Page 61 of Shadows of Eternity

Rohan shrugged. “Beats the hell out of me.”

Leia picked up a sofa pillow and hugged it to her chest. “Can she follow us?”

With a shrug, he dropped down beside her. “Probably. But don’t worry. She can’t come in without an invitation, remember?” No sooner had he spoken than he sensed the other vampire’s presence, knew she was standing in front of the apartment.

“It’s late,” he said. “I need to go out for a few minutes. Why don’t you get ready for bed?” He brushed a kiss across her lips. “You can warm up my side while I’m gone.”

She smiled up at him. “Don’t be long.”

“I won’t.” He kissed her again and vanished.

“I wish I could do that,” Leia muttered as she headed for the bathroom. “Think of all the money I’d save on gas if I could just will myself wherever I wanted to go.” And then she sobered. He wasn’t going out for a good time, he was going out to hunt. Would she ever get used to that?

The woman smiled when she saw him, as if she’d been certain he would come.

“All right, I’m here,” he said impatiently. “What do you want?”

She smiled, flashing white teeth. “I thought we should meet.”

“Yeah? Why?”

“We are related, in a manner of speaking.”

Rohan frowned. “Is that right? Funny, I don’t remember having a sister.”

“We carry the same blood,” she replied, a note of bitterness in her voice.

Rohan stared at her. And then he opened his senses and knew what she meant. Josiah had turned them both. “You followed him here. Why?”

“I want to destroy him.”

“I’m afraid you’ll have to get in line,” Rohan retorted. “Why doyouwant him dead?”

“My reasons are my own,” she said. And then she frowned. “Why doyouwant him dead?”

He lifted one brow in amusement. “Why should I tell you?”

She shrugged.

“So, you’re Magdalena.”

“Did he tell you about me?”

“Just that he’d turned you. If you want him dead, why are you leaving bodies around town?”

“Why shouldn’t I? Isn’t that what vampires are supposed to do?”

“Not the smart ones.”

She sucked in a breath, and let it out in a long, slow sigh. “Sometimes I can’t help myself. I get so angry at how he treated me. Maybe when I’ve destroyed him, the urge to kill will pass.”

Rohan grunted. He knew the feeling. “So why do you want him dead?”

“Because he lied to me! He told me he loved me. That when he turned me, we would be together forever. And then he left without a word and I vowed to destroy him.”

“Can’t say as I blame you.”

“Why do you want him dead?”

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