Daughter of Darkness by Mandy M. Roth

Author:Mandy M. Roth
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Vampires
ISBN: 9781586086848
Publisher: New Concepts Publishing
Published: 2004-04-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

We found ourselves sitting on the floor in the yellow bedroom. Pallo was still clutching my body to his, and I screamed. I no longer felt my power rising through me. I pushed him away.

“Did I hurt you?” I asked, trying to catch my breath, my heart beating so hard, I could feel my neck pulsating.

“No, I am fine.” He sat next to me on the wood floor.

I looked at his face and saw no trace of color left in his skin. I watched him start to rot before my eyes.

“You’re hurt,” I said to him, reaching out to touch his ripped-open face.

He slid his hand up to meet mine and turned my arms upwards. Jonathan had managed to slice most of the skin away, leaving bone exposed in places. I could see Pallo fighting with himself when he saw all of the blood dripping from me. He took my bloody gown from my shoulder and pulled it down. My breasts spilled out, but he didn’t seem to notice. He stared at the marks on my stomach. He laid his hand gently on one and I cried out.

“I will get something to cleanse your wounds.” He tried to stand, but came crashing down on the floor. I grabbed his shoulders and pulled him toward me. I began to lose feeling in my hands as my body slowly shut down. I knew that if I died Pallo would, too, and I couldn’t allow that to happen. I would not lose another man I loved.

“Pallo! Pallo!”

He had no pulse. Did he ever have one? I couldn’t remember and they skipped vampire resuscitation at the Red Cross.

Pallo’s body lay limp on my lap. I titled his head back, pinched his nose, and put my lips over his mouth. I blew two breaths in and then thought about how ridiculous it was to try to resuscitate an already dead guy this way. I knew I was losing blood too fast, and then it got harder for me to concentrate. Then it hit me. I lifted my arms over his mouth and let the blood drip down to him. It filled his mouth quickly. He wasn’t drinking it. I thought he would magically spring to life, but he just lay there.

“Swallow, damn you, swallow!” I cried as his head lay in my lap. “Don’t you dare leave me now … ti ama.” I didn’t know why I said that, and I wasn’t even sure what it meant. I smacked him across the face. It was bold and violent, but it worked. He swallowed.

His chalky white skin showed signs of color.

A ringing started in my ears. Dizzy, I laid my head on the floor. I looked as Pallo’s face blurred before me. I was so tired now, and I wanted to rest. I just needed to sleep for a little bit and then I’d check on him again.

Darkness swept in around me. It was so quiet and peaceful. Something soft and warm brushed across my stomach, arms, then lips.

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