Birth of a Vixen (Shadow Faith Book 1) by Colleen Tews

Author:Colleen Tews [Tews, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-06T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Albert waited for me outside in front of the garage without a coat. He fidgeted in place and rubbed his arms. The warmer air escaped his mouth into the cool night in small puffs.

I climbed out the car. “What are you doing out here?”

“Lucian asked me to park the car so you could go in as quick as possible.” He barely got the words out through his chattering teeth and blue quivering lips.

“How long have you been out here?” I took off my coat and wrapped it around his shoulders.

He clutched the coat around him. The wrinkles in his strong hands made me take a step back. They weren’t shriveled from the cold. Crap, I neglected my duties to him as my ghoul. He would have had a better tolerance to the cold if I had kept him well nourished.

“He sent me out about twenty minutes ago.”

“This is ridiculous. It’s less than ten degrees out here. Come on, let’s get you inside.”

“But the car?”

“Forget about the car. It can wait. You are coming inside. You’re going to take a warm bath. I’ll let you feed after I talk with Lucian. It just occurred to me I haven’t given you anything since we moved in together. I’m sorry. I’m not used to taking care of a ghoul.”

“Apology accepted.” He sounded like a stuttering snake.

We walked around the front of the house. Our shoes made interesting crunch sounds with each step across the snow-impacted pathway. We inched our way up the stairs and inside the front door.

“Lucian.” I called out as we crossed the threshold. “Albert head upstairs. As soon as I finish with Lucian I will come up to check on you.”

He nodded his head. With my coat wrapped around him he clung to the banister and trudged up to the bathroom.

“Lucian!”

“No need to shout I’m here.” Lucian leaned against the archway that led into the living room. Hands in his black suit pants, collar open, and golden hair lay across his shoulders.

“Did you know it’s freakin’ freezing out there?”

“I hadn’t realized it was that chilly out.”

“You wouldn’t think about that now would you? Since you don’t travel the way normal people do, say in a vehicle. All you need is a dark corner and poof you’re where you want to be. He looked like a smurf when I pulled up.”

“You make it sound astronomically easier than it really is.”

“That’s because you make it look that easy.”

One eyebrow jerked skyward. “Are you done?”

“Maybe? It depends on what you brought for me?”

He studied my expression. I puckered my face and squinted at him. He laughed. “Come see.”

I followed him into the living room. On the coffee table was a mason jar full of blood. “You brought me dessert. How sweet.”

He chuckled. “This is part one of Plan B. Because you are being stubborn I am giving you my blood.”

“How will your blood help me?”

“There are other side effects to drinking a vampire’s blood. Aside from binding, depending on the potency of the blood, you can get a rush of that vampire’s power.

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