Sincerely,
D
My response was:
Thank you. I know your offer still stands. Please understand that I cannot accept it. I am grateful for your friendship, and your understanding, but I cannot offer you anything more. You told me what you wanted me to know, and it tore my heart out. Now, it’s my turn … know that when I think of you, a memory is nearly more than I can take. If your memory still makes me tremble inside, I cannot imagine what the real thing would do. Part of me would love to see you again, but I could not bear to watch the way you look at me, knowing that I cannot offer you what you need. I never meant to cause you any pain. I am haunted by the fire in your eyes, and the gentleness of your touch. I do think of you for comfort. I imagine you holding me in solitude. Perhaps things could have been different between us in another time, another place. Know that I will never be over you, that I will always want to run to you, to let you take me away from everything … I simply can’t.
He answered:
“I understand, my angel. I will continue to be your friend, or whatever else you need me to be. The truth is, I will never be over you either.”
Epilogue
Richard seems to be coping better with his changes. He’s more willing to talk about things now, and comes over more often. It’s almost like having the old Richard back.
It seems Marco’s Valentine’s gift to Kat was right on target. She announced to me last week that she is now dating Judas, the stripping wereleopard who delivered Marco’s roses.
Thanks to the persuasion of Aldan Medwin, the laws of vampiric tolerance were passed, allowing vampires to finally live in the open. This announcement didn’t cause the media sensation that the werewolves had. I suppose people were still a bit numb from the shock of it all. Dracula was reinstated as a Hunter. He was also assigned to be my new partner at his request. I am honored to have the first Hunter as my partner, and the first member of my H.A.V.O.C. team. Alek has also joined H.A.V.O.C. and is still living happily in my dungeon.
As for me personally, I’m afraid to admit how happy I am. Life is strange. I never expected to be happy again after losing Alfred, but I am. After all these years of wanting him, Marco Barak is finally mine. I want to jump up and down and scream every time I think about it, but I’m also afraid of having it taken away.
Bradley told me once that when I reached a point that I was happy with myself, I could decide how much of me to give to someone else. He was right. The thing that really bothers me is how could such an asshole know so much about human nature? Of course, it suited his purpose to know what people felt. He needed to know how their minds worked in order to manipulate them. That’s a lot of trouble to go to just to hurt someone. I would never take the time to find the strings around someone’s heart only to pluck them so violently. That is truly evil. I take some small comfort in knowing that I am not like him. I want to do right by Marco. I know how deeply he cares for me, I just don’t want to screw it up.
As for Bade, I received a birthday present from him a month early: a brand new pair of snakeskin boots.
THE END
Lilith Mercury’s story continues in book four of the Werewolf Hunter series, Original Sin.
About the author:
This multi-published, best selling author has been writing stories for her own entertainment since she was a child. Tracey has always been drawn to the macabre, with a fondness for anything with fangs. She writes what she enjoys reading in the hopes that others will enjoy her stories as well. Her main goal as a writer is to put emotions into words. She wants people to feel something when they read her work.
T.K. Hardin is the name she uses to write erotic horror.
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