The Lost Vampire Princess

andered through the shelves until she found the worn copy of Wuthering Heights she'd been working through. As she turned

d with a teasing smirk, eyes glinting. Mia blin

he book. "What can I say? I have a thing for tragic

hat annoyed her. "Well, let's ho

c?" His voice was smooth like velvet, and the way he looked at her made the room

tense?" she asked, tryi

ng. "Only when something...

her head. That's when she saw Kairos, shirt clinging to his body after practice, hair damp

g, eyes lighting up. "Didn't

ughing. "I just like wa

eat. "Guess I've got lucky timing."Mia arc

stepping closer.

You're not sub

mazing, Mia. You've got this whole... m

d to hide it. "I think you've b

her smile despite herself. "Maybe. But I'd t

ave a half-smile. "Al

lopped beside it with a sigh. She had barely started unpacking her book

K

ng that smug, too-perfect grin. "Thought I'd swing by for a little study sessi

said with a wink.

else, another voice called fro

? You beat

nd a grey hoodie, textbook under

h, eyes wide. "Wait. Y

uess I should've known you'

ell, some of us are seriou

reath about bloodsuckers and stepped

Fine! You're both here now, so

ll sat at the table with their books. The sil

ur favorite part of

haven't got

's okay. I can help you cat

u skimmed it in between gr

"Better than sleeping th

no. If you two are going to keep a

leaned forward, voice suddenly soft. "I'

re sincere. "Same. I just wanted to s

pping pages awkwardly. But every now and then, Kael would pass her a note with a quote from the book and a sly c

dn't foc

he feeling that this w

el and Kairos. They stood on the porch, neither moving, eyes locked. The street wa

the first

e too hard, are

oming from a guy who shows

cold and ancient. "You think she's just going to fall

ice low and steady. "I'm not pla

do

snapped. "Until she's a

est. And if you knew what she really is..

I don't know? I've known since I

-just for a moment. "Then

e air between them bu

like gravel. "If you hurt her, e

here was no humor i

eet, his coat fluttering behind him like a shadow. Kairos watched him

he was something neither o

war betw

ly jus