Bleeding Love (The Soulless Witch) by J.S. Hart

Author:J.S. Hart [Hart, J.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Celeeste

I woke up with a vicious pounding in my head and a mouth so dry that it was like I had a glass of sand poured down my throat. Yet as horrible as that felt, the moment my mind was clear enough to remember what happened last night, I was rushing to my feet.

My head spun, and I sat back on the unfamiliar bed, pressing my palms against my eyes. It was quiet, unnervingly so. There was no sound in the room or outside, save for the hooting of an owl nearby.

Once the world stopped tilting, I let my hands drop.

I was in a cabin that was barely furnished, if not for the wide bed, a rickety cupboard, and the table with two chairs under the only window. A fireplace stood opposite the door leading outside, and to my surprise, a steady fire was burning in it, warming the air and throwing dancing shadows against the walls.

There was no sign of Roman anywhere, and one look at my wrists told me he hadn’t put the cuffs back on. Praying he hadn’t done something else while I was unconscious, I reached for my magic. It came easily, filling me with power until the anxiety and pain shrunk to tiny specks in the back of my mind.

My energy spread through the room, but even as it reached the door and passed it, I felt no ward. Had Roman abandoned me? Had something happened to him while I was unconscious? Was he…

My magic stumbled onto another creature outside, feeling its icy cold presence like snowflakes on my naked skin. He sat by the side of the house, away from the entrance, as if hiding. I didn’t need to see to know what it was—who it was. But what was he doing?

There was no way he didn’t hear me get up. Was he giving me space, or was he telling me to leave? Why had he killed another vampire, someone who he knew and who clearly considered him a friend if he dared drop in unannounced, just because he threatened me? I knew that vampires were territorial, but that was…excessive even for him. Killing another vampire could get him executed. I wasn’t important enough to him to risk his immortality. Or was I?

I had barely risen to my feet when the floor beneath me creaked loudly. I looked at the door, but it stayed shut—he didn’t move from his spot either. There was a box on the table that smelled suspiciously like food, but I ignored it as I pushed the heavy curtain and peeked outside.

The moon hung high in the sky, its light illuminating the forest surrounding the place. The trees were closely knitted together, their branches intertwined until there was no end or beginning. I could see nothing past the blanket of darkness they threw on the ground.

I could go. He wasn’t stopping me. Even if he tried to hunt me after I ran, I had my magic and I was open where I could use everything to my advantage.

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