Her parents’ horror stories of their kind being harmed by people just like this fired through her brain.
“Leave me alone.” She managed to say, feeling a small sense of relief as she built a wall between them. “Stay away from me.”
The water swallowed her feet as she raised her hands and backed away.
A flash of deep sorrow lit across his face, but it was so fleeting Gemma wasn’t sure if she’d seen it or not.
“I haven’t come here to hurt you.” He raised his palms in a gesture of peace. “But it’s time you knew the truth. Bad things are brewing, and if you want to survive them, you’re going to need to be prepared.”
Reaching into his pocket, he extracted a small flip phone. Her heart was thumping like a boom box as she caught the phone with shaking fingers.
“Mine’s the only number on there. Try not to use it in front of an audience.”
His easy manner was calming enough to make her nod, but she could feel the slow pulse of shock beginning to thread into her system. The idea of a carefree summer crumbled to dust as she struggled to keep her legs from buckling.
“I’ll be waiting for your call.”
His eyes caressed her face before turning and walking up the beach, his feet negotiating the lumpy sand as if it were flat glass.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Keep reading for find out more about Black Blood (Time Spirit Trilogy, #2)
BLACK BLOOD
Gemma's parents have put enough rules around her relationship with Harrison that she feels like she's living on parole. But she wins one battle—a summer job working for Harrison's step-father. It’s the perfect chance to spend the steamy, hot Florida days with her boyfriend. It's also a great distraction from the cellphone hiding in her underwear drawer—her only contact with Gabe, the mystery man who's stalking her.
When she confronts Gabe, he tells her that her parents are not who she thinks they are, and Harrison has the gall to believe him. Surrounded by conflict, Gemma doesn't know what to believe, and it takes a trip back in time for her to glimpse the sickening truth.
Thanks to her parents, she returns to the present to find the love of her life no longer exists. His family line was broken and now, so is she.
This betrayal forces her to seek out Gabe. Setting aside her fear of the truth, she must trust this man and learn what he can teach her... otherwise, she'll never get her boyfriend back.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I have so much support from family and friends that pursuing my dream is made easier. I want to specifically thank a few key people who have helped me get through this project.
Brenda - thanks for making me start writing in the first place and for all your technical support, you're a wiz. Pete - thanks for listening to all my doubts and constant drivel as I worked and fretted. Mark - thanks for encouraging me and giving me the idea to self-publish. Alivia - thanks for the stunning book cover. You guys are all amazing.
ABOUT MELISSA PEARL
Melissa Pearl is a New Zealand author who trained as an elementary school teacher but has always had a passion for writing and finally completed her first manuscript in 2003. She has been writing ever since, and the more she learns, the more she loves it.
She writes young adult and new adult fiction in a variety of romance genres—paranormal, fantasy, suspense, and contemporary. Her goal as a writer is to give readers the pleasure of escaping their everyday lives for a while and losing themselves in a journey…one that will make them laugh, cry, and swoon.
OTHER BOOKS BY MELISSA PEARL
The Time Spirit Trilogy
Golden Blood — Black Blood — Pure Blood
The Space Between Heartbeats
Plus two novellas: The Space Before & The Space Beyond
The Fugitive Series
I Know Lucy — Set Me Free
The Masks Series
True Colors — Two-Faced — Snake Eyes — Poker Face
The Elements Trilogy
Unknown — Unseen — Unleashed
The Mica & Lexy Series
Forbidden Territory — Forbidden Waters
The Songbird Novels
Fever — Bulletproof — Everything — Home — True Love — Troublemaker — Rough Water — Geronimo — Hole Hearted
Coming in 2017: Rather Be
Find out more on Melissa Pearl’s website: www.melissapearlauthor.com
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