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Would any of that knowledge change his feelings towards me?

With his staring eyes making me feel uncomfortable, I stood up and looked out of the window. The first weak rays of winter sunlight were shining over the horizon. I looked down and could see Murphy slowly making his way through the snow, down the hill towards the graveyard. He looked a solitary figure, and although part of me still felt anger at what he had kept from me, there was another part of me which understood his reasons. All of the decisions he had made - right or wrong – Murphy had been trying to protect the people he loved most: Pen, his brother and my father, his daughters, and I knew in my heart he had been trying to protect me, too.

I felt a hand fall on my shoulder. I knew it was Potter who had crept up behind me. I shrugged his hand away.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered.

“Yeah, and so am I,” I whispered back.

“I’m sorry I gave you my heart to rip in half.”

We stood quietly and watched Murphy disappear from view, his dead brother draped over his arms. In the distance there was something else, just faint like a charcoal smudge.

“More statues,” Potter said thoughtfully.

“Yes,” I nodded, glancing down at the faint cracks which had started to appear across the back of my hands again.

Another uncomfortable silence, as if neither of us knew what to say.

“Do you think Murphy will ever see Pen – Lilly Blu – or whatever her name is, again?”

Potter suddenly asked me.

“Yes,” I said, looking out of the window.

“How can you be so sure?”

Without looking at him, I said, “Jack, told me I had to find her.”

‘Dead Water’

(Kiera Hudson Series Two) Book 6

Coming Soon!

Also available by Tim O’Rourke
‘Vampire Shift’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 1)

‘Vampire Wake’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 2)

‘Vampire Hunt’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 3)

‘Vampire Breed’ Kiera Hudson Series One Book 4)

‘Wolf House’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 4.5)

‘Vampire Hollows’ (Kiera Hudson Series One Book 5)

‘Dead Flesh’ (Kiera Hudson Series Two Book 1) ‘Dead Night’ (Kiera Hudson Series Two Book 1.5)

‘Dead Angels’ (Kiera Hudson Series Two Book 2)

‘Dead Statues’ (Kiera Hudson Series Two Book 3)

‘Dead Seth’ (Kiera Hudson Series Two Book 4) ‘Black Hill Farm’ (Book 1) ‘Black Hill Farm: Andy’s Diary’ (Book 1) ‘Doorways’ (The Doorways Trilogy Book 1) ‘The League of Doorways’ (The Doorways Trilogy Book 2)

‘Vampire Seeker’ (Book 1) Samantha Carter Series

‘Moonlight’ (The Moon Trilogy Book 1)

About the Author
Working away in the dead of night, Tim has written many short stories, plays and novels. Tim is the author of the bestselling 'Kiera Hudson Series', the two paranormal romance books entitled 'Black Hill Farm' and the 'Doorways'

Trilogy.

The world publishing and movie rights to Tim's latest novel 'Flashes' have just been signed by Chicken House.

Tim is currently working on his new series 'Vampire Seeker'. The first book is now available.

Tim's interests other than writing, include watching South Park, Vampire Diaries, True Blood and listening to Pitbull, LMFAO, Jennifer Lopez, David Guetta, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Adele. Tim is never happier than when reading The Twilight Series, Vampire Diaries and writing his own Vampire series 'Kiera Hudson'.

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