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Chapter 1 Drop-Dead Gorgeous

I aiting for the other combat boot to drop

My life in Dullsville had turned perfectly exciting I was living the nighteous valy gothic nightclub where I could dance until dawn The only thing I wasan actuala real valadly enjoy the ht of neays to convince Alexander I was truly ready to be turned

So much had happened recently Alexander's best friend, Sebastian, had escaped the clutches of his new girlfriend, Luna, who had been set to dig her fangs into hi out in a don aparthoul friends, were still inhabiting the Crypt and each had their hts set on my nemesis, Trevor Mitchell, which made me uneasy While I didn't want to date Trevor, it was odd to see him in the company of a vaer And Jagger, Alexander's forht now that his club was a hit in Dullsville My best friend, Becky Miller, had learned Alexander's andthis unexpected news as best as anymore relaxed with a peer vaerly anticipating the arrival of his little sister, Athena "Stor

It was slightly after ht, a week after our birthday bash, when Alexander and I entwined our bodies, dancing to the music of Vlad and the Iaze, his chocolate eyes as irresistible to lowed on his handsome, pale face I felt as if ere the only couple in the club, or the world, for that listened in the pulsing strobe lights, and I s continuing to catch the flashing light I'd been on the other end of theht and sultry temptation, but not in true bite, and each tily dangerous I iined the bite that would take ainst ain or hurt like getting a shot, or far worse, like a bite of an animal? Or would his knifelike teeth slide in painlessly as if they were always meant to have penetrated my skin?

My blood would not be solely mine anymore but ours I was mesmerized byabout to live with for an eternity We'd cohabitate in the Underworld, strolling through ce-sized coffin all day I'd decorate the Mansion and runwhile Alexander painted masterworks in our attic bedroom I'd fulfill his need for nourishhed, danced, and kissed in the darkness Alexander's fangs slid farther down the nape of my neck until I was jarred out of my dream state I feltbetween us At s ween usfirst I thought a ard dancer had buum-pink hair, I kneas intentional Luna swayed her lithe, fairylike body to the morbidly slow beat and then threw her head back as if she'd just been bitten No one was going to come between Alexander and me! I scooted ht

Luna sailed into another dancer and fell into his arlanced over and noticed the dancer had blond hair It was Trevor, who had once dated Luna Scarlet wasn't going to be as gentle as I ith another girl co between her and her ed at Luna and hissed like a cat as her eyes seenored her and instead flashed her long, glittery pink lashes at Trevor, as helplessly caught in her charms

Scarlet grabbed Trevor by his polo sleeve and yanked hi Luna Trevor was startled by Scarlet's bold ht over hi?" As Scarlet dragged Trevor off the dance floor, Luna appeared unfazed She glanced around until she saw the nearest male clubster - Matt Wells,when Luna sidled up to Matt He was caught off guard, and his face flushed cherry red with her sudden attention Poor Becky seemed blindsided and didn't knohat to do I pushed h the crowd of dancers and pulled Luna away from my favorite couple I'd clobber anyone who came between my best friend and her soulmate

I gave Luna a death stare She returned aze, tensed her soft, pale cheeks, and bit her baby-pink lips It must be hard for someone as beautiful as Luna to accept rejection Until recently, rejection had been so I'd been accustomed to - it was acceptance that was new to me However, Luna had first been rejected by Alexander and now by his best friend, Sebastian

Luna had been a Sulky Sue since Sebastian had hightailed it out of the Crypt when he found out the covenant cereround If he'd bitten her as they planned, they'd be bonded together as vaer had tried to trick Sebastian into being a mate for his twin sister for a lifetime - and beyond

Who knehat other tricks the Maxwells had up their torn sleeves? I would have to keep theht

But with Luna on the rebound and apparentlyto be i solo

Everyone but Luna in relationships uy she craved the most was my beloved Alexander

Even though Luna was azed into her starlet-blue eyes I saw a lonely girl gazing back at ed for true love, just like I had before I h she was sneaky and troublesome, she, too, deserved happiness There had to be someone out there for her to et in the way of my or my friends' love lives

I looked away froazed around the club hopelessly until I spotted someone familiar

Ro bubbly liquid at the Crypt Why hadn't I thought of hiht under her nose and irl here or at the Coffin Club in Hipsterville, so I was hoping he was available for a romantic setup