Noah likes people watching, so when he notices a cute gay couple who don't seem to have a reflection, he's fascinated. They can't actually be vampires, can they?<br><br>As he learns more about the enthralling pair, he soon discovers his wild suspicion is more than correct. But Noah is hiding a secret of his own, and how could two men from decades or even centuries in the past possibly care, possibly understand, when they discover Noah wasn't always Noah?<br><br>That first hurdle is only the beginning, though. But Jack and Gabe are immortal vampires, so it's hardly surprising Noah isn't the only one who has a troublesome past.

Three of Hearts

He pulled from Jack’s grasp, stumbled to his knees in the grass, and was violently ill. Jack crouched beside him, putting a hand on his shoulder. “It’s okay. Everything is okay,” he said.


It was okay, but it also wasn’t. They were safe now. Simon wouldn’t have a chance to assault Noah or shoot Jack ever again. Yet Noah had just killed somebody. Gabe had made the final stroke, but it wouldn’t have happened if Noah hadn’t pulled the trigger first. He shuddered and vomited again, though nothing but thin bile came up this time. Jack kept patting him gently.


“God,” said Noah, finally staggering to his feet. He couldn’t resist the terrible urge to glance over at Simon’s body again, but there was almost nothing there now, just his clothing as a pile of crumbling dust. He shuddered again. It wasn’t as viscerally horrifying, but it was still the remnants of somebody he’d just killed.


“Come on, I’ll get you out of here. Gabe can tidy up, right?”


Chapter 30