Forged in Blood (Broken Bloodlines Book 1) by Sadie Kincaid

Author:Sadie Kincaid [Kincaid, Sadie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red House Press Ltd
Published: 2024-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

I cup Axl’s jaw in my hand. His bloodshot eyes are heavy, and his waxy skin is so pale he almost looks translucent. His fangs are bared, and he scents the air with a feral sniff.

Malachi’s distress is palpable. “What the hell is wrong with him, Professor?”

I snarl, frustrated and angry. If I had any doubt as to the kind of creature Ophelia Hart is, Axl’s reaction to her blood has removed every shred of it. Stupid, stupid boy! “He needs her blood.”

Xavier runs a hand through his hair. “But why? I know she smelled good, and he said something happened when he tasted her, but why the fuck is he like this? Has she made him sick? Is this some kind of spell?”

I shake my head. It is easy to forget that my boys know so little of the old magic, having never experienced it. Perhaps I have been remiss in not schooling them in the ancient ways. “Not a spell. But magic, nonetheless.”

Malachi gapes at me, wide-eyed. “So she is a witch? Has she cursed him?”

Axl snaps his teeth, and I release my grasp on his jaw, letting him fall back to the bed. Despite his rabid state, he is as weak as a kitten. “Not a curse. Well, not exactly.”

Xavier’s eyes meet mine in a silent plea before he speaks. “So, what the hell is it? Stop talking in riddles and tell us what’s wrong with him. Please.”

I run my tongue over my teeth. “It is an ancient magic. The blood of the elementai is toxic to vampires on the first bite.”

Malachi’s emerald-green eyes narrow. “Elementai? She’s a fucking elementai? I thought they were a myth. Like dragons.”

Malachi has always been the most curious of my boys regarding our species’ past, but now is not the time for a history lesson. “Not a myth. Neither elementai nor dragons.”

Xavier stops pacing and scowls at me. “What the fuck is an elementai?”

“A powerful creature. More powerful than vampires, demons, witches, and wolves.”

He blinks at me. “And she’s one of them? Ophelia? The girl with pink hair, who has no friends and blushes when anyone so much looks at her … She is more powerful than us?”

I glance at Axl again, and the answer to that question literally stares me in the face. “I believe so.”

Malachi’s mouth is still hanging open, but he finally speaks. “Dragons are real too?”

Xavier nudges him in the ribs. “Not the time, dickface.”

Seeming to shake himself out of a stupor, Malachi casts a worried look at Axl. “But her blood is toxic? Like a poison?”

“If poison gave you an insatiable thirst for more, then yes. But it is merely an evolutionary tactic to ensure the survival of the species. Once the elementai’s blood has been tasted by a vampire, a bond forms. Only the second bite, or in this case, taste, can cure the sickness, which ensures the vampire will return and cement the bond.”

“So if he bites her, he won’t be like this, right? She won’t be toxic to him anymore?” Xavier asks, his eyes turbulent with concern.

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