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vampire called Tar, so hands off!
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CHAPTER ONE - A surprise in the dark
"I'll be waiting Ash Redfern"
Mary Lynette looked up from her computer at the clock on the wall. That's what she had told Ash, all those months ago. But could she wait for him forever? She was supposed to be applying for university, but it seemed that she should be talking this over with Ash. She felt a pang in her chest, she missed him still and going away to university seemed to be going away from him. What if he called while she was away, what if he even visited?
She noticed the computer screensaver had appeared and knocked the mouse with a huff. She'd already received approval from several universities, it was just up to her to decide which one to choose. She looked at the clock again and found she'd been daydreaming for the last ten minutes. It was becoming obvious that Ash wasn't going to ring. In fact he hadn't contacted her once during their separation. Well, if he wasn't going to at least speak to her, he had no right to influence her decision right now. She typed in the final word on the letter and emailed it to the university with a defiant stamp on the keyboard.
Whilst at university, Mary Lynette couldn't believe how wonderful the student lifestyle was and how she'd never wished for the freedom it gave before. Of course, she'd had to leave Mark and her sisters, but she was confident they'd be quite alright without her, even if Rowan insisted on calling her every week. It was a completely Night World free area in her mind, even though her logic told her that there would be countless numbers of them in her classes. She tried not to think about it too much. All the other girls in her dorm had steady boyfriends, that left her somewhat lonely, but Ash was still in her thoughts so she was never completely alone. It was probably this longing for Ash, although she'd never admit it to anyone, that drove to the roof of the dorm house most nights to look at the stars. The idea that Ash would probably look up at those same stars was comforting.
The stars were bright tonight, and she could pick out several of the constellations without her telescope. It was whilst she was looking for the bottom of the plough, that she heard a shuffle behind her. "Who's there?"
She cried, spinning around, hoping against hope that it could be Ash stalking in the shadows. No such luck though. As he moved into the moonlight, she knew instantly from the simple inhuman beauty of him that he was from the Night World.
He crept towards her, his eyes fluctuating from green to silver, always alert, always predatorily. She looked at him in fear, knowing inexplicably that she was going to die this night. She froze as he tilted her head back and in her mind screamed out for Ash along that connection that took no notice of the distance separating them, as she felt the two sharp pricks of his fangs bite into her neck.
CHAPTER ONE - A surprise in the dark
"I'll be waiting Ash Redfern"
Mary Lynette looked up from her computer at the clock on the wall. That's what she had told Ash, all those months ago. But could she wait for him forever? She was supposed to be applying for university, but it seemed that she should be talking this over with Ash. She felt a pang in her chest, she missed him still and going away to university seemed to be going away from him. What if he called while she was away, what if he even visited?
She noticed the computer screensaver had appeared and knocked the mouse with a huff. She'd already received approval from several universities, it was just up to her to decide which one to choose. She looked at the clock again and found she'd been daydreaming for the last ten minutes. It was becoming obvious that Ash wasn't going to ring. In fact he hadn't contacted her once during their separation. Well, if he wasn't going to at least speak to her, he had no right to influence her decision right now. She typed in the final word on the letter and emailed it to the university with a defiant stamp on the keyboard.
Whilst at university, Mary Lynette couldn't believe how wonderful the student lifestyle was and how she'd never wished for the freedom it gave before. Of course, she'd had to leave Mark and her sisters, but she was confident they'd be quite alright without her, even if Rowan insisted on calling her every week. It was a completely Night World free area in her mind, even though her logic told her that there would be countless numbers of them in her classes. She tried not to think about it too much. All the other girls in her dorm had steady boyfriends, that left her somewhat lonely, but Ash was still in her thoughts so she was never completely alone. It was probably this longing for Ash, although she'd never admit it to anyone, that drove to the roof of the dorm house most nights to look at the stars. The idea that Ash would probably look up at those same stars was comforting.
The stars were bright tonight, and she could pick out several of the constellations without her telescope. It was whilst she was looking for the bottom of the plough, that she heard a shuffle behind her. "Who's there?"
She cried, spinning around, hoping against hope that it could be Ash stalking in the shadows. No such luck though. As he moved into the moonlight, she knew instantly from the simple inhuman beauty of him that he was from the Night World.
He crept towards her, his eyes fluctuating from green to silver, always alert, always predatorily. She looked at him in fear, knowing inexplicably that she was going to die this night. She froze as he tilted her head back and in her mind screamed out for Ash along that connection that took no notice of the distance separating them, as she felt the two sharp pricks of his fangs bite into her neck.