Rising Shadows by Bridget Blackwood

Author:Bridget Blackwood [Blackwood, Bridget]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00I6U2ARW
Published: 2014-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

Varian

I love fairies. For dinner. Most vampires think Fae blood tastes like shit. They avoid it at all costs. It isn’t bad, a bit off compared to other species. The flavor isn’t what I like. The magic is. I can feel the magic humming inside as I drink. Truth is I fucking despise Fairies. Pain in the ass is all they are.

This one at the door is hot especially with that pastel purple hair. Which court does she belong to with hair such a color? Winter Court is all the blondes with a smattering of brunettes. Summer court only has damn redhead twits and raven headed Fae.

The first Fae I ever fed off didn’t survive. Purely by accident. I was young and still learning my strength. She was a red head. Caused quite a ruckus when I took the body home. I was being a gentleman, bringing back their stinking carcass and they try to kill me. Turns out dinner was actually some sort of princess. Damn, there are over fifty princesses. Were they really going to miss one? Anyway, the crazy bitch queen sent some troops after me and I learned I was the most powerful vampire alive that that day. Not bragging, but I am the shit. I sent the Fae army back to her as dust in a jar. No one told me I was a super vampire. Some shit about if I didn’t know I couldn’t hurt anyone. Proud to say no accidental murders committed by me in centuries. No, all my kills since then are entirely on purpose. I’m attacked by Fae every so often. Those deaths are the most satisfying.

The woman on my doorstep reminds me of that first Fae experience. She had been looking for bed sport. What is this one looking for? I’m torn. Do I want this woman to be another assassin or just want me for my body? Is it wrong if I want both?

Brave little firefly for showing up on a Vampire’s doorstep. Currently, Vampires and the Fae are in a cease fire. Manias Artorias, the Vampire Regis, negotiated it at the beginning of his reign. Life has been painfully boring since then.

“Is this the home of Dr. Keller?” she asks.

She's looking for Keller? Disappointed, I nod and say, “He lives here, but the house belongs to Varian Caina.”

Her eyes bug out. “Varian Caina? He’s not home is he?” she asks nervously.

She knows my name and reputation but has no clue what I look like? This should be fun. Instead of telling her ‘Yes, you’re talking to him’ I lie and say “No.”

Don’t want to scare off the entertainment.

“Oh good.” She looks relieved. “Can you please take me to the doctor? I must speak with him.”

“What the hell.” I shrug. “Been a while since I did anything to piss him off.”

The puzzled look on her face is familiar. I get that look a lot from people. When you are more powerful than any one person should be, you seldom hear the word no.

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