Free The Vampire And The Nightwalker by Sweet and Special Books

 
    CHAPTER ONE
    LOOKING INTENSELY AT the spread of cards on the table in front of her, Secret Lavalle pondered what to say to her young client. There was no easy way to tell a girl in love that she was being cheated on by the object of her affections. She was stalling for time, but she knew it wouldn’t make any difference in the end.
    “Ok, Sharla. Do you see these two cards right here? This is the Queen of Pentacles and here’s the Three of Swords. In between these cards is the King of Wands. Now, remember, we said that the King of Wands represents Dion. The Queen of Pentacles is showing us a new woman that seems to be in Dion’s life. The Three of Swords right here shows heartbreak and disappointment.”
    “But what does that mean, Secret?”
    “It means, sweetheart, that Dion is seeing another woman.”
    “I knew it!” Sharla yelped as she slammed her hand down on the table. “That bastard has been lying to me for months! I could feel it, Secret! It’s just that I didn’t want to believe it, you know? But he’s gonna get what’s coming to him now!”
    “I know it’s hard when men do these things,” Secret said, trying to offer comfort where there wasn’t any to actually be had. “But let’s look at this to see what’s ahead for you after you get rid of this worthless piece of waste.”
    “I don’t care what’s ahead! I don’t want any other man ever! This is it for me!”
    Shaking her head, Secret waited for Sharla to calm down. It was rarely ever the end for a 19-year-old woman. Sure, Sharla was hurt and angry now, but once she was able to get Dion out of her life, there would be another man. Apparently, there would be more than just one other man coming up in Sharla’s future.
    “Oh well,” Secret sighed. No matter what I say, these girls never listen.
    “Sharla, you’re going to make it through this. It’s pretty clear that you and Dion aren’t meant to be together, but there will be someone else for you in the future. However, if you stay stuck in this situation, you’ll just delay finding that man.”
    “I don’t care about finding any other man!” Sharla’s big brown eyes got even wider as she shook her head full of long, curly, dark hair in denial. “Dion has proved to me that no man’s worth it.”
    “Sharla, you’re going to be fine, sweetheart,” Secret said calmly. “There is someone else for you. It doesn’t matter if you believe me or not. He’s there and he’s waiting for you. You’re going to deal with this Dion mess, grieve a little because of the time you wasted with him, and then you’re going to move on. Your heart will heal. I promise.”
    Sharla was still glaring at the cards as if she could make them change their meanings if she just got mad enough. Secret hoped that her anger would hold for a little while. It would sustain her and keep her from feeling all of the pain that was also in her very near future.
    “I should have known,” Sharla finally said in a quieter tone. “My Mama told me not to mess with him. I just couldn’t listen to her for once.”
    “It’s okay, Sharla,” Secret responded. “Do you want to know about the next man who’s coming into your life?”
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    THIRTY MINUTES LATER, Sharla left Secret’s house in a marginally better mood. It had helped her to hear about this upcoming man, just as Secret had known it would. There was no reason to tell her that it wouldn’t last, either, though. She would find that out on her own, when she was meant to know it.
    Secret went to the back of her house where her cozy, country blue and yellow kitchen was located and put on some water for tea. The only time she preferred hot tea was when she needed to replenish her energy after a reading. Iced tea was her favorite the rest of the time.
    Sharla was easy to read, though. So Secret’s energy level wasn’t too depleted. The reason for the rejuvenating tea was because of her next client, who would be there within an hour. Adele Dubois was a