It had been hundreds of years since Cat had stumbled upon Lux and his family. He had been happy, much happier than he ever could have been with her, she had convinced herself and she had left just as quietly as she had come, without Lux knowing anything. It was possibly the most painful experience of her life, save for maybe when she woke up the night after being turned into a vampire and found herself completely alone, seeing him so very happy with someone else and then choosing to leave him again. It was definitely the most selfless experience of her life. In no way was Cat known for being thoughtful or putting others first, the very opposite was true, in fact. But with Lux, Cat couldnât be selfish. She couldnât want anything but the best for him and she very clearly wasnât the best for him.
In the years that had passed since then, Cat had mourned the loss of Lux in her life. Not only that she couldnât be with him, but also consequently when the time came that Lux probably would have died. She hadnât known exactly when it had happened, but she had mourned him and the fact that he was no longer in the world, for years. She hadnât seen her maker since the time he had convinced her to leave Lux and she was grateful for that, but Cat realized now just how incredibly alone she was. Sure, she was very rarely physically alone, as she had become an expert at the art of seduction over the years, but the physical presence of another being couldnât fill the void Lux had left in her life.
Sheâd wandered through the world, aimlessly settling in city after city, experiencing all the culture and adventure the world had to offer her, until one night she found herself in Naperville, Illinois. She wasnât entire sure why she was choosing the mundane suburb to settle in, but she was about to find out.
Often, when Cat moved to a new area, she liked to wander throughout the town the first few nights, simply exploring what the town had to offer, and snagging the occasional snack as she did so. Tonight had brought her to a new part of town, to a residential area that overlooked a nearby lake.
Cat was simply walking down the sidewalk when a familiar scent was carried on the wind to her. She froze. Seconds later, the man who the scent belonged to emerged from the corner of a building a few blocks down from her and started walking in her direction. Catâs eyes stayed focused on him. It couldnât be. He was long since dead. But as he approached and finally looked up at her, his blue-ish, brown eyes meeting hers, she knew it was true. Greyson Luxford was alive.
A million questions raced through her mind, but as she walked towards him, unable to tear her eyes from his and her hands moving of their own accord to gently touch his face, as if ensuring he was truly standing before, the only question that mattered was the same one he had just asked her. âI-â she choked back a sob that threatened to overcome her as her hands gave her the proof that she needed to believe Lux was actually there. âItâs so complicated.â she managed to reply, her voice barely above a whisper as tears pooled into her eyes, threatening to spill over. As her hands traced over his skin, realization of what all this meant dawned on her. âWeâre vampires.â she breathed.
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