Dawn of Darkness: Book 1 - Full (Where The Shadows Stalk) by Adam Watson

Author:Adam Watson [Watson, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-24T22:00:00+00:00

12. THE CREED: THE HUNT BEGINS

Vuko Vlad opened his eyes, they stung, tearful and blurred. He didn’t care about the pain, he was just glad that he was finally awake. He didn't know how long he had been unconscious, but he already knew it was too long. He wanted to stand up, but he couldn't. He could hardly move his head, even opening his eyes was a struggle, and the rest of his body felt as if paralysed.

A minute passed, consciousness continued to come back, though not fully. He felt like he was caught between worlds; his mind was waking up, but his body continued to sleep - he couldn’t even speak.

He knew that he was still in the bath, he could feel the water; lukewarm on his skin. On top of him, Tasia sat; still astride him, still unconscious. She lay back with her arms splayed out on the edge of the tub, her breasts on full display. The fact that there was still some warmth in the water told him that he had been unconscious no more than twenty minutes.

So, the legends are true. He knew that somewhere in that room, someone was watching him. He knew that they wanted to see him struggle, they wanted to see him embarrassed and flustered. They wanted to show him how weak and vulnerable he was, and that is why he had been caught in that position - naked in the bath and halfway through a sex act with his handmaiden. If an enemy walked in right now, they could kill him with ease. If a friend walked in, the embarrassment of being caught in this position or the stigma associated with his handmaiden could ruin him in the eyes of the Drakhar.

He could see her out the corner of his eye, standing just on the edge of his vision. Yes, he knew who this assassin was ... or least what it was. Even when he had performed the ritual one week ago, as shown to him by the High Priestess, Katra Varta, he still wasn’t sure if they even existed … but now she was here, in the room with them, neither friend nor foe. An assassin to be sure, but would she work for him or against him? The legends said they would bring you what you wanted if you could give them what they wanted - she was a Sister of Solace, and she looked human.

She moved through the room with a cat-like grace, both elegant and dangerous, never taking her eyes off of him. On her head, she wore a maroon hood that was adorned with golden trim, her mouth was covered with a veil of the same colour; only her eyes could be seen, and they were beautiful.

On her body, she wore a light body armour of black and gold that protected her upper torso, shoulders, forearms and pelvis. Beneath that was the same maroon and gold fabric. Knee-high black leather boots protected her feet, everything

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