Isle of Tricks (Witches of The Demon Isle Book 5) by Rachel Humphrey-D'aigle

Author:Rachel Humphrey-D'aigle [Humphrey-D'aigle, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-04-21T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

William strode towards Emily Morgan’s store, Harboring the Book. Lizzy wasn’t far behind, but she strolled along, forcing him to slow his pace.

The streets of The Demon Isle were buzzing with tourists; the weather was sunny and warm. It was also buzzing with discussion of the strange sightings, another of which had been reported on the new D.E.S.I. Blog just minutes ago. It was hard to tell whether people were afraid they might see this strange man, or whether they were excited and hopeful they would see him.

The sun beamed down, but did not warm William’s skin. Thanks to the potion the Howards made him, his skin did not burst into flames. The sun, to a vampire, was basically like having an allergy. The reaction to it being to burst into flames. But only after blistering and getting very crispy first. It wasn’t an instant death. It took a long and painful few minutes to finally burst into flames. And then burn to death, just like any other body burning to death. It was not like the movies where flames erupted and then boom. Ash pile.

The potion blocked this reaction though, just like taking allergy meds for hay fever. As long as he was on time drinking the potion, the sun did not hurt him.

William wondered how long Lisbeth Deane’s vampire fiancé stood on the cliff before finally catching on fire enough, to plummet to his death and turn to ash before hitting the water. It had to have been excruciating. He sighed. He did feel bad for her. He just didn’t want to deal with her. They’d had their moment. His moment of weakness… it was enough.

He glanced up at the sun. The potion provided protection from it, but the sun did not give him any warmth. It did not soothe his muscles or seep into his bones. It did however, seem to clear his head, his thoughts suddenly apparent and obvious. He spun around, effectively stopping Lizzy in her tracks.

“So that we are both perfectly clear, it will not happen again.”

“Oh, so you have been thinking about me,” she replied with a naughty grin.

His face was stone.

“Look,” she started with a whatever tone. “It was a one-time thing.”

William stared fiercely, unwilling to give in.

“Oh, get over yourself, William! It was something I needed. I had it. You obviously needed me that night, you can’t deny that fact. It was what it was.” She shrugged. “I’m not some crazy psycho chick that’s going to call you every fifteen minutes begging you to drink me again.”

“Very well,” replied William, clearing his throat. “I am the only vampire on the Isle… I just thought perhaps you had a thing for vampires and…”

“Thought I’d be chasing you around like a lovesick teenager?”

He lifted an eyebrow in a perhaps response.

“Please. Give me some credit, William. Sure, I kinda have a thing for vamps. But I’m not a one-track-mind kind of girl. And to be honest, now that I’ve had a few weeks to get used to being in my body again, I’m happy.

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