The Shadows by Delizhia Jenkins

Author:Delizhia Jenkins [Jenkins, Delizhia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kinfolk Books
Published: 2017-05-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Selene writhed in pain, screeching to the heavens as her body did its best to heal the area that still sizzled and oozed from the silver. Daemon wiped the bead of sweat that formed at his brow, enraged at the Council for what he considered the greatest offense in vampire history. Selene may never survive the night; and if Selene died. the repercussions from her estranged father would be devastating. He needed her alive and well to continue with his plans to overthrow Petronius and Alex and to position himself closer to The Dark Lord. But things were not going according to plan.

Thanks to Selene, the human populations were forced into a new reality which included the proven existence of vampires. No longer were vampires entities from myths, legends, and fictitious stories written for human enjoyment. Now they were real as ever, and panic would ensue, consuming the masses bit by bit just as it did during the Middle Ages with the Bubonic Plague.

Daemon was willing to bet the soul he no longer had that all this was not a part of the Dark Lord’s plan, and if he did not figure something out soon, not only would he face extermination but so would Selene. Leaning over her, he deftly removed the silver-tipped arrow lodged in her chest above her heart.

“Bring me more humans, Beatrice!” he shouted to one of Selene’s maidservants. “Now!”

The hooded female nodded and disappeared from the master suite and down the secret corridor to the hidden cell where humans were held captive and barely conscious for feeding purposes. She selected two young men, both in their twenties with athletic builds from years spent in the gym. She dragged both of them effortlessly, ignoring their weak and futile attempts to break free, and left them in the doorway for Daemon to handle.

Daemon wasted little time with either of the unfortunate humans, tearing into their jugulars with his six inch incisors, and positioning each man for easy access for Selene. Despite her agony, she managed to feed, and Daemon sighed in relief. It would take at least a dozen bodies to heal the damage the silver created before he could begin the cleanup.

When Selene was fully healed, he would convince her of the importance of introducing him to her father. He concocted a plan that would make Selene believe her father was in real danger and that only he would know the way to save him. Regardless of their estrangement, Selene and her father still shared the parent/child bond that was typical of human and animal relationships, and he intended to exploit that to the fullest.

“Yes,” he whispered from the other side of the room as he watched Selene feed with vigor from the second male.

“Feed, my Dark Queen. Together, the world is ours ...”

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