Blood Deception: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance (Royal Covens Book 2) by Kaylin Peyerk

Author:Kaylin Peyerk [Peyerk, Kaylin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

While she’s gone I keep the fire stoked and roaring to warm my permanently chilled body. But no matter how close I sit with the blanket wrapped around me, or how many logs I throw on, it doesn’t stave off the inherent cold I now know will be a part of me. It might even be an indication that I’m hungry for more blood, but the notion of drinking blood makes me nauseous. I can only hope that I'll be just as starved and uncaring as the first time I drank it. A shiver runs down my spine and I tunnel deeper into the cocoon of blankets I’ve been laying in for the past two hours after my shower.

That was the only thing that made me feel remotely normal, even if I am forced to wear nothing but the fluffy white robe that hung on the door in my bathroom. There were no clean clothes in the drawers when I looked, and I had refused to put the nasty ball gown back on. It was covered in sweat and dirt and blood. I have no idea what the hell happened before I was turned, but it must have been bad if the state of that dress is any indication. I sigh, rubbing at my aching temples. My head feels both empty and full all at the same time. Like there’s a veil over my past life, and I’ve been clawing at it for the past hour, trying and failing to get in. It’s infuriating how little I know about myself. Who I was and who I am now just aren’t aligning at all.

“I’m coming in my dear!” Alina shouts from outside, the lock on the door jiggling and clicking open.

I don’t move from my position lying across the floor in front of the fire. While she was gone I had come to terms with being her captive, and the fear of her melted away. Not because she isn’t dangerous, she is, but because I know in my heart that she has some sort of plan for me. And that will at the very least save my life for now. So I’m going to stick it out and cooperate with her to learn as much as I can about this new, foreign body before taking my chance to flee. I know it’s not the best plan, and it might even be a little bit naive, but it’s all I got.

“Are you hungry, Blair?” Alina asks from above me.

I look up at her, my eyes zeroing in on the pitcher of blood in one hand and the two glasses in the other. And instead of waiting for my answer, Alina surprises me by sitting on the floor next to me, legs folding beneath her gracefully. She doesn’t strike me as a woman who sits on the floor in front of the fireplace drinking tea and reading a good book. But she does look more approachable now that she’s wearing soft cotton pants and a navy blue tee shirt.

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