The Vampire Kiss by Lucy Lyons

Author:Lucy Lyons [Lyons, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Persia Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Not much else really happened for the whole of the next week. Viktoria quickly grew bored of the same routine every day, staying in Desmond’s chambers except for when he brought her down twice a day to eat. She tried to occupy her time with reading, but she often couldn’t focus. When she was in his chambers, he always stayed so close by, yet he never actually seemed to be paying any attention to her. It was terrifying, until it slowly became annoying. He never spoke to her unless she spoke first, and even then, half of the time the things he said were mysterious. He refused to explain himself, or give any kind of indication that he really listened when she spoke.

Yet, if he didn’t want to hear her, why did he always stay so near? It was like he was fascinated by her but didn’t want to show it. Any need she voiced, he granted it. More light? There were more torch sconces installed. If she was cold, she woke up in the morning covered in extra blankets. When she tried to thank him though, he just pretended not to hear.

The only highlights of her days were the trips down to the Sanctuary, where she could be around other people who wouldn’t stare at her as if they hated her. Within only a few days, they were treating her as if she’d always been one of them. Perhaps the worst thing she discovered about them was that they were all heads-over-heels for the brutes who enslaved them, and none of them seemed particularly bothered by the fact that their “masters” were murderous killers.

“That’s just how it is, dear,” Hannah tried to explain one day, carefully inspecting Viktoria’s wounded hands. The scabs were healing quite nicely. “You can’t try to judge them like they’re humans, like you and me. That’s not fair.”

“It’s not fair?” Viktoria demanded, her voice rising. Several faces turned in her direction and she scowled fiercely at them, sending them reeling away from her eyes, back to whatever they were doing. With some horror, she realized that was something Desmond would have done. “It’s not fair? They’re keeping us as slaves!”

Hannah looked around fearfully, her eyes very big and wide. “Are you so sure? That’s what they call it, isn’t it, but has Desmond ever made you work for him?”

“No, but…”

“Has he ever forced you to do anything you don’t want?”

“Yes!” she cried out. “Be here!”

But Hannah was shaking her head, weaving fresh bandages on her hands with an expertise that belied her grizzled fingers. “Are you so sure about that? Wouldn’t you rather be here, safe and happy, than out there where all the danger is? Desmond hasn’t even fed on you yet. How can you say that this life he’s given you is unfair? Look at you, compared to us.”

Viktoria looked down at herself, and then back up. She knew what Hannah was referring to. She was dressed beautifully compared to them, waking up in the morning to find a new dress laid out on the bed each and every day.

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