Blood Queen (Ruled by Blood Book 3) by Izzy Shows

Author:Izzy Shows [Shows, Izzy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Tír na nÓg Press
Published: 2017-11-13T16:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

"Thomas, I said no!" Alex stepped between me and the vampire, blocking the entrance to the house. I sagged onto the steps, withdrawing my power from the hybrid now that I had it contained. The spell I'd put on it had taken almost all of my remaining strength, but it would hold it for a little while until we could get this resolved.

If I was alive to deal with it later, anyway.

"And I told you, I have my orders."

"Think what you're doing," he said. "Do you know who this is? That's Nina. She was the king's thrall. You risk his wrath by touching her."

Thomas looked around Alex at me, and I offered him a weak smile and a wave of my hand.

"Hullo."

"I know who she is, and as I said, I didn't lose a sister that night. I'm willing to leave her here, but the other blood mages have to come in. We can't ignore a cluster of blood mages and allow them to roam the streets. They have to be rounded up just like all the others are."

I struggled back to a standing position, raising my chin, though my attempt at intimidation was ruined when I stumbled a bit.

"You're going through me if you want them," I said. "And I might not look like much, but I can be pretty damned ruthless when it comes to what I care about."

Thomas regarded me with a pitying look. "I owe you, Nina. I do not want to harm you. You may not recall, but we did speak a few times, and I truly enjoyed it. I did not know you as well as Alex here, obviously, but I do miss your presence at court. Please, do not force me to spill your blood."

"Do not force me to spill yours," I said in return. "You would not stand aside to let me slaughter your sister, would you?"

He flinched. "No. No, I would not."

"I have family in that house. Think what you're asking me to do."

"I am sorry. I have my orders."

"Then you will die here."

"Nina, wait!" Alex turned and laid a hand on my arm just as I'd been raising it toward Thomas. "Think about this. You can't possibly fight through all of his men, and mine will not fight with you. I was coming to warn you, and possibly to hide you, but that's all I can ask of them. You will die trying to stop this, and that will leave your people unprotected."

"What alternative is there, Alex? I cannot possibly live with myself if I allow this to happen."

"Come with us." He lowered his voice so that I almost couldn't hear him, and I realized he was trying to keep the other vampires from hearing him. If I could have, I would have deafened them, but I didn't have the energy. "Thomas will spare you and leave you here if you ask it of him, but if you voluntarily come with us and convince the other mages to do the same, a lot of pain and suffering could be spared.

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