MinetoChase by Laurann Dohner Read Free Book Online Page A

curiosity then. I have things to do
outside.” Jenny left through the back door.
    So much for us becoming friends . Jasmine ate, rinsed
the bowl and then washed it. She wasn’t sure if she was allowed to explore the
house but no one had said she couldn’t. Chase had mentioned it was her home
too.
    The first floor of the house was big, obviously a mansion
built in the forties from the architectural details. Some were confusing, as if
parts of the house had been remodeled sometime in the seventies. The formal
dining room was dusty and it seemed no one had used it in a really long time.
One door was locked. The living room had more modern furniture and a big screen
television. A small sitting room held tons of older leather-bound volumes of
books in the built-in shelves. Two bathrooms were located on the first floor
and she paused at the steps, peering up the curved staircase to the second
floor.
    “Please don’t go up there.”
    Jenny startled her again and Jasmine spun around. One hand
rested on her racing heart. “You scared me. I didn’t hear you come in.”
    “I’m quiet. It’s the predator in me.”
    “Um, I’m not sure how to respond to that.”
    A smile curved the brunette’s lips. She was pretty with blue
eyes very similar to Chase’s when they glowed but slightly paler in color.
“It’s what we are. We may appear human but never forget things aren’t what they
seem.” She jerked her head toward the stairs. “That’s my space up there and I
like my privacy. I can’t outright order you to never go to the second floor but
I’d appreciate it if you didn’t. Chase doesn’t like to sleep above ground. It’s
probably because of what happened twenty years ago after we left Alaska.”
    “What happened?”
    “Vampires attacked us. They knew what we were and tried to
kill us. It was a deadly mistake.” She chuckled. “They sent only five of them
after us.”
    “Five vampires?” Jasmine was taken aback.
    “They should have sent twice that many if they were serious
about killing my brother and me.”
    “So what does that have to do with sleeping upstairs?”
    “They came in through the windows. It was a full breach in
the dead of night.” Jenny waved her hand to a chair. “Sit.”
    Jasmine took a seat on one of the sofa benches in the
entryway. They weren’t the most comfortable things but they were attractive.
Jenny sat on the opposite one ten feet away.
    “I refuse to give up having a real bedroom with windows,
fresh air and sunshine. My brother feels more secure underground. Less points
of entry in case of another attack. That’s where he lives most of the time.
Under that club he works at they supposedly have a lot of chambers, but it’s
rumors. It’s not as though he’s ever taken me there so I’m not certain if it’s
true.”
    “You don’t like the club where he works?”
    “It’s owned by two vampires.” Jenny watched her as if she
were something fascinating. “Did you meet my brother there?”
    “No. I was his realtor.”
    Jenny studied her. “I’m glad. I’d hate to think he’d accept
leftover goods.”
    “What does that mean?” Jasmine wasn’t sure if she really
wanted an answer or not.
    “The women who frequent that club are playthings for the
vamps. They fuck them, bleed them, and mess with their minds so they forget
everything but the sex.” She paused. “It doesn’t even mean it’s good sex but
they can make them believe it was the best they ever had so they return again
and again. It’s how they keep a steady food supply.”
    It was a little disturbing. “And Chase?”
    “What about him?”
    “Does he do that? Have sex and feed from women at the club?”
    “Not anymore, if he ever did.” Jenny smirked. “You have no
clue about mates, do you?”
    “I didn’t even know vampires or werewolves were real until
last night.”
    “He wouldn’t bond with you if he wasn’t sure you were all he
wanted. It’s very rare for a mate to cheat. They’d have