Pixie Dust (Pixie Dust Chronicles 1)

He held my chin in his other hand and softly stroked my cheek. “Anytime, my love.”

I leaned into his caress and suddenly felt this incredible wave of warmth. I felt beautiful, and I felt cherished above all others. Omigod, I was sensing his emotions! I knew it without any doubts, but how was it possible? Was this some kind of vampire mojo, or was it coming from me? Vance said fairies have psychic abilities. Didn’t he? What does this mean? I met Leo’s eyes and felt that wonderful sensation again which made me want to melt into him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder. My chest was pressed against his so I could feel his heartbeat increase as he held me. It made me smile that I made this supposedly big, scary vampire’s heart race.

He pulled back a little and said, “Are you okay my love? You look like you’re having a pretty serious debate in that head of yours.”

“No, I’m great.” I stepped back a little. “Hey Leo, can I ask you a question?”

“Of course.” He replied.

“Why did you buy the bar?” I had to know if Vance was right.

“I own many businesses.” He replied.

“Yes, I know that. But why Pixie Dust? I know we turn a profit, but it’s not that big. I figured you’d be into something much more lucrative.”

He wrinkled his brow. “Why are you asking me this, my love?”

“Because somebody said something that concerned me.” I replied.

He narrowed his eyes at me. “And what exactly did they say?”

“That maybe you bought the bar……..for personal reasons.”

“Well, that tells me who is feeding these suspicions of yours.” He paused. “What exactly are you asking me, my dear?”

“Did you buy the bar for personal reasons?”

“Yes.” He replied matter-of-factly.

“Did they have anything to do with me?” I asked.

“Yes,” he said. “Does that bother you?”

“I don’t know.” I replied. “I don’t think so. I think I may be….flattered actually.”

He smiled. “Well, then it seems that Mr. Alexander’s plan has been thwarted.”

I laughed. “Yeah, maybe.” I looked at the time. “I guess you need to get back to check in with your men now, huh?”

“I suppose so. I’m going to check with hotel security and see if they can find anything on video.” He replied. “Before I leave though, I wanted to return something that belongs to you. I think you accidentally left it behind.”

He held out his hand, imploring me to do the same. When I complied, he dropped the little black key fob into my palm. “Oh,” I said feeling a little embarrassed. “Thanks.”

He smiled as he bent down to capture my lips with his own. His kiss was very brief, but incredibly sweet. Des

pite the earlier scare, I went to bed feeling at peace for the first time in as long as I could remember.

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I woke up after dreaming about my encounter with Leo. Not so much about our tryst in the bar, but about being able to read his emotions. I smiled to myself when I recalled his feelings towards me. I honestly thought his intentions with me only involved physical gratification, maybe even nourishment, but definitely not a deeply rooted affection. He surprised me, and not in an unpleasant way.

Getting back to the issue at hand, I knew that I couldn’t put Vance off any longer. I could feel something changing inside of me and he was the only person I know who could explain what I’m going through. I picked up my phone and dialed his number.

He answered on the first ring. “Karli?”

“Hi Vance. Listen, um I was hoping we could talk. I have the day off so I was wondering if you could come by for a while?”

“Talk about what?” Okay, so clearly he was going to make me work for this.