All Chapters of A Vampire's Promise: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Mia's POV"Thanks again for taking care of Kaya," I told Sol as I cleaned up the mugs we had used for tea. "I'm sure she really appreciated getting to know you more."Sol waved his hand. "She's lovely. It was a pleasure. Aren't you more impressed that I remembered how to make the tea?"I laughed and nodded my head at his question. "And who said old dogs can't learn new tricks?" I teased as I turned around after finishing up with the dishes and looked at him.I watched as Sol raised his eyebrow at me in question and took a step toward me."Oh?" he asked with a sly smile on his face, "There are quite a number of tricks I know. Don't you worry."My eyes widened at his suggestion. I felt my ears heat up under his gaze. Before I could say anything else, a blaring sound overcame my senses. A red light flashed somewhere in the house, and Sol was gone from my sight in an instant.When he came back, he held a brightly lit up phone in his hand and was checking something frantically

Mia's POV"When was the last time you heard from her?" Sol asked me as the three of us got into one of his cars and pulled out into the main road. Serin had taken the back seat as he was on the call with Sarah, and I tried to navigate Sol to Kaya's apartment. "Before she left your house," I told him. "I had told her to get back to me when she got home, but I figured she was just tired from the day."I ran my hand through my hair as the stress began to pile up and blew a stream of hot air from my mouth. I sensed Sol watching me from the corner of his eye but didn't take much notice of him as I dialed Kaya's number again.His hand gripping my knee gave me some semblance of reassurance before he pulled it away and focused on the road."Mia," Serin called out, "what's Kaya's home address? Sarah is going to meet us there." I repeated the address to Serin, and he told his wife on the other line. I mumbled thanks to him once he got off the phone, and he nodded understandingly. "I should've

Sol's POVSerin and I had picked up a trail on the highway leading back home. A gust of wind had blown in through the open windows of my car and led with it the unmistakable scent of Mia's best friend, Kaya Taylor."Sol, do you–" Serin had begun to ask me if I had smelled it too, no doubt. Without answering his question, I quickly swerved into one of the smaller lanes. The trail eventually led us to an abandoned building some miles away from the highway and hustle of street life. The building itself belonged to an old coal mining facility that had run out of business a few years ago. It was broken down and shabby, hardly something anyone would be interested in. Anyone, that was, except those up to illegal activities and required a place to hide out."Stay here," I told the two women sitting in the backseat as I got out. To my surprise, or perhaps not so, I saw Mia get out of the car just as I did. "Mia, you have to–"She held up her hand to stop me. "What I have to do is go inside an

Mia's POVAs soon as I closed the door, I heard the footsteps of someone walking down the large staircase that led upstairs. When I turned my head, to my surprise, I saw that they belonged to Sol. His hair was a slight mess, and he was rubbing his eyes as he made his way down the staircase. "You're awake," I greeted him as I walked closer. "How are you feeling?"He didn't answer me for a moment and instead went into the living room to sit on one of the couches. I followed him and sat on the couch next to him.He kept silent for several seconds. "I feel strange," he said, "I was a bit."I nodded my head as my eyes landed on the mark on his neck. "But when I woke up this morning, it was almost fully healed. Besides the slight strangeness, I feel… great.""Well, that's good, isn't it?" I commented. "Your body must have just been in shock because of everything that happened."I blew out a hot breath of air and lifted my bare feet on the couch. "I know I am. Tonight was insane. By the way,

Mia's POVHearing what Sol had gone through felt as though it made my heart bleed.It was tightening and expanding all at once in the very pit of my chest, and I found it hard to breathe. Suddenly, I was attacked with the image and feeling of all the lifetimes he must have gone through alone and all the pain that would have accompanied it.Sol. Sol. Sol. Precious and dear Sol who had wasted not a fleeting moment's thought to save me from that vampire, or that VHO officer, or to help Kaya from his own kind. He had offered both of us solace and escape and swore to protect us despite not having known us for less than half of his life. I felt my lips tremble as they touched his skin, and I knew if I were standing, my entire body would shake too."Truly, honestly, and truly I am glad to have met you." I hoped he could feel the earnestness behind my words. "Thank you for surviving that moment and all the other moments that have followed."I heard a harsh intake of breath from him, and I onl