Chapter 14When lunchtime came and went, Maya justified Dec’s continued absence as having to be careful moving about in the daytime. She had no idea how he was getting the tox report, how far he might have to go, and considering sunlight was supposed to be lethal for vampires, she shouldn’t have been surprised that it was taking longer than she’d originally expected to get the information she needed.
It was when the hour crept past six and then seven that she started to really worry.
She knew it was ridiculous. He’d been a vampire for how long before ever meeting her? And he’d survived. Flourished, even. It was foolish to think anything had happened to him.
Knowing that and keeping the negative thoughts at bay, however, were two entirely different things. Questions kept interrupting her
