Tessa’s POVI didn’t like having to leave home for the day to go to work knowing I had the entire coven staying at my house. But Esmeralda assured me that she and Patty had everything handled so I had to trust her. If I didn’t show up for work today, I would definitely get fired. Besides, Joseph was coming to my work today to act as part of Joseph Evergreen, the famous and mysterious author and professor.I’m supposed to act like I don’t know him.Per usual, Ashley gave me attitude as soon as she saw me. Her eyes flickered up and down my body and she gave me a scowl as I walked by her.“Didn’t think you were actually going to show up today,” she said, folding her arms across her chest. “Megan wasn’t too happy that you bailed on your duties yesterday.”“I worked from home yesterday,” I assured her.“You better have progressed with that interview,” Ashley sneered. “Megan does not like inconsistent work. This isn’t the same as the online magazine. We have structure here and we expect eve
Tessa’s POVAs soon as we were in my office and the door was closed, I laughed. I couldn’t hold it in any longer. Joseph just grinned at me as he wrapped his arms around me, kissing down my neckline and over my exposed shoulders.“Did you see their faces?” I asked, unable to contain the giggles. “It was priceless. I owe you so much for that.”“I’m sorry I couldn’t come sooner,” he said, keeping his arms around my waist and swaying us back and forth around my office like we were dancing to a melody that only we could hear. “I had to take care of some work.”“It’s okay,” I said, smiling up at him. “It was perfect.”He bent and brushed his lips across mine and I felt heat coursing through my body. I melted into his kiss, wanting it to go so much further, but not wanting to cross that line at work. The last thing I needed was for rumors to spread around this place. I had a feeling rumor spread like wildfire and that wasn’t something I wanted to deal with.“We should do this interview,” I
Joseph’s POVAfter I left Tessa’s workplace, I got into my car and drove an hour to the vampire academy. I wanted to speak with Ruby and tell her everything that’s been going on since I last saw her. Because of the phone limitations at the academy, she’s been left in the dark. I don’t even think she knows we got to Tessa in time and that she’s okay.I felt guilty for not trying harder to reach out to her sooner, but I’m sure she will understand. I couldn’t get over how those women at Tessa’s office were all over me like that. I was going to need to shower for days to get the fe
Third Person POVRuby stared at Joseph with her mouth hanging open. He couldn’t be serious right now. She wasn’t special; sure, she had the ability to see the future, and her visions seemed to be pretty accurate, but she was a prophet of the Moon Goddess. She never thought someone as powerful and important as the Goddess herself would even notice someone as small as Ruby. She was only a human a few months ago, and now she’s not. Things were moving way too fast, and she really needed the guidance of her best friend in the entire world.Ruby hadn’t even mentioned to Joseph that this wasn’t the first tim
Tessa’s POV“Ruby!” I cried as I pressed the phone to my cheek. I can’t remember the last time I spoke to Ruby; it had to have been months ago. Usually, she spends her phone calls on Carter. I never really took it personally because their relationship was just beginning when she got changed into a vampire and then shipped away to the academy. It didn’t have any time to blossom.“It’s so good to hear your voice,” she sniffled. “I was so scared for days I couldn’t think straight. I was so relieved when Joseph told me that you were safe.”
Tessa’s POVBy the time I got home this evening, I was utterly exhausted. I didn’t want to think about anything besides slipping into my bed and falling fast asleep. But of course, that would have been too easy. As soon as I walked in the door, I heard arguing.“He was still our coven leader, Amy, we should hold some kind of service for him,” Hannah said; she was red in the face, and I could tell they’d been arguing for a while.Derek and Laura were sitting on the couch; Laura looked pale in the face and Derek had his h
Tessa’s POVJust like that, my entire heart shattered in my chest, and I felt sick to my stomach. I thought I was going to vomit on the ground in front of everybody. They all grew silent; Derek stared at the girls with his mouth hanging open in shock while Bennet and Cole were staring in shocked silence.“Austin didn’t come out and say that he remembered any of this,” Laura continued, breaking the silence. “But after we ate and slept for most of the day yesterday, when we woke up, most of our memories came back in snippets throughout the day and that was the first one that came back
Joseph’s POVI ran my fingers through my hair and took a deep breath. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say to the kid. I had never really spoken to any of them one-on-one before. I know these witches and wizards don’t trust me because I’m a vampire, but they are trying their best because I’m with Tessa and because her mother had once trusted me. I don’t blame them for not trusting me though; vampires had put them through hell over the years. Not all of us are good and I’ll be the first to admit that.I knew very little about Austin; only what the others had told me. He just turned 20 pret