BLOOD, a vampire story

his hand as if solemnly swearing to tell the full truth, not

nds out, he'll ki

kill you. So no worries,

Yeah, okay, but it looks like it's not just me

ulder. "Go, my friend, go be a man. I'll take one for the team." Then he glanced lon

ervous as she held her phone to her ear. Seeing Max in her makeup mirror, Amelia said to his reflection, "So it occurs

around to allow Max to admire her. Her lips were ver

ad thing. Max remembered that she'd been grounded. He had, too, but he was on the honor system. He had rugby practice, and his mom had

imicked putting a phone to her ear. "You let me know what you

ou. Promise,

ng lot. By the time they'd reached her car, she was st

y with you?"

didn't expect my parents to say I could go to Amelia's. Last night my father said I would b

d him a little. Maybe the Evelyn's were going out vampire

her head, and nodded. She didn't like lying to her

e, um, thinks I'm spending the night at her house." She gazed up at him mischievously with those huge dark brown eyes of hers, and he th

sked her. "Spending t

half shy, half flirty.

...

wild and free, his gray eyes blazing, and he was taking roll wh

" Levi said, eyes wide and

ine and then he takes a day off on account of a litt

s father on so many of his calls, then pretending not to know any of the gory details. Before the return of Ryan Harley to Des Pontonniers, lo

echoed, soun

ywhere," Levi confirmed. "Hurli

ed a picture." He grunted. "Even though I've got one now, than

d right on cue, Seth, Leo's

his parents, Coach. They c

said, nodding. "I remember now

here Leo was this morning, but he was playing his part now. Leo's parents were already out of town, and Am

t players called a "lax-head," but hey, if Amelia crooked her

o was missing

lking last night, Le

d not killed Leo.

ked him all u

peering at him. "Cuz if you think you're going to hurl, y

d Levi felt his cheeks go red. Guys like Le

e," Levi

g. And tell Blake one more mis

im and Max,

hope Max didn't kill him. T

. "And hopefully, he won't