He walked carefully across the room with his slight build and took a seat next to her hospital bed.
“I’ve no idea what you’re talking about,” she told him truthfully.
He smiled deviously. “We ran a few tests after Everett reported suspicious activity regarding you when you passed out in his apartment. A remarkable young man, I might add. He told us later that he found it odd that Mr. Anderson never drank your blood when you were a clear blood type match, and even more odd that he couldn’t seem to stop. Everything we know about Beckham is that he is a man of control if nothing else.”
Reyna was shaking at this point. She didn’t know where he was going with this. She had thought it all strange, but she hadn’t thought it important.
“And so it seems we have our answer. Your blood type was filed incorrectly at the hospital.”
“What?” she asked, perplexed.
“You’re not O negative. You are much much rarer than that, my dear sweet Reyna. You are in fact Rh null, and you match me.”
To Anjee—For always loving Becks as much as I do.
Acknowledgments
Blood Type is the book I never compromised on. From day one, I knew exactly who Beckham and Reyna were and how I wanted them to come alive on the page. It’s been a hard-fought battle and more than three years of love. But they’re finally here!
I have so many people to thank for making this happen. First, my agent, Kimberly, who fell in love with Beckham and Reyna’s story and knew that she could sell it. You’ve been my champion in this from the start. Next, the wonderful people at Loveswept who took a chance on my paranormal romance, especially my editor, Junessa. I adore your passion for this project. It makes me keep going through the hard days! Thank you to my wonderful publicist, Danielle, who died a thousand deaths when I finally put this book into her hands. You’re the best! I couldn’t do this without you.
Thank you to my early readers, who suffered through reading it chapter by chapter and never gave up on the book. Anjee, Katie, Sharon, Rebecca, Lori, Christy, and Amy!
And of course to all the authors who helped me from the start with this—Kristin Cast, Rebecca Yarros, Diana Peterfreund, Mari Mancusi, Wendy Higgins, Staci Hart, and Corinne Michaels. Also those who read, blurbed, helped me market, and championed this book—Meghan March, Rachel van Dyken, Jessica Prince, Erin Noelle, Carrie Ann Ryans, Rachel Brookes, and S.C. Stephens.
Thank you to my wonderful family and their enthusiasm for the project. Plus, for dealing with my desperate love for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, Vampire Academy, Shadowhunters, and all things paranormal.
And as always my husband. The light of my life and partner in crime. You make this crazy writer life easier and more worthwhile. Especially with our two fur babies—Riker & Lucy—and their crazy idiosyncrasies. Love you!
Finally, YOU! Yes, you! You wonderful reader! Thank you for giving Beckham and Reyna a chance. For loving my broody alpha vampire and his stubborn, strong-willed girl. I can’t wait for you to find out what happens next in Blood Match!
BY K. A. LINDE
Blood Type
Blood Type
Avoiding
Avoiding Commitment
Avoiding Responsibility
Avoiding Intimacy
Avoiding Decisions
Avoiding Temptation
Record
Off the Record
On the Record
For the Record
Struck from the Record
All That Glitters
Diamonds
Gold
Emeralds
Platinum
Silver
Take Me
Take Me with You
Wright
The Wright Brother
The Wright Boss
The Wright Mistake
The Wright Secret
Following Me
Ascension
The Affiliate
The Bound
The Consort
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K. A. LINDE is the USA Today bestselling author of the Avoiding series and more than twenty other novels. She grew up as a military brat and attended the University of Georgia, where she obtained a master’s in political science. She works full-time as an author and loves Disney movies, binge-watching Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and dancing. She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.
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