Staked (10 page)

“Ava...” He made her look at, but she didn’t
want to. “If you ever need anything, anything at all.”

“You, too.” She tried to smile. “You know how
to reach me.” Tears stung her eyes and she tried, in vain, to stop
them. No such luck.

He rested his forehead against hers. “Don’t
cry.” He breathed the words out with a sigh. “After everything
you’ve done for me, I hate to see you cry.”

He moved his lips across her cheek in search
of her mouth. Just as Stone and Ava were about to kiss, he and
Skeet both vanished.

~~~~

Epilogue

New York City

One Week Later
...

Standing in front of the mirror in his
bedroom, Dexter Stone covered his eyes with a pair of extra-dark
Ray Bans. He studied himself for a moment before turning away and
grabbing the leather jacket lying on the bed. He moved toward the
door, shoving his arms into his jacket sleeves.

He should’ve been bothered by the sunlight
seeping in through filtered curtains, but he paid it no mind. He
was on a mission. Stone had to find Ava Valentine. She was the only
one who could clear up the mystery.

Why was he able now to step into the sunlight
and not be obliterated in an instant?

~~~~

I hope you enjoyed reading
Staked
, the
first book in the Time Brokers series. Be sure to check in at my
website at SandraWrites.com for more information on the upcoming
second book in the series,
Hot Commodity
. Lengthy excerpts
in PDF are also available at my website for all available
titles.