A Shade of Vampire 47 by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight
Published: 2017-07-29T22:00:00+00:00

Serena

The Maras helped us replenish some of our dry food and water for the rest of our journey, and gave us some health potions in case of emergency. They’d brewed them with their own saliva, which I’d already noticed had healing properties. This was another stunning similarity to our vampires, whose blood could cure physical injuries. I made a mental note to ask Jax later about the extent of these healing properties.

Zeriel came to each of us for a farewell hug. He took an extra minute when he embraced me, holding me tight.

“I know your heart belongs to the Druid, Serena,” the Tritone whispered in my ear. “But I just get a kick out of messing with him. I hope you can forgive me.”

His confession made me laugh. He dropped a kiss on my forehead and rested his hands on my shoulders. I gave Draven a sideways glance and noticed his eyes flickering black and nostrils flaring. Zeriel was definitely hitting the spot with these gestures, but Draven had to keep himself calm and respectful; he couldn’t risk fracturing an alliance over the meaningless advances of a Tritone. After all, had Zeriel been truly serious with these intentions, he would’ve been much more persistent, forcing Draven to eventually intervene.

“I’ll leave you with the Maras now,” Zeriel said, looking at both Draven and me. “And I shall see you on the night of the seventh moon at the northern waterfall of Mount Agrith. I will try to bring more creatures into the fold in the meantime, but I cannot promise anything.”

“Thank you for trying, nonetheless,” I said.

He nodded respectfully then slapped Jax on the shoulder in a half-friendly gesture.

“See you at the waterfall, Jax. Stay classy!”

Jax opened his mouth to say something, and, judging by the look on his face, it promised to be not at all friendly, but Zeriel chuckled and ran toward the beach, nearly flying down the stairs. The other Tritones bowed, then followed their young king into the water. I watched their colorful tails slap the water as they swam away.

“The impertinent fool,” Jax muttered.

“You two seem to have quite the history,” I replied.

“He is the closest thing I’ve had to a friend in a thousand years.”

“And you forced him into a blood pact? That’s cruel!”

“It’s how we met, actually. His group had been caught in a storm, stranded on our beach. He begged for my help, and I never grant anything for free. It is part of our ethos as Maras. So I asked for a sip of his blood at every full moon, for as long as he lives, in return for my help. He said yes, because it’s in his nature to say yes without thinking much, and here we are. A thousand years later, and he is unchanged. We usually meet every month to catch up, but he’s recently become King of the Tritones. I figured it’s why he’s been late for Pyrope, but he still has to pay the price,” Jax explained.

It all made sense, though.

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