The disdain in his voice sticks in the air, allowing me to marinate in it. His comment is unusually cruel, even for him. Was the night we made our beautiful daughter really so bad? It was on a fancy exec jet like this one with sleek, black leather seats. That was also the night he finally told me the truth about what he was. I already knew, but the fact he trusted me with his secret opened a door in my heart that I haven’t been able to close.
I look across the aisle again and find him staring at me. Does he know how badly I’m hurting right now? Does he know how much his words still matter, or that it was thoughts of him that kept me alive all those years when Nice’s eccentricities made me want to jump off a tall bridge? Once, Nice made me stay up for ten days straight to binge-watch Supernatural. Over three hundred hours. It was thoughts of Michael that kept my head on straight. I imagined him at my side, saying, “Miriam, you’re strong. You can get through this. For Stella. Just pretend Dean is me.”
Then there was the time that Nice wanted to stay in the bubble bath for a month. I had to sit there for hours reading to him and refilling the tub with warm water. Then he made me use a whisk to keep the bubbles just so.
It was Michael who gave me the strength to carry on and stay focused on Stella when I didn’t have it in me.
“You are upset. I meant no offense,” he says. “You are a vampire now. Our kind is unable to procreate the human way.”
OTHER WORKS BY MIMI JEAN PAMFILOFF
COMING SOON!
The Dead King (King Series, Book 6) ← I’m not ready for this.
She’s Got the Money (Book 2) ← by M.O. Mack. That’s me!
Baby, Please (OHellNo, #7) Yummy football player with a baby, anyone?
God of Temptation (The Immortal Matchmakers, FINALE) ← For real this time!
THE ACCIDENTALLY YOURS SERIES
(Paranormal Romance/Humor)
Accidentally in Love with…a God? (Book 1)
Accidentally Married to…a Vampire? (Book 2)
Sun God Seeks…Surrogate? (Book 3)
Accidentally…Evil? (Novella, Book 3.5)
Vampires Need Not…Apply? (Book 4)
Accidentally…Cimil? (Novella, Book 4.5)
Accidentally…Over? (FINALE, Book 5)
THE BOYFRIEND COLLECTOR DUET
(New Adult/Suspense)
The Boyfriend Collector, Part 1
The Boyfriend Collector, Part 2
FANGED LOVE
(Standalone/Paranormal/Humor)
THE FATE BOOK DUET
(New Adult/Humor)
Fate Book
Fate Book Two
THE FUGLY DUET
(Contemporary Romance)
fugly
it’s a fugly life
THE HAPPY PANTS SERIES
(Standalones/Romantic Comedy)
The Happy Pants Café (Prequel)
Tailored for Trouble (Book 1)
Leather Pants (Book 2)
Skinny Pants (Book 3)
IMMORTAL MATCHMAKERS, INC., SERIES
(Standalones/Paranormal/Humor)
The Immortal Matchmakers (Book 1)
Tommaso (Book 2)
God of Wine (Book 3)
The Goddess of Forgetfulness (Book 4)
Colel (Book 5)
Brutus (Book 6)
God of Temptation (FINALE) ← 2021!
THE KING SERIES
(Dark Fantasy/Suspense)
King’s (Book 1)
King for a Day (Book 2)
King of Me (Book 3)
Mack (Book 4)
Ten Club (Book 5)
The Dead King (Book 6) ← Soon!
THE LIBRARIAN’S VAMPIRE ASSISTANT
(Standalones/Mystery/Humor)
The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 1)
The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 2)
The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 3)
The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 4)
The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant (Book 5, FINALE) ← You are here.
THE MERMEN TRILOGY
(Dark Fantasy/Suspense)
Mermen (Part 1)
MerMadmen (Part 2)
MerCiless (Part 3)
MR. ROOK’S ISLAND TRILOGY
(Contemporary/Suspense)
Mr. Rook (Part 1)
Pawn (Part 2)
Check (Part 3)
THE OHELLNO SERIES
(Standalones/New Adult/Romantic Comedy)
Smart Tass (Book 1)
Oh Henry (Book 2)
Digging A Hole (Book 3)
Battle of the Bulge (Book 4)
My Pen is Huge (Book 5)
Wine Hard, Baby (Book 6)
Baby, Please (Book 7) ← 2021!
SUITE #45 SERIES by M.O. MACK
(Chick Thriller/Suspense/Action)
She’s Got the Guns (Book 1) ← You are NOT here. But don’t you wanna be?
She’s Got the Money (Book 2) ← Early 2021
WISH, a Standalone Novel
(Romantic Comedy)
The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant,
Book 5
Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
A Mimi Boutique Novel
Copyright © 2020 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
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