Free The Vampire's Redemption, A Paranormal Romance (Undead in Brown County #3) by S.J. Wright Page B

way we would be able to deal with each other.
    “I know he is. By the way, I have your sister with me.”
    “Is she okay? Does she know what happened to that woman?”
    “It’s a long story, and I’ll let her explain when we come back. She was injured, but I healed her.” His voice didn’t sound the same for some reason. I couldn’t pinpoint the change, but something had definitely happened.
    “You healed her? What does that mean?”
    He cleared his throat. “You know what it means. She’s had my blood.”
    There was something significant in that. Had Michael bonded with my sister?
    “If you have questions, save them for later. I have to get off here and take care of some business.”
    He ended the call, leaving me wondering what the hell I had missed. What kind of business was he talking about? And how did Katie get injured? What exactly did it mean now that Katie had Michael’s blood in her veins? The questions kept rolling through my head endlessly. And Isaiah had Alex? When was this bullshit going to end? When was life going to be normal again?
    “Sarah.” It was Jackson’s voice. A sound that was solid, real, without mystery.
    He was standing in the doorway that led to the kitchen and saying my name. Suddenly, I felt the urge to be reckless and throw caution to the wind. I wanted to forget about vampires. I wanted Jackson beside me, around me, inside the core of me.
    His humanity called out to me like some siren, high and sweet, promising an experience unlike anything I’d known before. I crossed the room in five quick steps and wrapped my arms around his neck. I pulled his face down to mine, feeling the strength of the bands of muscles in his neck. His mouth was slightly open and there was light stubble on his cheeks, chin and over his mouth from not shaving for a few days. I adored the way his full lower lip trembled with excitement when I slid my hand through the open front of his jacket and down his stomach towards his groin.
    With a low chuckle, he disengaged my arms from around his neck and gave me a quick peck on the lips. “You’d better cool off just a bit, my love. What did Michael have to say?”
    I groaned and shook my head. “Do we have to talk about this right now?”
    “Yes.” His face was entirely serious, but I was sure his pulse was still racing from our very intimate embrace. “I don’t want you flinging yourself at me to try to erase the conversation you just had.”
    “Oh.” He was right, of course. That was exactly what I’d been trying to do.
    “Sit. Drink your wine. Tell me.”
    Ignoring his order to sit, I picked up my wine glass and took a deep swallow. The blackberry wine slid smoothly over my tongue and down my throat, warming me from the inside out. It was a far cry from the quick inebriation I could achieve with a Hurricane from Joe’s, but it gave me the courage to speak my mind without falling down in the process.
    “Alex is with Isaiah. It’s worrying Michael because he knows how powerful Alex has become. And Michael is coming back.”
    He nodded. “I thought he might.”
    “Katie is safe, but Michael wouldn’t tell me if she actually killed that woman we found.”
    “How do you feel about her coming back here if she’s one of the vampires responsible for that?”
    The doorbell rang. Sadie sprang up from her spot by the fire and went to the front door, her nails clicking against the hardwood. I followed her and drew back the sheer curtain panel to see who was on the porch.
    It was Karen Morrell, Chief Deputy of the Brown County Sherriff’s department. Karen had been at her post for almost twelve years and had been raised right in Nashville. Although she was pushing forty-five years old, she was in excellent physical shape and definitely knew how to use the standard issue pistol that the rest of the department staff utilized. At the moment, she was accompanied by an unremarkable young deputy that I didn’t recognize.
    As I pulled open the door, my heart