Elegant Death (The Vampires of Rock and Roll Book 2) by M.L. Bullock

Author:M.L. Bullock [Bullock, M.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-29T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine--The Creep

"Where is Alice? Bring her to me, Creep. Now!"

I couldn't help but laugh in his face. How dare the upstart believe that I ducked and fetched at his command. As if I were a teenage girl obsessed with his preening stroll or somewhat handsome face. How dare he believe that Alice our queen was his to command! He had so much to learn about how things worked amongst the Frenzied--of which he was a newcomer. There weren’t many of the older vampires on tour with us. This had been Alice’s idea, making this rocker the so-called king.

I silently agreed with him that her absence was strange; I once found her in a butterfly garden weeping. She'd been there for quite some time and she was so depleted of blood that her skin was nearly translucent.

How would I feel if Queen Alice were truly in jeopardy? How would I feel? Would I feel sad? I wasn’t sure I could experience sadness anymore. No, I did not study my feelings. I could not risk Alice catching me plotting against her. Not that I would do such a thing. But this Rex Teaser was her problem, not mine. He had been a mistake to begin with.

I warned her that this was the wrong move to make, the wrong way to go.

We don’t need a king, Alice.

Deadly, powerful Queen Alice, we only need you. Come back to us and lead us. This is a new time, a modern time and we must change with the times. She’d listened to me for a while, but changed her mind again, as she frequently did. There were few of us left in her old counsel. Very few. Of the remaining three, only I traveled with her.

Despite my extreme dislike for her choice of consort, I would not leave such a powerful young vampire unattended. But I would certainly put him in his place if he didn't mind his manners. Even Emerus had been smarter than this silly pretense of a man.

“Where is she? You will not do. I don't want to see your face again. Leave me." Rex whined as he paced before me. He was a tall man--he stood a half a foot above me and tended to look down his nose to accentuate that height difference frequently. Why did I care how tall he stood? I would always be more powerful. I would always be stronger. I had nothing to fear from this Rex Teaser.

A seductive fragrance caught my attention. It was warm and inviting like an ancient perfume. The ancient balms were far more evocative than any perfumes found today. Perfumers of old knew their arts. They were careful to allow the scent to permeate in layers and they distilled the plants at the right time; such as when the moon was in the perfect position, or when the sky yielded the right warmth. It all depended on the plant or flower.

Yes, this fragrance was an ancient one.

Oh, my. It was gone.

I glanced about me, but there were only the Frenzied here.

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