Bab 48: Chapter 48

Glancing at the book, he smiled wryly. He was sure whatever Michelle intended to happen, it wasn’t this sort of discussion and negotiation. But then, she wouldn’t have believed a word Gideon said anyway. He did, though. Every single one. Sometimes, that felt like asking for trouble. But now it felt like the right thing to do.12

If he’d given Tricia much thought, she would have been exactly as Gideon would have expected someone like Toby Richards to date. She was California pretty, with plush curves and a too-sharp fashion sense. Her long blonde hair was bleached a lighter shade than was natural, and her pale skin was flawless, though now, there were faint bruises on her face where Gideon had held his hand over her mouth. Gideon wasn’t sure if even Jess would be able to tell she was a vampire when she wasn’t fanged out. She passed thatwell.