Chapter 20

Now that I have conformation that Jackson was here I took my time returning home by zigzagged my way up the mountain. I circled around the cabin checking for anyone or anything and found it clear. But as I started toward the kitchen doors I wished that I had another place close by that I could go to rest.

Once inside I made my way to the basement for a shower and change of clothes since I was covered in blood, then returned upstairs. I didn't bother turning any lights on because I saw things way to clearly as it was. Images of Levi splashed in front of my eyes, the night I first held him in my arms, the night I first tasted his blood, the night I first made love to him.

I couldn't resist the pull of the guest bedroom any longer. The memories played like a movie through my mind as I took in the sight of the unmade bed. The scent of us, of him, still hung in the air.

I stood beside the bed and placed my hand on the mattress where he had laid, stroking my fingers across the sheets and re