A WHISPER OF ETERNIT

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"I will find him," he said, and with that, he swept her into his arms.
A moment later, they were in her bedroom at Nightingale House. Slowly, he lowered her to her feet.

"The lights," she said. "Put on the lights."

He waved his hand and the lamps beside her bed sprang to life, chasing the darkness from the room. "Are you all right?" he asked.

"Fine," she said, and dissolved into tears.

"Tracy!" He pulled her into his arms, raining kisses on her brow, the crown of her head. "Do notweep, my best beloved one."

"FindBryan ," she said. "Please." "I do not want to leave you alone."
"I'll… I'll be… all right. Please… hurry!"
"As you wish," he said, and vanished from her sight.

Tracycrawled into bed, fully dressed, and drew the covers up to her chin. Never in all her life had she been so frightened. Trembling uncontrollably, she closed her eyes. Into her mind came images of the vampires as they had closed in around her, their eyes glowing with a lust for blood.Her blood. If Dominic had not arrived when he did…

She opened her eyes and the images vanished. She was never going to be able to go to sleep, doubted she would ever feel comfortable alone in the dark again.

And what aboutBryan ?Would Dominic find him in time, or was it already too late? How would she ever live with herself if anything happened toBryan ? Oh, Lord, he could be dead, or worse. What if Petrina had turned him into a vampire?

He had done nothing to deserve such a horrible fate. Nothing butbe her friend.
With a low groan, she doubledover, her arms wrapped around her middle, and rocked back and forth. "I'm sorry,Bryan ," she sobbed."So sorry."

Reality returned slowly. He was aware of being cold.And thirsty. Opening his eyes,Bryan was grateful to see that he was no longer in the dark. A single candle burned on the table beside the bed. There was a bowl of fruit, a hunk of cheese,a pitcher of orange juice.

Sitting up, he ate ravenously, drained the pitcher of juice and wished for more.