A Shade of Vampire 3: A Castle of Sand by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2013-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27: Sofia

I made myself comfortable in the red loveseat that Corrine had in her study. She was looking through some books when I arrived, black-rimmed glasses over the bridge of her nose as she looked up what was likely to be some ancient spell for another one of her projects.

“To what do I owe the honor of this visit?” she asked as she shut the book she was holding and gave me her full attention.

For the next ten minutes, I poured my heart out to her—my concerns over my relationship with Derek, the culling, the revolt… I told her everything, not withholding a single detail, giving her my complete trust.

“I have no idea what I’m going to do, Corrine. The culling is wrong. How could the witch before you have just stood there and done nothing? Is there anything you can do to stop this? I mean, if these people go on with a revolt, they’re done for! It’s suicide…”

Corrine laid her palms over the top of the wooden desk she was seated behind. “There are some things you can’t change here at The Shade, Sofia. One of them is that the vampires need to feed on human blood. Take that away from them and everything falls apart.”

“So it’s okay for them to massacre the weak and the defenseless?” I spat out.

“Can you think of a better alternative?”

I stared at Corrine with disbelief. “Well, yeah! Force the vampires to live on animal blood!”

“Trust me, Sofia. That would cause more chaos than you can possibly wrap your mind around, but if that’s what has to happen”—she shrugged—“then so be it.”

I couldn’t understand her nonchalance. We were practically talking about genocide. “I can’t believe it. Doesn’t life matter to anyone here at The Shade?”

“It’s going to be over soon, Sofia,” was the only assurance I got from the witch.

I stood from my seat and began pacing the marble floor. “What does that even mean?”

I could feel Corrine’s eyes on me as I paced the floor. I didn’t bother to hide my irritation from her. My heart broke just thinking of what a culling could mean for the people I’d begun to care about.

“Do you have any idea why I’m here, Sofia?”

I paused to glance her way. “Yeah. They took you from your university because the last witch was about to pass away. They need you to keep the protective spell over the island going.”

She chuckled dryly. “I could leave this island anytime I want. Derek knows that. You know that. Why do you think I don’t?”

“I always assumed it’s because you want to look after the humans of The Shade, but considering how apathetic you are over this whole culling business, I’m not so sure anymore.” I was surprised by my own bluntness. Perhaps Gavin has begun to rub off on me.

“That’s one reason, yes. I’ve tried to do my part in making the lives of the Naturals a bit more comfortable. As for the Migrates, there isn’t much I can do for them.

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