Awakened (Vampire Awakenings) by Brenda K. Davies Read Free Book Online Page A

get wrapped up with someone, knew better than to believe that she could trust someone. But she couldn’t seem to stop herself when it came to him. She needed to get away from him so that she could try to sort out her confusing emotions.
    “Have you talked to Michelle today?” he inquired.
    “No, why?”
    He remained silent for a moment and then looked over at her. “We had a nice chat last night after I left.”
    “Really?” she inquired innocently. “About what?”
    “She just wanted to apologize about the way that she acted.”
    “That was nice of her,” she said more casually than she felt.
    “I suppose.”
    Sera looked up at him, noting that his jaw was set firmly in anger. “You really don’t like her, do you?”
    He shrugged as he shoved his hands into the pockets of his leather bomber jacket. “No, I don’t.”
    She wasn’t paying any attention to where they were going until she realized that they were at the frat house. The lawn was littered with trash, empty beer cans, bottles, and plastic cups. The front door was open and two kegs had been tossed onto the sidewalk. “Looks nice,” she commented dryly.
    “The cleanup crew will be by later.”
    “Cleanup crew?”
    “We paid some guys to come by at twelve to clean up the yard, and first floor.”
    “I hope you paid them a lot.” She sure as hell wouldn’t want to be the one that had to clean up this mess.
    He chuckled softly and took hold of her hand. Sera almost jumped in surprise as a bolt of electricity sizzled through her. “Want to come in?”
    She stood silently, staring at the trashed house as she tried to calm her racing heart. Just moments ago she had wanted to get away from him, now she wanted nothing more than to go in there with him. “I don’t know if I should.”
    “You won’t get into trouble. Girls are allowed in here,” he teased.
    “That’s not it.”
    “Then what is it?” he inquired gently.
    She chewed on her bottom lip as she turned to look at him. She couldn’t see his eyes, but she knew that he was staring intently at her. “I don’t think I can control myself around you,” she blurted before she could stop herself. As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she hated herself for saying them, and wished that she could kick herself in the ass.
    He stood silently for a minute and then gently took hold of her arm. “Come on, I won’t bite.”
    “Liam, that’s not it, I mean... oh I don’t know what I mean,” she finished lamely.
    His hand on her chin was gentle as he lifted her face. The sunglasses were now resting on top of his head, his eyes were intense, but there was a softness in them that touched her and melted some of her reserve. “I know what you mean Sera. It will be all right, I promise.”
    The last of her defenses crumbled at his soft words. She nodded slowly and followed him into the house. More beer bottles, cups, and piles of garbage were tossed across the floors, and the stairs. The furniture was scattered around the house, holes had been punched into some of the walls, and the entire place reeked of beer, and something even less pleasant that she didn’t want to identify. She picked her way carefully around the trash, and the guy passed out at the top of the stairs.
    They reached the hallway, and the trail of trash continued to flow. A few people were lying on the floor, but all of the doors were firmly closed. They moved around the clutter as he led her to another set of stairs. The stairway was dark, and narrow, but unlike the others it was completely clean, making it obvious that the party hadn’t been allowed to spread past the second floor. They reached the third floor where he led her to the third door on the right.
    She hesitated for a moment before stepping inside. She was instantly surprised by how neat and uncluttered the room was. A full size bed was pushed against the right wall with a black comforter spread over it. A small nightstand was next to it with a lamp and an