My Lady Vampire - Book Three by Sahara Kelly

Author:Sahara Kelly [Kelly, Sahara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-02-07T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Sidney frowned, his thoughts disturbed, his emotions roiling with anger as he listened to what Adrian related. “She wants you, doesn’t she? She thinks of you as hers. Hers to command at will.”

Katherine stared from the window into the darkness. “I had no idea such evil could exist. No idea at all.”

Adrian moved to go to her, but Sidney stayed him with a gesture. Katherine needed a little time to come to terms with all this. As much as Adrian wanted to comfort her, as indeed did Sidney himself, nothing would be gained at this point by pushing the physical on Katherine. She needed to sort out the mental first.

“Sadly, evil is always present in one form or another, Katherine. This--this creature--is the worst of the worst, however.” He steepled his fingers together, as was his habit, and stared at her over them. “Now you know what happened to Adrian. Why he cannot move around during the day. Why he does not enjoy meals the way you and I do. And why I am working so hard to find something--anything--that will counteract the poison Thérèse infected him with.”

Katherine turned at that. “Poison? You think she is--venomous?”

“A good word for it…yes.” Sidney nodded. “No matter what the myths would have you believe, Adrian is alive. Blood circulates through his body, although at a greatly reduced speed. His heart beats, but barely, and slower than I had thought humanly possible.”

His gaze fell on Adrian, who remained still in his chair by the fireplace. “It is my belief, backed up by some of my research, that this Thérèse woman contaminated Adrian when she bit him. Her poison--venom, if you like--is strong, very strong indeed. Possibly because she has been doing this for countless eons. Neither of us have any idea how old she might be.”

Katherine nodded. “What you say makes a sort of sense, so far…”

Sidney smiled a little, pleased that Katherine could grasp the essentials so quickly. “Well, I have tried to counteract this agent, this foreign matter that runs through Adrian’s blood. I’ve had some small success. He can eat a little, drink wine and is certainly more human--if you’ll permit the expression--than he was when he arrived.”

Adrian looked up at that. “There is something else, Father.” He paused and glanced at Katherine. “Forgive me, Kat. I have to be completely honest with my father. He must know all there is to know if he is to be able to bring me back to the human race.”

“I understand, Adrian. But what…?” She tipped her head in inquiry.

“Father, when Kat and I were--together--earlier tonight, I felt a greater return of…of…my sense of…taste.”

Sidney’s lips twitched as Katherine turned back to the window with a strangled sound of embarrassment. He turned a laugh into a cough. “I see.” Wisely he let the subject pass, merely noting the incident for future consideration. “And you said when you accidentally scratched Katherine’s hand…?”

Adrian frowned. “Yes. That was most odd. Kat jumped, my teeth nicked her skin by mistake and I found a drop of her blood in my mouth.

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