Mortal Coil by Landy Derek

Author:Landy, Derek [Landy, Derek]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Humor, Adventure, Children, Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Paranormal, Horror, Suspense, Vampire, Magic, Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 9780007325986
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

29

HER GUARDIAN ANGEL

He could still her blood. He ran his tongue over his lips, liking the way it electrified his whole body. It was as if he had a pulse again, a working heart that beat in his chest. It was as if he was alive.

Caelan watched Valkyrie with her family, through the window of their kitchen. He watched her talk and smile and laugh. He was in love with that part of her, the part she didn’t allow him to see. When they were together, her guard was up, she was always careful around him, always wary. But here, at home, she could relax. She could drop the act. She could be herself. He doubted even Skulduggery Pleasant got to see this side of Valkyrie Cain. He doubted even the great Skeleton Detective knew this part of her.

Caelan sat back against the wooden fence of the garden. Finding her had been easy. Now that he had tasted her blood, there was nowhere she could go that he couldn’t follow. There were many aspects to being a vampire that he hated, but even he had to admit, sometimes his predatory abilities came in useful. Because of them, Valkyrie would never again be alone during the day. While the sun was up, she would always be protected, always watched over.

She didn’t know it yet, but he was her new guardian angel. The only thing left for him to do was to find a way to be around her at night, when the monster within showed its face.

Even his love wasn’t strong enough to protect her from that. Since he had tasted her blood, in fact, the monster had got stronger, more ferocious. In a frenzy, it had torn apart his room in the Midnight Hotel, which was undoubtedly why Anton Shudder had abandoned him.

The day before, he had returned to find that the hotel had already moved on without him. He didn’t blame Shudder. The only part which surprised him was the fact that it had taken so long. Caelan had barely made it to his emergency cage by nightfall, and he’d shackled himself up just as he felt the monster emerging. Just in time.

He didn’t like to think what would have happened if he’d been too slow. His mind, robbed of its reason and superficial humanity, would have focused on Valkyrie, and Valkyrie alone. Caelan knew he would never forgive himself if he harmed her in any way.

It was getting late. The sun would be down soon, and night would swoop in. His insides tearing, he forced himself to his feet. He took one last look at Valkyrie through the window, and jumped the fence.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.