Free Dark Melody: A Vampire Romance (Immortal Legacy Book 1) by Lorraine Kennedy

getting late and I wanted to catch up to Alec when I was finished talking with Dash.
    “As I was in the middle of saying … when I closed my eyes it was like I was somewhere else. I was in the light. It was a place like here, but where there were creatures of all types. But no vampires.”
    Dash paused a moment before continuing. “He was there with me, in a way. It was like real magic. I asked where all the vampires were and he said that vampires couldn’t be there because they had been banished thousands of years ago.
    “I wanted to know where we were and he said we were in the same place, but another dimension that occupies the same space as our own world, but on a different level. The next thing I knew, I was back and the little dude was gone. He slipped right away from me.”
    “Dash, do vampires use drugs?” I asked. It was a fantastic story, maybe a little too fantastic.
    Dash threw his hands in the air. “You see! That’s why I don’t tell anyone.”
    “Well, you have to admit, it sounds a little far-fetched,” I told him, getting to my feet.
    “That’s my story. Take it or leave it.” He shrugged.
    “Where can I find Omar?” I asked, getting to the second thing I wanted to know.
    Laughter bubbled up from his throat. He was laughing so hard that he was doubled over.
    Folding my arms, I waited for him to stop laughing. “Does that mean you know where he’s at?”
    “Oh please, tell me you are not thinking of going into Omar’s nest. A little bit of a girl like you.” He started laughing again.
    “You know, you could help me if you wanted,” I said, offering him a half smile.
    Finally, his giggling fit subsided but he was still wearing a smirk. “Well now, I have a lot of work to do around here.” He motioned to the chair I’d just vacated.
    “Dash, can I ask you a question?”
    “Guess that would depend on what it was.”
    “When did you turn?” I found Dash fascinating and wanted to know more about him.
    “I can’t remember a lot from before I turned,” he confessed. “But it was in the 80s.”
    I got the feeling that I’d wandered into an area he wasn’t too comfortable talking about, so I asked a different question. “What’s it like to be a vampire?”
    His mood turned somber. “She wants to know what it’s like,” he muttered as he stared off into nothing. It was if he was seeing something that was invisible to me.
    This time, his laughter was dark, with just a hint of danger in it. “You are cold … always so cold. And there is the constant hunger. For those of us that crave the light, it is eternal hell.”
    “I’m sorry. You seem like you could have been a nice guy … before you turned,” I added.
    “What do you mean before I turned?” He tossed me a sour look. “Lots of people think I’m a nice guy now.”
    “Of course, I just figured since you feed on blood, that might be a bad mark.” I tried to lighten the mood.
    “Well there is that,” he admitted, his face twisting into a harsh grimace.
    “Thank you for your story. It really was interesting,” I told him.
    I started for the door but the sound of his voice stopped me.
    “What’s your name, girl?”
    “Nicole.”
    “Nicole, do yourself a favor and don’t go looking for Omar. He will kill you without a second thought. Your friend is a lot better at taking care of himself than you are.”
    No doubt he was probably right, but I couldn’t just sit around and do nothing. Not helping out a friend in need went against my nature.
    Even if that friend was a vampire.
     

 
Chapter Thirteen
    Nicole
     
    Talking with Alec was a good idea but to do that I’d actually have to find him. I spent over an hour searching the streets of New Orleans, starting with the Dark Wind. Although the other members of Necro were there, Alec wasn’t. Next, I found my way back to the house he’d taken me to in the Garden District. It appeared to be completely deserted.
    I should have been waiting for him outside his house