by Lynsay Sands
“What sort of job is it?” Marguerite asked curiously.
Christian hesitated and then said, “Finding out who my mother is.”
“Your mother?” Jackie echoed blankly. The immortal was over five hundred years old.
Christian nodded.
“Oh, I could do that!” Marguerite looked excited as she glanced to Tiny. She added, “We could, couldn’t we, Tiny?”
She didn’t wait for him to answer, but slid her arm through Christian’s and began to lead him toward the path through the trees.
“You must tell me everything you know,” she murmured. She glanced back to say, “Come along, Tiny, you have more experience in this than I. You know better the kinds of questions we should ask.”
Tiny hesitated briefly and glanced toward Jackie. When she just shrugged her shoulders helplessly, he sighed and hurried after the pair.
Jackie watched them go and shook her head. “How could anyone solve that mystery? It isn’t like they kept good records five hundred years ago. Surely his father could tell him who she was?”
“Julius has refused to speak about it for five hundred years,” Marcus announced, then added, “Marguerite is the best person for the job.”
“Why?” she asked curiously.
Marcus merely smiled, then turned to follow the others.
Jackie glanced to Vincent in question, but he didn’t seem to understand it any more than she.
“I love you,” Vincent whispered, distracting her.
Jackie smiled as she leaned into his embrace. “I love you, too.”
“So, my true life mate,” Vincent slipped his arms around her.
“Are you really sure about this?” Jackie peered up at him uncertainly. She knew how she felt, but was so afraid of making a mistake.
“Aren’t you?” he asked quietly.
“Yes,” she said solemnly. “I love you more than I ever thought it possible to love another. But,” she hesitated, then blurted, “I know Marguerite’s story and how horrible it can turn out when you choose the wrong life mate and I would never want you unhappy because of me.”
Vincent smiled and brushed a finger lightly across her brow, rubbing away the worry on her forehead. “Jackie, I’ve been alive for more than four hundred years. I’ve met millions of women and slept with thousands. I had a long time to discover what kind of woman can make me happy and whom I could spend eternity with.” He cupped her face in his hands and peered solemnly into her face as he added, “You’re that woman.”
Jackie felt tears well in her eyes as her heart gave a pang in her chest. She now understood the phrase to love someone so much it hurt. Leaning up, she pressed her lips to his and kissed him with all the love she felt. Vincent kissed her back, but all too soon pulled away.
“So, the wedding,” he said, turning her to follow the others. “I was thinking Vegas.”
“Vegas?” she asked with surprise.
“Yeah.” He smiled. “An Elvis look-alike minister, me in a rhinestone suit and blue suede shoes. You in—” he paused, eyebrows rising as Jackie began to laugh. “What? You don’t have any family and this cuts out the long delay of a big wedding.”
“True,” she acknowledged with a smile as he urged her to walk again.
“And we can have a big reception afterward up in Canada at Aunt Marguerite’s. She already offered her house. We’ll fly Tiny and your other friends up,” he promised, then smiled and said, “Then we can honeymoon in…”
Jackie raised her eyebrows when he hesitated. “Yes?”
“Well, I was thinking maybe Disneyland?” he said hopefully and Jackie could have just kissed him he looked so adorable.
“I’ve never been to Disney,” she said with a grin, then shook her head. “Life is going to be interesting with you, isn’t it, my love?”
“Eternity is going to be interesting for both of us,” Vincent assured her, and paused to kiss her again.
About the Author
LYNSAY SANDS is the national bestselling author of the Argeneau vampire series as well as more than fifteen historical novels and anthologies known for their humorous edge. She lives in England.
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By Lynsay Sands
A BITE TO REMEMBER
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author�s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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