Page 67 of Shadows of Eternity

“Plenty. Are you sitting down?”

“Yeah, why?” Janae asked. “Are you going to shock me?”

“I’m getting married.”

Silence.

“Did you hear what I said?”

“I guess it’s too much to hope that you’ve fallen madly in love with someone else.”

“Janae … ” Leia shook her head, disappointed but not surprised by her friend’s reaction.

“I’m sorry. Congratulations.”

“I know you don’t approve of him, but please be happy for me. And please say you’ll be my matron of honor.”

“You know I will. And if you’re happy, I’m happy. What should I wear?”

“Anything you want. It’s going to be a small, informal affair, just my family, you, and maybe a few of my friends from school, if they’re available.”

“I’ll have to buy a new dress,” Janae said cheerfully. “Any particular color I should look for?”

“Anything but white,” Leia said, with a chuckle.

Janae blew out a sigh, hoping against hope that Leia wasn’t making a terrible mistake.

“Hey, why are you looking so glum?” Trent asked, coming into the kitchen. “Did you lose your best friend?”

“I hope not.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It’s Leia. She’s marrying Rohan.”

Trent grunted, but said nothing. So, Leia was marrying the vampire. Never rains but it pours, he thought, because he’d recently become aware that there were two other vampires in the city. As if one wasn’t enough. If any more showed up, he wasgoing to have to call Headquarters for reinforcements. He wasn’t worried about Rohan. He knew where to find that bloodsucker. As for the other two, he had no doubts he would find them, too, sooner or later. The older one might be a problem, but he’d worry about that killer when the time came. The Company didn’t pay him the big bucks because he couldn’t do the job.

Leia had just finished the dinner dishes when Rohan sauntered into the kitchen. “Good evening, bride.”

“Oh, I like the sound of that.”

“So do I.” He pulled her into his arms and teased her lips with his. “What would you like to do tonight?”

“I don’t know. Is there anything you want to do? Besides that?”

He huffed an exaggerated sigh. “Not even married yet and she’s already tired of me.”

Leia punched him playfully on the arm. “Hardly. I called my mom today.”

“And how did she react to your news?”

“She was very excited. They’re going to meet us at the theater Thursday night. You can get tickets, can’t you?”

“Sure.” Tugging on her hand, he led her into the living room, sat on the sofa, and pulled her onto his lap. “What did you tell her about me?”

“That you were a wonderful dancer and a sexy vampire.”

He lifted one brow. “Very funny. Now, what did you really tell her?”

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