Sexiest Vampire Alive(111)
The nurse inclined his head. “God be with you.”
“You too.” He glanced at the nurse’s name tag. Buniel. He stepped back, inhaling sharply. “You—you—”
Buniel’s eyes twinkled with humor. “Yes?”
“You’re Marielle’s friend. She told us about you.” Gregori ran a hand through his hair. “Shit—I mean, sorry.” Damn, he’d just cursed in front of an angel. “Aren’t you a healing angel?”
“A Healer, yes.”
“Well . . . darn.” He motioned toward Belinda, who had fallen asleep. “Why haven’t you healed her? She was close to death when I got here.”
Buniel arched a brow. “I am aware of her condition. I’ve been keeping her alive.”
“But you could have healed her. And then I wouldn’t have needed to give my blood.”
“But you did need to give it. You needed to learn how to trust.” The angel motioned to Abigail. “And she needs to learn how to forgive. It is better this way, don’t you think?”
“Well . . . maybe.” Gregori looked at Abigail. “You mean she’ll forgive me now?” He glanced back at the angel, but he was gone.
Gregori sighed. “Say hello to Father Andrew for me.”
Abigail woke at the sound of her mother calling her.
“Mom?” She scrambled off the couch and rushed to the hospital bed. “What’s wrong? Shall I call for the nurse? Is it time for more medication?” She glanced at her watch. It was four in the morning.
“Abby, look at me.”
She blinked when she realized her mother was sitting up. And her cheeks were rosy. “Mom, what happened?”
Belinda’s eyes twinkled. “An angel came to see me.”
Oh God, her mom was hallucinating. “It’s probably the medication.”
“The angel told me everything would be all right, and then, your Gregori came.”
“He’s not my Gregori, Mom. I don’t want to ever see him again.”
“But he saw you, dear. He told me he loved you and would do anything for you. And he gave me some of his blood.”
“What?” Abigail’s heart lurched.
Belinda touched the bandage on her arm. “I feel so much better.”
Abigail ripped off the bandage and saw the puncture mark on her mother’s arm. “When did this happen?”
“When the angel gave me a transfusion from Gregori. He was such a handsome man. The angel, not Gregori. Although Gregori is quite handsome, too.”
“Gregori was here?”
“Yes. With an angel. He told me his name is Buniel.”
Abigail shook her head. She didn’t know what to make of this, but one thing was for sure, her mother was looking a hundred percent better. “We’ll have to run some tests.”
“Later.” Belinda waved a dismissive hand. “What’s important now is that you find your Gregori before the sun rises. He loves you very much.”
“Mom—”
“And he left this for you.” Belinda pulled a package out from under her blanket. “It’s small. I think it might be an engagement ring.”
“Oh my God.” This was proof that Gregori had really been here. Her name was scrawled on the package in his handwriting.
“Well, open it! I want to see if it’s a ring.”
“Mom, are you saying you would approve of me and Gregori?”
“Sweetie, he saved your life. I know that he’s . . . different, but he’s a good man. He gave us his word that he would protect you on your trip, and he nearly died to keep his word. You don’t let a man like that get away.”
“He—he messed with my mind.”
Belinda snorted. “All men mess with our minds, one way or another. But Gregori is a good man. Even the angel said we should trust him. Will you please open the package?”
“Oh, right.” She ripped open one end and pulled out the contents. Underneath a layer of thermal wrap, she found a vial of blood. It was labeled “Gregori Holstein.”
Belinda wrinkled her nose. “He gave you blood? That’s not very romantic.”
Tears came to her eyes. “Oh, it is. It means he trusts me.”
“Well, you’d better hurry up and meet him.”
Abigail blinked away her tears. “Yes, Mother. Thank you.”
She dropped the vial of blood inside her handbag and retrieved her cell phone. After a moment’s hesitation, she punched in the number for Angus.
“Miss Tucker?” he answered. “What can I do for you?”
“Could you possibly teleport me to Romatech?”
In one minute she was standing by the side entrance to Romatech. Angus swiped his card, then opened the door for her.