Reclaimed (Wolf in Exile Part 4): Werewolf Shifter/Vampire Paranormal Romance Read Online Free Page A

slowly, raising her palm to cover her mouth. “Wow. Does Thane know about this?”
    “Yes. A vampire extracted the information from me. I shouldn’t be telling you this. You’re too young. What was I thinking?”
    Danika laughed. “I’m almost seventeen. I’m not a child. I’m more mature than some thirty-year-olds, which is why I never seem to fit in with human girls my age. My dad brought in a tutor. I was fifteen when I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics. At this stage in my life, age is only secondary to knowledge and Pack status.”
    “Well, aren’t you smart?”
    “Smarter than most. You didn’t appear to be the type to date a man like Thane, but I’m shocked that you would even find anything remotely attractive about Gavril besides his looks.”
    Kalena swallowed. “He lied to me when we met. And yes, the resemblance between the brothers is startling. I’m wondering how I couldn’t remember.”
    “It’s likely that Gavril gave you the drug while you were dating him. You wouldn’t have known it.”
    Kalena gasped. “I would’ve known. Isn’t it administered by injection only?”
    “Says who?”
    “Oh my God.”
    “Don’t panic. You’re fully cured anyhow. Lucky you.”
    Kalena frowned. “But my memories were taken away from me.”
    “You can get them back. Most of them anyway.”
    “How?” Kalena sat upright in the chair.
    “The same way Gavril had them extracted from you earlier,” Danika offered. “But vampires don’t bargain lightly.”
    “What do you mean?”
    “They’re of the mindset that everything must be bargained for. It’s how they’ve flourished throughout their existence. Some of the same negotiating techniques were instilled into shifter society when we first came under the laws of UCON, our ruling organization. Before then, the only sure way a shifter got what he wanted was to fight…and sometimes kill for it. That’s still done, as you’ve witnessed, but UCON has cracked down on those practices a lot more now that they enforce secrecy and the laws of our kind.”
    “How do you know so much?”
    “I told you. My dad was an Alpha. I’m expected to know this stuff, even though I will never lead a Pack.”
    Kalena shook her head. “Well, I don’t have access to all my money so I have little to bargain with.”
    Danika chuckled. “Money isn’t what impresses vampires the most. If you follow through with this, you stand to lose more than you might gain. You would risk your humanity. You could die or be turned.”
    “Turned?”
    “Exactly. Just like before, it would require extraction of blood. It’s up to you if you’re willing to pay that price or not to have all of your memories back.” Danika grinned. “Humans cherish their memories so much, don’t they? I understand, but your curiosity seems so great that you would even welcome back the bad memories. Am I right?”
    “How do you know a vampire could help me get the rest of my memories back?” Kalena had to ask.
    “From my understanding, that specific skill is gained whenever a vampire is turned by another. You just have to be weak enough or willing to let them in.” She bit at a stray nail on her thumb. “I’ve also done it before.”
    Kalena felt her eyes widened. “Care to elaborate?”
    Danika frowned. “In the years following my mom’s death, I often sought out vampires to drag memories from me about when I was just a very small child and my mom and dad were still living together and very much in love. My dad never kept a lot of pictures of her. Decades go by, and even us shifters forget the minute details sometimes. Especially when we haven’t neared our prime yet.”
    “Oh…”
    “Can you handle those memories? About you and Gavril?” Danika asked.
    “I don’t know whether I can or not. But I have a right to know what happened to me. I want back everything that Gavril took from me.” Kalena rose from the lounge chair. “Where can I find a vampire that can