his “predators”
– AKA vampires. Lexi’s own bat pendant was missing, which had to be
because Belinda hadn’t even created it yet. Those were the things
that she was certain of.
    What she didn’t know was why. Why was she
here? There had to be a reason Lexi had ended up in this town and
time period, but she couldn’t figure