Life and Love with a Billionaire Vampire

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n my head. A hint of regret slipped into my hea

relationship two weeks ago. After two years together, a woman finally showed up at my apartment

girlfriend and said they had

handsome. But the bastard had be

my feet kept moving. My instinct told

time for the past three days. And today was the worst of it; we were only able

s late, and waiting for a taxi would take e

muttered to myself. I should have be

ent. The street was lined with shops selling food and goods from Mexico, which I remembered alw

ight. I could only see light from a few storefront

they tapped against the pavement. For some reason, the fine hair

ters left until I emerged from this terrifying road. I prom

d me, causing my steps to halt in place. The sound was a

trast to the silenc

nct in my head screamed for me to run. But a par

cience over the brain. If this were a horror movie,

ck. No matter how loud the instinct screamed in m

ce came from was an alle

ley wasn't very big-exactly like the alleys in horror movies where Jack the Ri

ngers pressed 911, and then from the corner of

e echoed in the alley, nearly m

walking toward me. This time I followed my

ack leather jacket and jeans. He clea

mall smile. The smile on his face looke

ghtly panicked voice. My heart was racing

t of me, right under a street lamp. T

ar of his shirt. His strange black eyes stared

if we had met in

mething wrong about him. The man sm

d his head slightly to the right; hi

again. If he was a killer, then telling him w

eard," I murmured, pre

unded commanding as it called out to

" he asked in a worried ton

y head back to look, but

unded very close, making my heart leap in my chest. W

u." He said it with a lazy voice before smirking sli

ned to scream. And in just one secon

kin of my neck painfully. My mouth was

ight light from the street lamp and t

onths

r you, Eleanor." Mr. Newman's voice sounded final. I

esk, a silent signal to dismis

rdless, I wasn't going to be childish a

, I walked out of his room an

at the accounting firm where I worked. I remembered the first time I

is man, before his mistress came

tard. Wha

sk. Oliver was focused on his computer screen; a few strands of his light brown hair

thing I can hel

me by that annoying n

ng my plane tickets." I tried to force

Although I still wanted to punch his face every time

"Sorry, Els. Actually, Mr. Newman asked me to go, but I can't, so you're for

t even bother to look at his face before turnin

rds, after I told him about the woman who came to m

o dramatic, Els.

e two tickets and a hotel reservation. My eyes stared

e Manh

nd took a deep breath. As an auditor, I act

or like this, the job was guaranteed to be annoying. Work like this usually

go, I've hated being alone. My thoughts went back to that night-the q

idn't clearly remember the man's face, I still remember

t remember what happened after the man approached me, but st

am were two red dots and a bruise on my neck; ev

Want to g

r wallet tucked under her arm, her hand busy typing something on her ph

y wallet and walking beside her. Chris

one?" Christine asked sudden

t task to Oliver," she continued. W

me," I replied, folding my arms across my ch

ey specifically refused a team and requested just one auditor. I think Shaw & Part

mpany big?" I asked as I ste

now Shaw & Partner?" Well, I was only familiar with the na

news more often. Are you sure you've never

k my he

e lawyers. They founded Shaw & Partner. In recent years their company has skyrocketed; now Nichola

" Christine paused for a moment, as if s

at her description. "Yumm

loids say he's gay; he's never been seen with a woman.

red about someone's sexual orientation; bes

their ilk. Not the boss. And I really didn't care

job waiting for me in Manhatta

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