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Chapters (68)
  1. Biding Time
  2. Dedication
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Prologue
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Chapter Eleven
  17. Chapter Twelve
  18. Chapter Thirteen
  19. Chapter Fourteen
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. Chapter Eighteen
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-One
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Chapter Thirty
  36. Chapter Thirty-One
  37. Chapter Thirty-Two
  38. Chapter Thirty-Three
  39. Chapter Thirty-Four
  40. Chapter Thirty-Five
  41. Chapter Thirty-Six
  42. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  43. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  44. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  45. Chapter Forty
  46. Chapter Forty-One
  47. Chapter Forty-Two
  48. Chapter Forty-Three
  49. Chapter Forty-Four
  50. Chapter Forty-Five
  51. Chapter Forty-Six
  52. Chapter Forty-Seven
  53. Chapter Forty-Eight
  54. Chapter Forty-Nine
  55. Chapter Fifty
  56. Chapter Fifty-One
  57. Chapter Fifty-Two
  58. Chapter Fifty-Three
  59. Chapter Fifty-Four
  60. Chapter Fifty-Five
  61. Chapter Fifty-Six
  62. Acknowledgments
  63. Other Titles by Lyn Gardner
  64. Going on Red
  65. Choices
  66. Born Out of Wedlock
  67. Give Me A Reason
  68. Mistletoe

For a few minutes, Bennett became entranced with Xi’s purrs. The low rumbling told her he was happy and content, but was she? She’d begun her affair with Ruby to satisfy a need, and the woman satisfied it in a way, a basic way with no strings, no love, and no promises, yet as much as the act fed one hunger, it did absolutely nothing for another. Of course, she could break it off, end it as quickly as it had started, and Bennett had every intention of doing that eventually, but not right now. Right now, the companionship Ruby offered was filling a void. Bennett scowled. It wasn’t filling a void. It was just necessary. She’d suffered too many broken hearts to know she’d never survive the next, for the next would indeed kill her. Perhaps not in mind or body, but in spirit, Bennett would be hollowed out. Forever empty through the endless days and endless nights until the end of time.

Chapter Thirty

Ruby smiled as she turned this way and that in front of the mirror. She’d purchased the evening gown while she’d been away, and it was worth every penny she’d spent. Floor-length and black, it was sophisticated and not nearly as showy as the cocktail dress she’d worn to Rapture. The neckline was straight, exposing a hint of her shoulders before meeting the long sleeves, the fabric of which was sheer and embellished with the tiniest of sparkles. The skirt flared at the bottom enough for a comfortable stride to be taken, and on her feet were a pair of pointed-toe pumps. All in all, it was somewhat sedate, but unlike a show at an art gallery, Ruby was venturing into the somewhat secret world of vampires, and she was pretty sure she didn’t want those in attendance to notice her too much.

A knock on the door broke Ruby from her thoughts. She glided through her tiny apartment and opened the door, and when she saw Bennett, Ruby’s lashes flew high. “Wow. Look at you.”

Bennett removed her cavalier hat, the ostrich feather in its band fluttering as Bennett swept out her arm and bowed at the waist. “Good evening, m’lady. May I say, you’re looking lovely tonight.”

“Oh, my God. Am I supposed to call you Bennett tonight or D’Artagnan?”