DESCENDANT (Descendants Saga) by Somers James

Author:Somers, James [Somers, James]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Grace Publishing
Published: 2012-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

Necessity

“There,” Charlotte said, pointing to the bite as she turned Tom’s head gently. “He has been drained almost to the point of death.”

I stood by her with Sophia and Uriah, watching and wondering what might be done for my friend. “Will he be transformed into a vampire?”

Charlotte sighed then gave me a pained look. “Have you learned nothing yet, Brody?” she said. “That’s a myth among mortals. One cannot become a vampire by being bitten. We are born not made.”

“Sorry,” I said. “Honestly, it’s never come up.”

“What can we do to help him recover?” I asked.

“Do you honestly believe she can be trusted?” Sophia asked. “After all that she’s done?”

I stood between the two of them, hoping to avoid any further violence.

“I did what I did in order to save my people,” Charlotte said hotly.

“Yes, and look how many died today when your father came through Brody’s portal into the mortal world,” Sophia shot back.

“Calm down” I insisted. “There is a lot we don’t understand about what’s really going on.”

“What do you mean, sir?” Uriah asked.

“First of all, the portal wasn’t only my doing,” I said. “Someone else forced their way into Greystone at the same time. I’m not sure who, but I definitely was not alone. I couldn’t have created a sustained portal like that by myself. As near as I can tell, no one could.”

“So, someone else, with similar abilities to yours, wanted the vampires to be released from Greystone,” Uriah said.

“Think about it,” I mused. “What will happen, now that Greystone is open to London?”

We all looked at Charlotte.

“My father will bring our people through in order to feed those that have been starving,” she said.

“As any leader would,” I added. “But we also have a situation brewing among your people, Sophia.”

“What do you mean?” she asked.

Uriah cleared his throat in an effort to caution me about what I said next. I understood his meaning. Still, there was nothing that could be done to soften the news I had to deliver.

“Sophia, your father was killed when you were taken from Tidus,” I said.

Uriah caught Sophia, restraining her before she could lunge after Charlotte.

“I’ll kill you!” she shouted at the vampire.

“I had nothing to do with your father’s death,” Charlotte said, stepping back a little.

“Liar!” Sophia shot back.

I stepped between them again, placing my hands on Sophia’s shoulders. “I believe Kron may have had some part in this,” I said.

Sophia stopped struggling abruptly. “Why would you suspect Kron?”

“Because Master Helios was also killed,” I said, “and Kron quickly placed the blame on me, calling me a co-conspirator in their deaths and your capture.”

“He even attempted to have us killed,” Uriah added.

Sophia shook free of Uriah’s grip, and he released her. “I must go back to Tidus,” she insisted. “I must find out the truth about these matters.”

“That would be an extraordinarily bad idea,” Uriah said.

“He’s right,” I added. “Think about it, Sophia. We heard Kron offering the council his own leadership in place of your father’s. If Kron had your father and Helios killed, then you are the only threat to his rule.

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