First Blood (The First Blood Series Book 1) by Heather Karn

Author:Heather Karn [Karn, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Shannon and Luella were cooking in the kitchen when I snuck in for a glass of water before dinner. I’d emptied the water bottle Clara gave me on the way from my old home to the new one, but I was still thirsty. The cool liquid didn’t seem to help, but I drank what I could stomach anyway. Before I left the kitchen, I snagged a few crackers and headed downstairs to my room, intent on calling my mother.

Raven had other ideas.

“Sit,” he directed, pointing to one of the couches in our small living area.

I didn’t comment on the order being like one you’d give a dog, but sat, nibbling on my crackers. Raven surprised me when he sat on the edge of the coffee table, his thighs on either side of mine since there wasn’t much space and both of our legs were long. Heat radiated in the space between our pants, and I perked up. I hadn’t sat this close to a man in quite a while, if ever.

He held a water bottle out to me. “Still thirsty?”

Taking the bottle, I opened it and took a few swallows to wash down the crackers. Dry, salty food probably wasn’t the best idea to eat at a time like this, but I was hungry. Like before, the water didn’t help. The itch grew worse, and my mouth was drier than it had been seconds ago.

“Did that help?” Raven asked, a glint in his eyes telling me he already knew the answer to his question.

“No. I don’t understand. No matter how much I drink, I’m still so thir-.” My mouth clamped shut. How had I not noticed this before? How had I drank and drank with no relief and not thought anything about this? “What’s happening to me, Raven? You know, so you’d better tell me before I start to panic.”

“By the look in your eyes, you already know.”

“Blood.” My whispered word sounded hoarse as my throat constricted. Raven nodded, his lips forming a grim line.

“Yes. Your maturity is nearly complete. It was still a few weeks off when you joined us yesterday, but I believe the adrenaline and fear from the night of the ghoul attack pushed the final changes through your body much quicker. It happens, so that’s nothing to worry about.”

I swallowed, feeling the itch turn into a burn. Now that I knew what was causing the burning thirst, I couldn’t focus away from my need to drink. It was going to drive me crazy.

“What do I do now?”

A smirk lifted Raven’s lips like I’d asked something funny. “Now, you drink.” He stood and moved to the mini fridge and took out one of the blood vials I’d already noticed inside. When he returned to me, he held a vial with his name written on the side. “It’s best if your first drink comes from a vamlure. Not to say that human or shifter blood wouldn’t be as effective, but they don’t taste the same, nor do they have the same nutrients in them that young vamlure need.

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