Bloodborn by Sydney Winward

Author:Sydney Winward [Winward, Sydney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampires; paranormal; romance; fantasy; forbidden love; magic; transformation; werewolf
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2019-10-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

It started to rain.

Willow didn’t know how long she knelt there. Hours, perhaps, judging from the dark blue sky turning gray as dawn approached. Her heart was numb. Her mind was numb. And now, her sense of time was numb. Everything that had just been within reach had slipped away, and she was powerless to stop it.

What now? Her mate didn’t want her. She had no business in Ironfell. And her people were fleeing to Ichor Knell. Perhaps it was time she did too.

Still, she stayed sitting on her ankles, her head bowed and the rain drenching her from head to toe. At least one good thing had come of this—she had learned the location of the Throat of Druxix, and that could help her people avoid it.

She frowned. If her people knew, it could hurt them if the information got out and spread among humans and other creatures. Now she understood why it was a secret and why those who knew of the location spread rumors surrounding these mountains. It was safer that way.

She was content to stay there unmoving for at least another year, but a shrill noise pierced the night, and a whoosh of feathers followed as a bird dipped low in the sky. The swallow transformed into Oriel before hitting the ground. He stood above her, but quickly took a seat beside her, putting him on the same level as her.

“Are you all right?” he asked with concern lacing his voice. “Nayden said you had come this way.”

“I’m fine,” she answered, though she didn’t feel it. “Did you bring news?”

He nodded, scooting a little closer. She could see the blue in his eyes. Those eyes were the trademark look of the Covaci coven. His grandfather, Nicolae, was only a few months younger than her father, and in the case of her father’s death would succeed as Shah, making Oriel a vampire emir, or prince as the humans would call him.

“All vampires are making their way to the Homeland. Some weren’t able to survive. But rest assured, Your Highness. Most of our people remain safe thanks to your quick thinking.”

She sighed in relief, though she mourned for those few they lost. Now Oriel and Laurel needed to escape the city before they were found out. “You need to leave too. It’s too dangerous here. You will be safer in Ichor Knell.”

He nodded. “I wish you would travel with us, Your Highness. I would like the opportunity to get to know you better.”

Her heart throbbed painfully once again, his meaning coming across loud and clear. She was already mated, and even if she hadn’t met Adam, a union with Oriel didn’t feel right. Like she concluded before, he was too tame for her.

He wasn’t her match. It wouldn’t have worked with him. And Adam… Well, she wouldn’t give up. Not yet. Not while he still lived. One day, death would take him, and she couldn’t mate again. She might have to learn to live the rest of her life without him.

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