Bloodlust by Michelle Rowen

Author:Michelle Rowen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Horror, Occult & Supernatural, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9780425242131
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2011-07-04T04:00:00+00:00

13

TERROR RIPPED THROUGH ME. I STAGGERED BACK from him until my foot hit something. I looked down to see it was Matthias—the real one—unconscious on the floor.

“Your other friend is downstairs.” He cocked his head to the left. “But, don’t worry. He’s not dead.”

Kristoff was identical to Matthias right down to the last detail. Now that I was paying attention I saw he was wearing different clothes, but it was dark in here and I hadn’t been concentrating when I’d ran in.

“Cat got your tongue?” he asked after a moment.

“What have you done with my sister’s children?” My voice was hoarse. “Where’s Sara?”

He pulled a small stuffed lamb out of the crib and looked down at it. “The children are fine.”

Kristoff had been a looming threat, something that stayed in the distance to be dealt with by someone else. I hadn’t expected to meet him face-to-face. My mind felt numb with panic.

He closed his eyes and inhaled, his nostrils flaring. The hunger pattern branched around his mouth and eyes. Even that was identical to Matthias. I’d thought it was like a fingerprint, something that each vampire showed differently, but it seemed as if twins shared that as well as their appearance.

Through my fear, it reminded me that this vampire wasn’t without an Achilles’ heel. He would be affected by my blood. If he bit me he would lose his immortality much as Matthias had and there would be the chance to kill him. I’d volunteered for this. Funny how it had seemed like a reasonable idea before he was right here in front of me. Now it seemed to be a dangerous and deadly idea. But there was no going back now.

If I could get him to drink my blood, he was one wooden or silver stake away from complete destruction.

I forced myself not to cringe away from him as he drew closer.

“Your scent is just as tempting as they say it is.” He swept my hair off my throat and leaned closer. I tensed as I felt the cool brush of his lips against my neck before the sharpness of his fangs scraped against my skin. My heart thundered in my chest. He was going to do it.

But I couldn’t let him. The thought crashed over me. I couldn’t let him bite me, not yet. I didn’t know where the children were.

I didn’t have to worry. He pulled away with a small smile on his lips. It looked exactly like Matthias’s smile.

“You don’t have to be afraid, Jillian. I know, despite your enhancements, you’re only human. You’re not an assassin. You’re an innocent in all of this. I’ve seen you in his mind—someone who might seem so dangerous to us, but in reality needs to be protected. One who is as fragile as she is deadly. I see why he’s so intrigued by you.”

Matthias saw me as fragile and deadly. A delicate flower with an unfortunate aftertaste. I wasn’t sure I entirely agreed with him. I wasn’t that fragile, but maybe that was just wishful thinking.

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