Blood Land, J.R. Lawson [electric book reader .txt] 📗

our children and our children’s children will have a world that is much better than ours.  A world where they don’t have to be afraid.  That, I think, is something worth striving for.  Soon, every night, not just ones with a full moon, will be Freedom Nights.”

It was a wave of applause that followed the end of Kale’s speech.  Kale glanced over at Nora again.  She was giving him a very proud smile as she reached out a hand to him.  He immediately took it in his and squeezed it, grinning back at her.

“Well, let’s go have some fun everybody!” Jay now shouted into the microphone.  The mass of people now dispersed, each heading to a different place in the fairground.  Nora and Kale, however, turned to one another.

“You were wonderful,” Nora complimented as she put her arms around Kale’s neck.  Kale, in turn, put his hands on Nora’s waist and grinned.

“I think I got my point across pretty well.”

Nora now looked up into Kale’s red vampiric eyes as he looked into hers as well. She wore a somewhat serious expression now as she said, “You are going to do great things, you know…”

“We are going to do great things,” Kale corrected her.

Nora playfully scoffed. “I haven’t done much.  You’re the one who’s done all this…and more…”

“You’ve done plenty,” Kale rectified again, “After all, you allowed a honeymoon to be put aside just so I could get this place restored.”

Nora glanced over to where the Ferris Wheel stood as she watched it start up, slowly spinning. “Of course I did,” she responded, now looking back up at him, “This place is just as sentimental to me as it is to you.  After all, it’s where we first really became friends…and it’s right up on that Ferris Wheel where you asked me….”

“Well, regardless,” Kale then interjected, “How do you feel about leaving tomorrow morning to a little place called….Hawaii?”

Nora raised her eyebrows in happy surprise. “Really?  Are you serious?!”

“I already have the tickets.”

Nora giggled as she stared deep into his eyes and wrapped her arms more tightly around him. “That sounds wonderful.”

“You know,” Kale then cunningly spoke, “I’ve heard the place is very human-vampire friendly.  With the large moon and all of the lights and torches, it’s almost impossible for you to change into a hellion form at night.”

“Hm…” Nora smirked, her vampire fangs flashing as she responded sarcastically, “What ever shall we do with our time at night when we’re not hunting?”

“I could think of something,” Kale artfully smiled as he pulled her closer to him.

Nora looked into his eyes lovingly as she then said, “I love you, Kale Rogan.”

“I love you,” Kale responded, “…Nora Rogan.”

Nora smiled one more time as she then closed her eyes and kissed him.  She felt his hands hug her waste as she, in turn, caressed his cheek with her left hand, the diamond from her wedding rings sparkling in the sunlight that suddenly became caught in it.

 

 

THE END.

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Publication Date: 07-15-2013

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