Page 62 of Sunshine and the Vamp

“Gather the men. We’re going hunting.”

The grin on Aleksey’s handsome face made a shiver run up my spine. His stony-faced expression was intense at the best of times, but that smile… fuck. It made me want to run.

Chapter Twenty

Damyr

Benjamin had a bit of a look similar to a deer in headlights. I could have kept him out of this, but I wanted him to be a part of it. He needed to know what he was getting involved in with me, and the best way to do that was involve him in everything.

Well, maybe not quite everything. I wouldn’t be able to focus if I had to bring him on a hunt.

It had been a long time since I’d really hunted as a vampire. Usually, I brought my dirty work home with me and tortured people in my basement and if any hunting needed to be done, I sent Vlad and Aleksey. I’d done my fair share; I was the Boss now and I didn’t need to do the running around after targets.

This was different though.

This was fucking personal.

I grabbed the USB that the mysterious guy had sent and put it in my pocket. I was going to ask Dara to perform a tracking spell so I could see whether I’d be able to find some hint of this asshole who was determined to turn my life upside down.

“Benjamin, I’m going to see if I can find this man. Vlad will keep you safe here.”

Tension tightened his brow. “What about you? Will you be safe?”

I cupped his face in my hands. “Benjamin, I will do everything in my power to come home to you.”

And I meant that. There was no way I would allow anyone to keep me from him. Benjamin was mine and I was determined to see what an eternity with him would be like.

I pressed a kiss against his lips. “Have some dinner and I’ll be back before you know it.”

“You’d better,” he said with a scowl but there wasn’t any heat in it. “Can I ask something, before you go?”

“Of course. Anything.”

“Could I have my phone back? I just want to speak to Maya, to let her know that I’m okay. I also want to talk to someone for ten minutes who isn’t a Morozov.”

I didn’t like it. Not because he was wanting to talk to someone on the outside, but because it might put him at risk.

“I’ll only call Maya, I promise. And I won’t tell her anything about vampires or witches, not that I’m sure she’d believe me anyway. I’m not sure I believe what I’m seeing most of the time. I just want to chat to my friend and—“

I clamped my hand over his mouth. “You talk too much.”

He huffed a laugh, no doubt remembering our first encounter. How things had changed in such a short space of time. If someone had told me when I’d met Benjamin in that shitty alley I’d have found my mate I’d have laughed. But here I was, basking in the warmth pouring from his green eyes and feeling my heart thud loudly in my chest.

“I trust you, Benjamin,” I said as I lowered my hand. “Just be careful. That’s all I ask.”

He nodded and I walked over to the top drawer of my desk, pulling his phone out of the lock box. I didn’t think he would do anything stupid, he didn’t seem the type. I understood his need for speaking to his friend. As much as Vlad and the others have tried to make him feel at home, I could tell he was pining for something familiar. For someone who knew him on a level we didn’t yet.

I passed him his phone and placed a kiss against his temple. “Have fun. I’ll see you soon.”

“Stay safe, Damyr. I mean it.”

I chuckled as I left the room and headed towards the entrance. Aleksey and a handful of men were waiting for me, all dressed in black with weapons attached at various locations on their bodies.

I walked over to the side table and grabbed my gun and a couple of knives, strapping one to my ankle, and one to the loop at the back of my trousers. My gun I kept in my hand. I wanted to be ready for this motherfucker if we were lucky enough to find him. I doubted the USB would lead us directly to him. The guy was too smart for that, but I’m sure he’d left me another clue at whatever location we ended up at. I just hoped there wasn’t another explosion. I really didn’t feel like getting blown up again.

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Dara Rowan lived in a penthouse down town in the centre of Misthaven. It was the highest point in the city and she always said it put her closer to the moon. The Rowan’s drew their power from Mother Nature and the moon was a strong source for them. They had a summoning circle on the roof of the building for when they needed a major power boost but a tracking spell only needed a tiny bit of magic.

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