Queen of the Vampires: Snow White Reimagined with Vampires and Dragons (Seven Magics Academy Book 3) by RaShelle Workman

Author:RaShelle Workman [Workman, RaShelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Polished Pen Press, llc
Published: 2019-07-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

When I was sure Christopher was gone, I hurried back to Abernathy. He smacked his lips and opened one eye. “Awww, young love.” He paused. “We both know it isn’t real.”

I sighed, crossing my arms over my chest. It wasn’t his place to say anything. After Dorian’s kiss—the love that had surrounded me, filled me—I knew the dragon was right. But Dorian was dead.

“Love is dense,” Abernathy continued.

I snorted; grateful I could jump on his unusually bad comment. “That’s romantic.”

A laugh resounded in his throat. “What I mean is, real love is more than what you see, what you feel, in the moment.”

“Really?” I asked with thick sarcasm, but I was interested. It wasn’t like I ever had someone to talk to about love.

“Certainly,” he said with a wink. “Think about a lush forest, rich with all manner of foliage. A person could spend eons discovering its secrets and still not find them all. It’s the same with love. True love, anyway.” He gave me a pointed look. “Deep, abiding love is discovering something new and wondrous about the other person, even after spending a lifetime together.”

“I like that,” I said, my mind wandering back to Dorian and our kiss. “What about true love’s kiss?” My face grew hot. I was embarrassed to be talking to a dragon about something that sounded so juvenile.

He laughed again and it sounded like thunder. “You want to know if you will become human again if you receive it.”

I nodded, blinking back tears. Juvenile or not, it was in my thoughts and I craved an answer.

“Hmmm.” He extended his wings, turned, and looked at them. “Is that what you want? To become human—at least partially so—since you were never fully human to begin with.”

I didn’t. Without a doubt I knew that. “No, but what would happen if I received it now? Since I’m the Seal and a vampire.” I coughed, trying to work through my feelings. Things were so different. True love’s kiss didn’t matter anymore. I knew that. When Professor Pops told me about true love’s kiss, the Seal wasn’t even in the picture.

“Ah.” Abernathy smiled and licked his teeth. “That’s a good question.” He closed his eyes. “I have theories, but not exact answers.” He opened his eyes, catching me off guard with his stare. “There has never been another like you, Snow White.”

“That’s what I figured.” I scanned the sky, searching among the brilliant stars for courage.

Abernathy clicked his claws against each other. “Enough of that. What do you really need to discuss with me? I know there is more.”

There was. A lot more. “It’s…” I paused, readjusting my inner turmoil. I hadn’t meant to bring that up, about the kiss. But I was glad I did. There was no going back to ordinary. Abernathy made that clear.

Reaching a hand in my pocket, my fingers found the gem. Its smooth surface was slightly warm. I pulled it out, holding it up for Abernathy to see. The flecks of color glistened in the moonlight.

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