Part 4
She was all packed and ready to go. A car would be coming to pick her up in ten minutes. Pandora should have been anxious and excited, unfortunately, Mercedes' words had done their desired effect.
What had she meant by her comment? That the bubble would burst sooner or later. Pandora had heard of Old Souls before. She was well aware there were several cases where one party - usually the vampire had been involved with a lover in the past and the lover kept coming back for revenge. It was the story that had happened to the leader of Circle Daybreak himself. As far as Pandora knew, Drayton had never cheated on her. He had never loved anyone but her, and she had never wanted anyone else.
~That you remember~ her inner voice pointed out.
Pandora shuddered. ^Damnit, Mercedes, why do you hate me?^ she thought.
A car horn was honking outside. Her ride was here. She'd meet her new foster family, then the Daybreakers of the town. Then she would hook up with Drayton. She should be as excited as a child on a birthday or Christmas morning.
Yet she was trudging down the stairs with her suitcase as if she was walking to her own execution. She shouldn't feel this way.
"Ready to go?" The cheerful voice of the driver, a shapeshifter named Liam cut through Pandora's thoughts like the sharpness of nails screeching across a blackboard.
She managed a weak smile. "I think so."
"Nervous?" Liam took her suitcase and put it in the trunk of the car.
Pandora could only stand there with a wan smile on her pretty face as she stood there twirling a lock of her black hair nervously. Her stomach felt like led as she said her goodbyes and joined Liam in the car.
"You ever heard of a vampire called Mercedes Kaysan?" Pandora asked, once the car was driving off down the freeway.
"Snooty rich bitch, isn't she?"
Pandora nodded. "Yeah. You know if she has any connection with Drayton? She's kind of got it in for me and I don't know why."
Liam shook his head. "Can't think why she would, but I'll look into it if you like."
Pandora frowned. She wanted to just forget about Mercedes and concentrate on her new family and her new life. Unfortunately, Pandora was one of those people who found it hard to let go of things. If there was something she wanted to know, or had to get hold of, she wouldn't give up until she got her answers. "Yeah, that'd be great if you could."
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She was all packed and ready to go. A car would be coming to pick her up in ten minutes. Pandora should have been anxious and excited, unfortunately, Mercedes' words had done their desired effect.
What had she meant by her comment? That the bubble would burst sooner or later. Pandora had heard of Old Souls before. She was well aware there were several cases where one party - usually the vampire had been involved with a lover in the past and the lover kept coming back for revenge. It was the story that had happened to the leader of Circle Daybreak himself. As far as Pandora knew, Drayton had never cheated on her. He had never loved anyone but her, and she had never wanted anyone else.
~That you remember~ her inner voice pointed out.
Pandora shuddered. ^Damnit, Mercedes, why do you hate me?^ she thought.
A car horn was honking outside. Her ride was here. She'd meet her new foster family, then the Daybreakers of the town. Then she would hook up with Drayton. She should be as excited as a child on a birthday or Christmas morning.
Yet she was trudging down the stairs with her suitcase as if she was walking to her own execution. She shouldn't feel this way.
"Ready to go?" The cheerful voice of the driver, a shapeshifter named Liam cut through Pandora's thoughts like the sharpness of nails screeching across a blackboard.
She managed a weak smile. "I think so."
"Nervous?" Liam took her suitcase and put it in the trunk of the car.
Pandora could only stand there with a wan smile on her pretty face as she stood there twirling a lock of her black hair nervously. Her stomach felt like led as she said her goodbyes and joined Liam in the car.
"You ever heard of a vampire called Mercedes Kaysan?" Pandora asked, once the car was driving off down the freeway.
"Snooty rich bitch, isn't she?"
Pandora nodded. "Yeah. You know if she has any connection with Drayton? She's kind of got it in for me and I don't know why."
Liam shook his head. "Can't think why she would, but I'll look into it if you like."
Pandora frowned. She wanted to just forget about Mercedes and concentrate on her new family and her new life. Unfortunately, Pandora was one of those people who found it hard to let go of things. If there was something she wanted to know, or had to get hold of, she wouldn't give up until she got her answers. "Yeah, that'd be great if you could."
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