Six It only took an hour for Derek to arrive at the house. I was relieved he'd been able to come at all with how busy he'd been lately. He pulled to the far right in his large truck. I bounced over to him, but only after he'd shut off the engine. I didn't want to be anywhere near the thing when it was on. It surprised me that it kept passing its MOTs. If Derek was a witch instead of a vampire, then I'd worry that he was enchanting the mechanics to stop them spotting the multitude of problems he'd caused with the vehicle. Now that was an alarming thought. Derek. With magic. No one wanted to see that. I went up on my toes and pressed a quick kiss on his lips, aware that Doris was probably looking at us through one of the many windows of her house. No doubt she'd be thinking about the bes

