Summit at Sunset (Sunset Vampire Series, Book 3) Read Online Free PDF Page B

“Chocolate’s my favorite.”
    Luck is right. You actually get to eat it instead of being smothered by it
, she contemplated, though with a vastly improved mood.
    Later that evening, while consuming a sizable slice of the cake, Caleb called Paige to discuss some of the available properties the realtor had recommended. The perky vampire listened to the variety of options and locations that he described and agreed to investigate at least six prospects.
    “Whatcha think, kiddo?” Paige asked after he finished highlighting the interesting ones.
    “Well, the market’s pretty slow here,” he admitted while switching the phone to his other hand. “It’s probably good odds that the homes may still be on the market by summer’s end.”
    While refilling a glass of water for him, Katrina listened with interest to the conversation, including Paige’s end of the chat. It wasn’t as if she were eavesdropping, really. Had her mate desired privacy he shouldn’t have sat in the kitchen, or at least should have made the overt effort of sequestering himself in one of the other rooms in the house.
He’s well aware of how keen vampire hearing is.
    “Thanks, Kat,” Caleb absently muttered as she sat the glass down next to his plate.
    “Yeah,” Paige agreed. “Things are pretty slow out here, too. I guess I’d better put my townhouse up for sale pretty soon. I’ll put most of my personal belongings in storage before I leave. I want my place to be in show-worthy condition while I’m away.”
    He savored a mouthful of cake.
    “Caleb?” she asked.
    “It’ll be great to have you out here, you know. We miss you,” he said in a muffled voice.
    “Are you
eating
?”
    “Mm, sorry,” he apologized. “Kat made this great chocolate cake.”
    “Twerp!”
    Katrina lightly ran her fingernails down the back of his neck, marveling at her mate’s keen appreciation for her friend and former pupil.
    I should be thankful they pair off so well,
she reasoned as a somber mood overcame her and she stepped away.
If something were ever to happen to me, I’m relying on Paige to look after him.
    “I miss you too, tiger,” Paige finally offered in an uncharacteristically soft voice. While she wasn’t one for displaying overtly intimate feelings to others, much to her surprise, Caleb brought that quality out in her. Suddenly self-conscious of her tone, she fell into a playful display of sarcasm. “And I miss that gruff old lady of yours too,” she quipped. “Tell her I said ‘hey.’“
    His eyes peered across the room at Katrina, who scowled.
    “Hey back at ya, shorty,” she wryly retorted, knowing full well that the vampire could hear her. “Spoiled brat.”
    Paige chuckled at that.
    “You know, it would really help my efforts if I knew what part of Atlanta you want to settle down in,” Caleb ventured.
    There was a pause at the other end before Paige finally replied in a quiet voice, “Oh, I dunno. Somewhere close to you guys would be fine.”
    Katrina’s eyebrows rose slightly as she put clean dishes away from the drain board, but she said nothing.
    Makes sense, I suppose,
she mulled
.
    Caleb’s eyes slowly swiveled over to Katrina before answering, “Okay then. I’ll focus my attentions within, say, twenty miles?”
    “Sure, that works,” Paige agreed.
    They said their goodbyes, and he finished eating his slice of cake.
    “This is a great cake, Kat,” he offered. “Thanks for baking it for me.”
    She happily beamed in response. “Anytime, my love.”
    He tentatively looked up at her from where he sat and wondered if his conversation with Paige had somehow bothered her. “You know, Kat,” he began, “If it bothers you for Paige to move so close to us...”
    She moved to stand behind him, draping her arms across his chest. “No, my love. I’m perfectly fine with what we decided.”
    Her thoughts were momentarily lost in silent recollection. It had been less than a month since her in-depth discussion with Paige