First Trial by Cordelia Castel

Author:Cordelia Castel [Castel, Cordelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

As we descended to the forest, a breeze blew black strands of hair into my face. I blinked hard, trying to process what had happened. Not the part about getting stuck in a trap. The landscape teemed with deadly hazards, and I’d already accepted that this trial was set up to kill as many candidates as possible, including those who failed to reach the barracks by Morgan’s deadline.

Somehow, I’d gotten myself involved with two blood-sucking beings, and the worst part was that I needed both their help. Sheridan continued his slow descent down to the forest, using those huge, membranous wings like a parachute.

A weird mix of excitement and apprehension filled my belly. It was like the butterflies in my stomach had turned into bloodsucking bats… with claws. Sheridan gave me a toothy grin. The types vampires make when they have the girl trapped, and there’s not a thing she can do about it but accept her grizzly fate. Half smug, half seductive, and all fangs. I tilted my head up and squinted into the summer sky through the canopy of converging tree trunks and scattered leaves. Anything to avoid looking into those self-satisfied, violet eyes.

Eventually, he landed on the ground with a soft thud, picked up his cloak and backpack, then carried me out of the grove of tall trees and through a clearing filled with wildflowers of varying shades of red. Their floral scent filled my nostrils, and heat filled my cheeks. He’d just saved me from a platoon of magic-wielding light elves, but it didn’t mean I was now incapable of walking.

“Y-you can let go of me,” I muttered.

“Hmmm?” His nostrils flared, and flecks of crimson appeared on his irises, changing them from violet to an alarming shade of ruby. “Did you say something?”

“Oh, no,” Pak trembled in my hand. “He’s going into blood lust. Get away from him before he loses control and bites you!”

A panicked breath caught in the back of my throat and wouldn’t budge. Without thinking, I balled my fist and whacked him in the shoulder.

Sheridan’s eyes widened, and his irises darkened to a less threatening violet. His fangs retreated behind his upper lip. Brow furrowed, he turned down his lips into a moue of hurt. “What did you do that for?”

“I asked you to release me, but you seemed a little…” Thirsty was probably the wrong word, as was mesmerized. “You were a bit preoccupied.”

He lowered me to my feet and onto the spongy ground. “Sorry. I’ve never met a summoner before. You’re very distracting.”

“Right.” I crossed my arms over my chest and wrapped both palms around my neck. “Thanks for the rescue, but I don’t think it’s wise for us to partner up.”

“Why not?” he asked.

I pursed my lips. Even if Sheridan was a good guy who happened to be cursed with a strain of day-walking vampirism, he clearly needed to feed. It didn’t matter that he claimed not to need blood to survive. He craved it, and I wouldn’t give him any of mine.

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