Infinite Days (Vampire Queen) by Rebecca Maizel

Author:Rebecca Maizel
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Horror, Love & Romance, Girls & Women, Vampires, Juvenile Fiction, Boarding schools, Fantasy & Magic, Fiction, Supernatural, High schools, Schools, School & Education
ISBN: 9780312649913
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2010-08-03T04:00:00+00:00

Pit pat. Pit pat.

The greenhouse was quiet except for the rain starting to pepper the curved-glass ceiling. It had been hot before the rain shower, so the windows were covered in fog. Above me, dozens of potted, purple ferns were suspended from metal hooks. The leaves were green with a lavender fringe. I walked underneath them down the main aisle of the greenhouse. On either side of me, twelve-foot-high shelves lined the walls. The misting mechanisms came on every few minutes, keeping the plants watered and warm. For the first time in a very long while, I felt safe.

I knew the magic of my ESP faded while bungee jumping. When we were standing on that bridge and his hand was grasped around mine. I abandoned my fear of the coven in that moment and chose to participate in the real world. Another sacrifice. Rhode was right: It is always the intent that matters.

These thoughts came sifting in and out of my mind as I was walking. Vicken’s face came to my head and because of the fear that came with it, I reached for some rosebuds. Rose in your tea will bring you love. I stuck the petals in my pocket. Next, I would look for apple blossoms for luck. Hanging and growing around me were cacti, orchids, ferns; green, leafy plants all growing in standard green pots. Some leaves were big and stretched over into the aisle while others were small and barely visible to the eye—the non-vampire eye, that is.

It smelled like wet earth. Yet, it was no longer something I envied. Perhaps for once in a very long history, I understood that I came from that dirt. I was natural, too.

“You glad you jumped?”

I spun around. Justin stood in the greenhouse doorway. The double doors eased to a close behind him and we were alone. I turned around to face forward. I didn’t move. He walked toward me and his sneakers made a slight squish on the wet greenhouse floor. Then he was so close his chest rested on my back. Justin’s body was strong and sculpted, so different from a vampire’s, which remains in the exact state at the moment of death.

Justin took slow breaths that sent shivers down the back of my neck. Goose bumps swept over my back and shoulders. I looked right to see an orange flower, with puffy petals. Some had a blood-orange hue, others were bright yellow. The petals were full with a slightly jagged edge, so the lot of them made them seem like a plush seat.

“Calendula,” I said, feeling the heat of Justin’s body against mine. “More commonly known as marigold,” I barely whispered, short of breath.

Justin reached a hand around my stomach and pulled me toward him. I was so close, I leaned my head back onto his chest.

“Unbelievable curative properties. Good for bites,” I continued.

He didn’t say anything. He just held me close and wrapped both hands around my waist. My body tingled, my hands and fingertips alive.

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