Sun Poisoned (The Sunshine Series) Read Online Free PDF Page B

They're your memories?” I ask. “One of you?”
    He shrugs. “They could be. What was this one about specifically?”
    I relay the dream to him in short, clipped sentences.
    “That has to be one of Ava's memories.”
    An instant knot forms in my stomach. “What?” I more mouth than say.
    “ Our blood carries our own memories as well as the ones of those we have bitten.” He shifts uncomfortably on the couch.
    “ So you—”
    “ No. Never,” he interrupts. “ Michael bit her.”
    I can tell there's more that he's not saying, so casually, I stretch my stiff arms in front of me and glance at the clock again in a failed attempt at using the excuse that it's too early to talk about these things. Ten-twenty. Damn it. “Okay. Tell me.”
    It’s comforting that Myles looks just as uneasy. “Are you sure you want to know about this? It’s kind of…scary.”
    I sigh, “Should I drink coffee now or after you tell me?”
    His face twitches in a wry smile. “It’s probably better if you drink it now.”
    “ Okay then.” I stand, throwing the blanket onto the couch and walking the short distance to the kitchen. Myles follows me and sits at the counter. I turn on the coffee maker and pretend to wash some already clean mugs in the sink while I wait for it to brew.
    Dating a vampire, I knew it was only a matter of time before more weird supernatural shit happened; I just wasn’t prepared to be involved this time.
    “Alright,” I say, setting down two black coffees on the counter and taking the stool next him. “I have about an hour before I have to get dressed. Go.”
    Myles takes a small sip of his coffee. “Remember what I told you after the winter formal?”
    “ About Michael?” And how he used to and still was doing horrible things? Nah. “Yeah.”
    “ Well, Ava was one of those people.” Myles stares blankly at the table top. “He tortured her…among other things.” He stares at the steam coming out of his cup. “I’ll give you the shortened, not detailed version.”
    “ Kay.”
    “ Michael destroyed her life. Trust me when I say that.” He takes another sip of coffee. “Then he infected her.”
    “ Infected her? With what?”
    Myles leans in closer now, his hand grazing the tiny scar on my left temple. “His blood.”
    “ Oh.” I push my coffee aside; there’s no use trying to drink it now.
    “ And remember when I told you that I helped someone that he was hurting?”
    I swallow. “It was Ava.”
    He nods. “About five years ago, I helped her and Evan escape.”
    “ Wait…Evan too?”
    Myles nods again. “It’s a really long story. It would take a while to explain it all.” He grabs my hand now, gently squeezing it.
    “ Okay. I don’t really need to know all the horrible details,” I say. “Am I going to have weird dreams like this from now on?”
    “ No,” he says, taking his hand away so he can curl his fingers around the mug in front of him, his knuckles turning white for a second. “They’ll eventually become less frequent and then they’ll stop.”
    I don’t even try to conceal my sigh. “Good.” Then I grab my cup again, relieved enough to drink it, but not completely put at ease. “We can now change the subject.”
    Myles laughs. “You have practice with Honus today, right?”
    A smile spreads across my face. “Yeah,” I say.  “Then I have to go to the club and work the merch booth until about eleven.”
    “ I told you, you don’t have to do that,” he says.
    “ I want to,” I say. “I want the whole band experience. This is part of it.”
    He nods, but he still doesn’t look like he gets it.
    “What are you doing today?” I ask.
    He shrugs. “I have to meet Evan for a while, but after that I’m sure I’ll think of something. I’ve been thinking about taking Malakhi to a dog park. Maybe Boo and Trei will want to come?”
    “ Yeah. You should ask them.”
    “ Have you told them about practicing with Manny yet?”
    “ I texted them,” I say.