What the hell am I doing? Carey thought. He was holding a vampire in his arms. The vampire who had murdered Amber the night before, just minutes after he had slept with her (Amber).
Her lips were on his, the white light of their soulmate connection melting them together. Her memories were washing over him - memories of past lives, things he didn't care about or even want to know. He didn't wantuntly.
Pandora nodded. She smoothed down her hair. "Yes, I agree. I understand. You're human, I'm a vampire. It's against our laws, anyway."
"I am a vampire hunter - that is why this thing will never work," Carey corrected her. Something about Pandora's attitude disturbed him. When he had run into her she had been a complete mess and looked like she was ready to fall apart. Now she was suddenly calm? It made no sense.
Carey debated. He had come specifically to kill Pandora, to punish her for what she did to Amber. Sunday expected a result. If he didn't do the deed, then the other hunters would want to know why.
"I won't stake you today," he told her, in one sentence betraying everything he'd believed in without question the last eight years of his life since his parents had died. One girlr - that is why this thing will never work," Carey corrected her. Something about Pandora's attitude disturbed him. When he had run into her she had been a complete mess and looked like she was ready to fall apart. Now she was suddenly calm? It made no sense.
Carey debated. He had come specifically to kill Pandora, to punish her for what she did to Amber. Sunday expected a result. If he didn't do the deed, then the other hunters would want to know why.
"I won't stake you today," he told her, in one sentence betraying everything he'd believed in without question the last eight years of his life since his parents had died. One girl had undone everything with a single kiss. "My advice to you is get out of town - go. The other hunters know what you did, and they want vengeance."
Pandora nodded. "I understand." She walked away. Carey watched her go, feeling empty inside.
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"What do you think all that is about?" Parker sounded horrified. Sunday didn't know what to say. She wasn't sure she was seeing correctly - she had heard that your eyes could deceive you, and surely what she and Pandora had just witnessed was some sort of magical illusion. They just couldn't have seen Carey let Pandora go.
They couldn't have seen Carey kiss Pandora so passionately first. Pandora Jensen was the vampire bitch Carey was supposed to have been killing.
Sunday's eyes rolled with disgust, as hard as it was to accept, she knew her eyes were not playing tricks on her. Cold reality was - Carey had made out with a vampire. She wished she could get close enough to actually hear the conversation. She turned to Parker. "You thinking what I'm thinking?"
Parker laughed sourly. "Of course. I'm surprised that stupid soulmate connection didn't come up sooner."
Sunday nodded. Amber was dead. Drayton was still on the loose. He was now corrupting another innocent human - that nice new girl Genesis who had no clue about the Night World and didn't need to know. If it wasn't for Drayton and the soulmate connection she would never have had any clue.
Now Pandora had corrupted Carey.
"Drayton and Pandora had to go," Sunday stated.
Parker stood up. The two of them had followed Carey as he followed Pandora to the south exit of the high school, then Pandora had run off into the parking lot when she'd seen Drayton and Genesis together. Sunday and Parker were hiding in between the few cars left in the school parking lot.
"And Carey?" Parker asked. "He let that vampire bitch go - he can't be trusted."
Sunday nodded. Carey had screwed up. The vampire hunters could not afford screw ups. "He has to go too."
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Pandora waited. She sat in her own car and watched Carey get into his car and drive off. She had lost the love of her life, found and lost her soulmate all in one day. Drayton was gone. She had wasted a thousand life times being in love with him.
She had discovered her one true love. Her real soulmate. He didn't want her because he was a vampire hunter and she was a vampire.
Well, Pandora thought as she got her own car and followed Carey. That can be rectified.