Page 3 of Tamed By Her Vampire Protector

Leo nodded.“He died last year while out on a mission for the clan.My father was getting too old for fieldwork, but telling him he couldn’t do something only made him more determined to prove that he could do it.”

As we made our way through the compound, I checked out our new surroundings.Unlike the dirty industrial quarters where I was being held captive with the girls, Leo was now leading us down a luxuriously decorated hallway with plush carpets and expensive paintings.The crystal lamps on the walls bathed the hall in a warm golden glow.

Suddenly, he stopped in front of a set of intricately carved wooden doors.

“We’re here.”

“What is this?I don’t get it.”

“You’ve been promoted.”

The fancy, expensive decor started to make sense.I was in the vampires’ living area.

My stomach dropped.This wasn’t good.I was in deep shit.My eyes darted in the direction we came from.There was no way I could outrun him.

I swallowed.“A vampire lives here, I’m assuming.”

“You would be correct.This is our Master’s bedroom.”

Oh, gods.I was about to be vamp chow.There was no other explanation.Leo just hand-delivered me to his boss like I was a takeaway order from a fast food joint.As if he sensed my rising panic, Leo placed a firm hand on the small of my back.A shiver ran up my spine.I wasn’t sure if the gesture was an attempt to calm me or to keep me from running for the hills.

He rapped his knuckles on the door.The seconds felt like hours as we waited.Finally, I heard footsteps approach from the other side before the door knob turned.

The door swung open.

The words tumbled out of my mouth before I could stop them.“You bitch!”

Chapter 2

Meghan

“I thought you were dead!”

Amanda was alive this whole time.I couldn’t believe it.The last time I saw my friend was when the vampires began their takeover in Paris.We tried to escape, but we only ended as far as the airport.Neither of us made it onto the plane back home.

For the first time since I had lost my best friend and everyone I had ever known, all the emotions I had kept bottled inside burst out.Tears flooded down my cheeks as I flung my arms around her.

We clung to each other tightly and cried for all we had lost.

“Me too,” she breathed out in between sniffles.We hugged so tightly that I thought we were never going to let each other go.

I wiped at the wetness on my cheeks.

“I tried looking for you in Paris, but the vampires kept coming…”

“That’s all in the past now.We’re both alive and safe.”Amanda smiled, blinking to clear the tears in her eyes.

I glanced over at Leo, who towered over us like a gargoyle, albeit a very sexy one.Were we safe?That was debatable.

There was so much I wanted to say and ask her, but it wouldn’t be possible as long as we were being watched.It didn’t seem like Amanda was here under coercion.She looked amazingly healthy and happy.Her chestnut brown hair was now down to her waist, and her crystal blue eyes shimmered with contentment.She wore a choker around her neck made with expensive looking black gems.I glanced down at her pregnancy bump and said the only thing that popped into my mind.

“Damn, girl, you’ve been busy while I was gone.”

Amanda looked down at her stomach and placed a protective hand on her belly.She smiled and rubbed the gemstones on her necklace with her other hand.“Yeah, you have no idea.The baby was kind of a surprise for me, too.”

Leo shuffled his feet and awkwardly cleared his throat.

“Since you two seem to know each other, I’m going to go back to work.”He nodded to Amanda.“Call me if you need anything.”

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