Stolen by the Vampire: A Fated Mates, Enemies-to-Lovers Fantasy Romance (Fated to My Captor) by Vasilisa Drake

Author:Vasilisa Drake [Drake, Vasilisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-08-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

To Esmae’s surprise, the next day they didn’t discuss what had transpired in bed. The witch woke more relaxed and sated than she’d felt in ages. Silas led her to a bathing pool and left her there to gather her thoughts. She used the time to chat with Dirt and see if he had any other insights. It had taken some coaxing, since the mole complained she now smelled like the “scary predator” but eventually she won over her disapproving companion. Dirt didn’t have any helpful insights, but he did make her feel less alone. She was hard-pressed for friends at the best of times, and the curse had left her feeling even lonelier. It was her burden to solve, by herself. She hadn’t even been able to tell her father, because what could he do?

She didn’t tell Dirt either, but still, his reassuring chirps were better than nothing. What was she to do? The only way out of her curse was to kill the vampire, which meant finding his fated mate. She should be focused on her mission, yet the more she thought about it, the more wrong it seemed. Killing the beast that haunted the Condemned Cliffs, who killed any trespassers indiscriminately, had been an easy decision. Killing the vampire, the natural enemy of witches, who held her captive and violently sucked her blood wasn’t far off. Killing the male who had shown her more pleasure and consideration in a day than she’d experienced in a lifetime with her peers was more difficult.

Fine. She’d keep her ears open, but maybe she’d hold off on her plans for now.

No sooner did she settle on the decision than she collapsed to the floor, her heart pausing as the ice around it grew. Esmae shivered as she stood, her shaky breaths coming out with frost. Dirt came to the edge of the pool, concerned, but she waved him away.

When she dressed, the mole disappeared back into the network of caves, and she put on the clothing Silas had left her. The fabrics were far finer than anything she’d worn before, yet the colors suited her tastes perfectly. She rejoined the vampire who, in her absence, prepared a startling spread for breakfast. He looked good, much better than the pallor that had colored him yesterday. From drinking her blood?

The memory of where he’d drunk from had her flushing.

“This is more than I grew yesterday.” Piles of fruit and vegetables lined the table, not just raw, but cooked with spices. A stack of fresh loaves of bread towered at the center, the yeasty smell tantalizing. “This is enough food for an army!”

Silas gave a nonchalant shrug. “I won’t see you go hungry.”

“Where did you even get all of this?”

He smiled, flashing his fangs. “I have my ways.”

She frowned. “No doubt you enthralled a number of vendors and demanded your due.”

“That’s certainly a way I could do it,” Silas agreed. “But gold coins work just as well.”

Now the reason for her flush was completely different.

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