pretty sure he knew where Adam was headed with this.
‘I didn’t want to say anything in front of Belle, but I think there’s a possibility that those guys are hunters. Tamburo-type hunters. The last time I searched "vampire hunter" on the web, there was this billionaire who was offering a two-million-dollar reward for anyone who bagged a vampire,’ Adam said.
‘Unbelievable,’ Jason muttered.
‘It could be total bull,’ Adam replied. ‘The net is full of trash. But . . .’
‘Yeah.’ Jason leaned close to the huge windows of the lounge and peered out at the stretch of ocean behind them. ‘They’re gone for now at least.’
‘But we—’
‘Hey, Adam, are we going to watch
Heathers
or not?’ Belle called from the cockpit.
‘On my way,’ he called back. He turned to Jason. ‘Like you said, they’re gone now. We’ll just have to keep our eyes open, see if they show up again.’ Jason nodded. ‘For now, the giant plasma – and Belle – are calling my name,’ Adam said. He took off for the stateroom. Belle went with him.
Sienna joined Jason in the lounge. ‘Weren’t we in the middle of something too?’ she asked in a throaty voice.
‘I think I was in the middle of my Snickers pie,’ Jason joked.
‘Well, if you’d rather eat than dance with—’ Sienna began.
‘No,’ Jason interrupted her. ‘No, no,
no.
’ He took her hand, and they walked back out on deck, pausing by the CD player for Sienna to get their song playing again. The Wally powered on as they began to dance, the ride smooth even though they were up to almost fifty knots. Glimmering blue-green water all around them. Hot sun on their shoulders. The teakwood deck rocking gently beneath their feet.
Nothing better
, Jason decided as he wrapped his arms around Sienna’s waist, pulling her closer, her silky hair brushing against his cheek, the curves of her body warm against him.
Absolutely nothing better.
He’d be happy to stay here, in this moment, for the entire next year.
But the yacht suddenly gave a sharp turn, ruining their dance. A moment later footsteps sounded on the stairs leading below decks. ‘Did we hit an iceberg or what?’ Adam asked as he and Belle emerged on deck.
Sienna frowned, looking around. ‘We turned back toward shore.’
‘We’re heading home?’ Belle asked. ‘Adam and I barely started the movie. I thought we were staying out for a few more hours.’
‘We are. I told Oz we wanted to be on the water for the sunset,’ Sienna said. ‘I’ll go check with him.’ She headed for the cockpit. Jason tagged along to see what the deal was.
‘Hey, Captain!’ Sienna called when they reached Oz. ‘What’s going on? The sun doesn’t go down for hours.’
Oz gave an apologetic shrug. ‘Your father just radioed me. He said I had to get you back.’
‘Why?’ Sienna demanded.
‘No explanation given,’ Oz told her. ‘He just said to return to the marina immediately. And he didn’t sound happy.’
‘Great. Just great!’ Sienna fumed, her dark eyes blazing. Jason got the feeling
she
wasn’t happy, either.
Four
‘ WHAT ’ S THE DEAL ?’ Belle asked when Sienna and Jason returned to the deck.
‘My dad ordered us back in,’ Sienna explained, her voice filled with anger.
‘Why?’ Belle exclaimed.
‘He didn’t give Oz a reason, but . . .’ Sienna glanced at Jason.
‘Oh,’ Belle said.
‘Oh?’ Jason repeated. ‘What does that mean? Am I missing something?’
Sienna looked away, biting her lip.
‘Did he know who we were out here with?’ Belle asked.
‘I just told him you and a couple of other friends,’ Sienna admitted. ‘Which he should have no problem with. Brad and I used the yacht tons of times.’
‘Oh,’ Jason said again. He got it now. The difference between him and Brad? Brad was a vampire. Jason, not so much.
‘I thought it was supposed to be the other way around,’ Adam joked. ‘I thought the
human
parents were supposed to disapprove of their
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