Reclamation (Book 3 the Ravening Series) by Erica Stevens

Author:Erica Stevens
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, thriller, horror, young adult, science fiction, alien, apocalyptic, forbidden love, action and suspense, apolcalyptic horror
Publisher: Erica Stevens

Chapter 15

Cade,

Jenna sat down beside Bishop and put her head in her hands. "Jesus," she muttered.

Beside me I could hear the frantic beat of Bethany's heart and smell the increased scent of the sweat on her body. I remained immobile, my face impassive. I knew all of this already, what I hadn't known about was Bethany's newfound thirst for blood.

Why hadn't she told me?

I studied the gentle contours of her face, the freckles covering her cheeks and nose. There was nothing malicious or sneaky within Bethany. All she ever worried about was other people, and I was one of her highest concerns. She hadn't kept it from me to be secretive, she had kept it from me because she’d been concerned about how I would react, how I would feel. She’d kept it from me because she knew anything involving her could push me over the edge.

My teeth clenched, I took a deep breath as I cursed my temper and my inability to remain calm around anything even remotely threatening her life. That would have to change from now on. I had to get better control over myself around her, or I had to ensure nothing could threaten her life anymore. I didn't know how I was going to do that, but staring at the group gathered around us now, I had a feeling this was the place to start.

I didn't trust them, but looking at the humans by their sides I couldn't deny they were all different. This wasn't some elaborate setup; one look at Rosemary confirmed it. Our people blended in well, but we couldn't fake the kind of humanity she seemed to radiate and yet I knew she was one of us.

I moved closer to Bethany as I wondered if feeding from her would have the same affect on me over the next couple of weeks, months; years. I strangely found myself hoping so, hoping for something to help thaw the ice I felt still encasing me. I could feed from her and it wouldn't injure her. My hands fisted as I inhaled the sweet scent of her and resisted the urge to take her from here and taste as much of her as I could right now.

Later, I told myself firmly. The most important thing was still her safety and keeping her alive. Leaving here now wouldn't get us anywhere on that front.

"Why do The Ancients only have children once every one hundred years?" Bethany asked.

"They want their children on this planet and they want them in positions of authority, but each couple only has one child alive at a time," I answered.

"Why?"

"Because their children are the only ones strong enough to pose any kind of threat to them. They need their children for their power, but they won't take any chance they could possibly be outnumbered by them. Their children have an average lifespan of a hundred years or so, whereas the rest of us have a more human lifespan though we more often make it into our late eighties.

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