First Bite (Darkwood Manor Series) Read Online Free Page B

like his blood is calling to me, and I don’t think I can ignore it anymore.”
    “I know, and I am here to help you. You seem to calm down when I’m around you.” I nod and lean back into him.
    “You do. I don’t know why but it's something you have always been able to do,” I say and smile.
    “Well then, you are stuck with me. You won't do anything without me by your side.” I move my head to look up at him.
    “What if you want some alone time with a certain guy?” I say and wiggle my eyebrows at my best friend.
    Nathan chuckles. “Well I do have the room next door to him, so I will have my alone time with that certain guy. But I should go before anyone finds me in here. Get some rest and I will see you in the morning.”
    I watch my best friend tip toe out of my room quietly. I wonder how I am going to control myself. I know I won’t be able to stay away from Jason, and I can feel myself being pulled to him even now. I walk over to the window and look out at the beautiful lake. Jason Kaye is still standing by the shore, and I want to be down there with him.
    I walk away from the window and grab my phone. I need my mom. I need to hear her voice, and to have her tell me that everything is going to be alright. I call her, and she doesn’t pick up. It goes to her voicemail.
    “Mom, call me when you can. I miss you.” I put my phone on the table, lie down and close my eyes. Every time I closed my eyes I see Jason, and I can feel his lips on mine. I can feel him pulling me closer to his warm body, but the thing that keeps me up is how he tasted. I don’t think I will ever get it out of my mouth.
    Sighing, I get out of bed and grab my black fuzzy robe. Walking downstairs, I head to the room where I saw the large black grand piano. I run my fingertips along the smooth black surface. I haven’t written anything, or sang since my father left. Sitting down, I gently place my fingers on the coolness of the ivory keys, and lightly play the song in my head.
    “I will never forget you. You were the first one to love me. You showed me what it means to be shattered.” The sweet melody from the piano and my low soft voice sings. “You taught me not to love, you taught me not to trust. No one else will break my heart; no one will get that close again.”
    I close my eyes and allow the sweet music to wrap around me.
    “You told me you would always be there, that you would hold my hand. Where are you now? What have I done, to make you leave?”
    My fingers move along the ivory like it hasn’t been years since they have touched.
    “At night I see your face, your eyes are gleaming at me. I wonder if I'll see you again, and if you will hold me like you used to. If you will tell me that you have missed me.” With my fingers still playing the song in my head, I open my eyes. “I want to love again, I want to trust again. You told me you would always be there, that you would hold my hand. Where are you now? What have I done, to make you leave?”
    Something crashing hard to the floor behind me makes me jump away from the piano. Turning around I see Jason, his mouth is hanging open and his bright green eyes are staring at me. Heat floods my cheeks and radiates all over my body. My heart is beating so fast that I think it might beat out of my chest.
    Jason blinks a few times, and a slow smile appears on his face. “Just when I think you can’t get any hotter, you surprise me. You have an amazing talent,” he says and moves closer to me. I back up, because I don’t want to hurt him and my control is very fragile right at this moment.
    “How long have you been listening?” I ask, and he grins.
    “Since you ran your fingers along the piano. I was going to walk away, but when you started singing I was enchanted by your voice.” I hold my breath when he moves closer, and my back hits the wall. “Who was it about?”
    I have to blink a couple of times before I realize he asked me a question.
    “My father,” I