The Vampire Heir (Rite of the Vampire Book 1) by Juliana Haygert

Author:Juliana Haygert [Haygert, Juliana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

16

Drake

Last night, Thea stayed with me for hours. We didn’t speak. We barely even looked at each other. But for the first time since I had started this ritual hundreds of years ago, I hadn’t wanted to be alone.

Close to dawn, we returned to my quarters, and I walked her to her bedroom. I stared at her door for a long while, wondering why I felt such a pull toward her, a pull that tugged deep in my chest, a pull that I couldn’t understand.

And now, as the sun set, I was once more staring at her closed door and resisting that pull.

What the hell was happening to me?

I heard her rising from bed and shuffling around her bedroom. Ashamed of my weakness, I scurried to the dining room, where I found my usual bottle and glass of blood.

I downed half the bottle in two seconds.

The moment her bedroom door opened, her scent reached my nose. I guzzled the rest of the bottle. I would have preferred waiting for her to have breakfast together, but I knew she didn’t like seeing me drinking blood.

More importantly, I needed to make sure I was in control of my instincts before she got too close.

“Good evening,” she said, taking her usual seat at the center of the table.

Desperately, I tried not to stare at her. At how the dark orange and purple rays of the sunset streaming through the window illuminated her fair skin and gave her a smooth, sun-kissed glow. At how the beautiful dark blue dress emphasized the light gray of her eyes, hugged her curves, and showed off her long legs. At how the vein in her neck popped when she glanced at me, and how much it called to me.

“Morning,” I forced out.

She narrowed her eyes at me. “Are you okay?”

I cleared my throat. “Of course.”

Thomas came in with Thea’s breakfast, but to my surprise, she didn’t touch it. Instead, she returned her gaze to me. “It has been ten days. The mourning period is over.”

I nodded. “Yes. We’ll decide on a new leader today.”

She cocked her head to the side. “Do you think you’ll win?”

“I’m not sure. To be honest, I would rather not. However, if it’s Alex or me, then I’ll accept the position.”

“I hope you win,” she said, her words ringing true.

Pride filled my chest, and I cleared my throat. “Please, don’t roam the castle for the next couple of hours.” The meeting was sure to be tense and difficult. Depending on the results, the other vampires could go crazy and start a rebellion. I didn’t want Thea or Thomas out of my protected quarters if that were the case.

She looked disappointed, but said, “I won’t.”

“Good,” was all I said before marching out of my quarters.

While walking to the council room, I pushed all thought of Thea and the duel out of my mind. I needed to focus on this meeting and nothing else right now—no beautiful Thea, no intoxicating scent, no brilliant hair, no long neck, no wonderful legs.

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