A Witch's Dark Craving (A Distant Edge Romance Book 2) by Chloe Adler

Author:Chloe Adler [Adler, Chloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1947156012
Publisher: Signum Publishing
Published: 2017-05-24T05:00:00+00:00

The smell of rot and decay accosted my senses. Scrambling to my feet, I felt around the small space for a light switch. There was nothing. Not even a window.

"Carter," I called out, feeling my way along the walls to the door and banging on it. "Let me out."

"Hullo?" came a small voice from the far side of the room.

I reeled around to face the voice, even though I couldn't see the speaker.

"Julian?" I asked.

"Yes," he responded.

"Why is it so dark?"

"No lights. It makes me feel safe."

"What's going on?" I asked him, trying to keep an even tone.

"Carter said I should feed on you. Your blood can heal me, remove the curse."

"I don't think so," I said as I backed away from his voice.

He emitted a thin laugh too evil for a child. "I'm sorry but it's better than the alternative."

"The alternative?" I asked, my heart racing.

"Forcing you or another witch to gorge on vampire blood first. That would mean the death of a vampire and probably your death as well."

"So this is one of the other supposed methods?" There was an undeniable squeak in my voice.

"Yes, and less risky for everyone, including you." Now his voice was the one that wavered.

A hollow laugh bubbled out of me. "You're kidding, right? This is better for me?"

"There's a chance . . ." He sighed almost dramatically. "There's a chance that the curse will be lifted before I kill you."

"I'd rather not take that chance. Does Carter know all of this?" But I already knew the answer, a tightening in my stomach reminded me.

"It was his idea," Julian said, making a strange mewling sound. "You were an easy target."

"What?" In that instant my anger overrode my fear.

"I'm sorry," said Julian, sounding genuinely so.

"He could have asked me. He did ask. I offered to help."

"What if he'd told you the only way to help was to give your life's blood to me? Would you have agreed to that?"

My breathing quickened. I couldn't let myself panic. I sat down and placed my head in my hands, trying to think. Julian shuffled toward me.

"I'll make it quick," he said.

"You'll do no such thing," I responded, my timbre deep as I huffed like a bull ready to fight.

A hand grabbed my arm, and I jumped, shuffling backward again, like a crab.

"Get away from me," I screamed into the darkness.

"It'll be less painful if you don't fight," said Julian as he shuffled toward me again.

Fight. That's what I had to do. I'd been trying to figure a way out logically but this was anything but logical. I wrapped my hand around my brand new amulet and pulled. Hard. It dropped to the floor with a ping.

"What was that?" asked Julian

"Your worst nightmare," I responded, letting my anger flare.

The room lit up and Julian stood in front of me, hands poised to grab. He quickly covered his eyes and ran to a corner, turning his back to me.

A searing light was emanating from my palms. We were in a small square room with a bare mattress in the corner.

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