A Shade of Vampire 16: An End of Night by Forrest Bella

Author:Forrest, Bella [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2015-07-30T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23: Mona

When I arrived back in the graveyard with Kiev, everyone stared at him in shock.

“Meet Magnus,” I said grimly.

“Mona gave me a potion so I look like him,” Kiev explained. “It’s odd having two arms again…”

“So Magnus is definitely down there?” Sofia asked.

“Yes,” I replied. “He is there now with Lilith. We’re going back down now, and this time, I hope to return with the real Magnus.”

Kiev and I made our way back into the grave and stood together in the coffin. I lowered myself down through the hole I’d dug leading to the slime, and pulled him down after me, keeping a tight hold on his hand. Before we submerged, I put a spell on him and myself again so that we could survive beneath the surface without breathing.

And then we began our descent to Lilith’s sanctum—my second visit, Kiev’s first.

I didn’t let go of Kiev’s hand even for a moment as we traveled through the liquid. I could sense his tension and I was sure that he was having similar doubts as I’d had on my first journey down as we sank deeper and deeper. For me at least, it seemed to go faster this second time. Soon we were sliding through the chute and had appeared at the bottom of the clear pool of water. Kiev’s first instinct was to kick upward, but I pulled him back down. I placed my thumbs over his eyelids, tugging them gently upward to indicate that he could open them.

I held a finger to my lips, then pointed upward. “Let’s go,” I mouthed silently.

We bobbed up to the surface and the first thing I did was look toward the bed. I was terrified that they might notice us appearing, but no. They were still in bed. This time, they both lay still. Apparently they had tired each other out and were resting in each other’s arms.

I raised myself out of the water, indicating to Kiev that he stay put. I replaced the invisibility spell over myself and neared the bed. Lilith was facing the opposite wall, while Magnus had an arm around her waist. They were still close, but at least it seemed to be a neutral position for Kiev to be in. That would make this an easier job for him.

But I was still worried by their closeness. He was holding her quite tightly. There would be no avoiding her noticing him withdraw from her on the bed. We just had to make sure that Kiev placed his arm around her quickly so she didn’t notice it too much.

Holding my breath, I walked back over to the pool, now indicating that Kiev follow me. He climbed out of the pool silently. I dried off his—Magnus’—body first, then helped him remove his clothes without making a sound, keeping my eyes firmly on his face as I did. Then we moved to the bed, standing on the side closest to Magnus. My pulse racing, I just wanted to get this over with.

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