The Vampires' Birthright by Aiden James

Author:Aiden James [James, Aiden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781620076934
Published: 2016-06-22T23:00:00+00:00

he flight to our next destination took exactly nine hours and twenty-seven minutes. Luckily, I had plenty of excellent reading material and Franz shared his personal iPod with a ton of my favorite tunes on it. I was in semi-bliss! Especially since one of Racco’s chefs had prepared a fabulous cordon bleu dinner, along with a bottle of merlot from Racco’s private collection. It wasn’t quite the same as having him nearby, but it did make me believe he still thinks about me sometimes. It was also a good reminder that while simplicity is divine, civilization definitely has its perks.

So, yes, it was a decent start to the final leg of our overnight journey. My cheerful mood lasted longer than I expected, and didn’t begin to sour until we reached the halfway point of our flight.

By then, the effects of no sleep for my wicked friends had begun to catch up with everyone, and it started with a general irritation amongst the vampires. Every little thing became a big deal, and it wasn’t just Garvan and Armando fighting over some ‘I’m better than you’ bullshit issue. It was Tyreen and Raquel sniping at each other over petty fashion preferences, and then Chanson acting like Mommy Dearest to keep order. Even Nora didn’t seem quite like herself, although her reaction was to become almost listless in her movements as she huddled in her chair.

I should add here that the normally subdued ‘mix’ of vampire scents was also disrupted by the volatile mood. They hung heavy in the air around me, turning the normally pleasant odors wrong somehow. Like water left too long in a vase of wilting flowers, or fruit overripe in the hot sun. I felt overcome with a wave of smell-induced nausea, the likes of which I hadn’t experienced since I was first pregnant with Alaia.

If Franz hadn’t threatened to kick Garvan’s ass after a ‘brotherly’ wrestling match turned ugly, Kazikli might’ve waited until we reached our destination to pull out a tray of shot glasses filled with blood. Blood laced with an alchemical sedative, the specific ingredients unknown, but the smell of eucalyptus was strong enough that it overpowered the other cloying odors in the cabin. I was tempted to dab some on my upper lip like the medical examiners on television do when entering a particularly horrid crime scene, but the thought was a fleeting one.

The calming effect was immediate. As they all returned to their normal harmless eccentricities, Kazikli came over and sat next to me after Chanson excused herself briefly from the passenger cabin.

“I suppose it’s a good thing they care about you and your daughter’s welfare as much as they do,” he said, smiling tiredly. His own spice scent seemed weaker, like an old air freshener in need of replacement. It didn’t seem as if he had taken the same elixir as the others, since the strange attendant smell of eucalyptus wasn’t present with him. “Some vampires respond with an instinctive orneriness when faced with taking a tranquilizer or anything that feels unnatural to our bodies.

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