Vampire Thirst by Ella J Phoenix

Author:Ella J Phoenix [Phoenix, Ella J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

“After turning onto Camino del Jardin Botanico, just outside Malaga, you’ll find a narrow dirt road that will lead to the Lake Embaise del Limonero. There, you should…”

Zoricah listened to Joel’s directions to Tardieh’s villa, but her mind was barely registering anything. All she could think of was how cold Tardieh had been, how distant. His dismissal had pierced deep into her like a flaming spear straight into the left side of her chest.

“After the first gate, it gets too tricky. So call me, and I’ll pick you up. You won’t be able to fly over his mansion. It’s completely protected, even against teleportation.”

“Zoricah.” Dyam touched her arm, making her jump. “Are you sure you don’t want us to wait for you?”

“No, thank you, Dy. I need to sort some things out first. I’ll meet you guys in a few hours, OK?”

It was a lie. What she really needed to sort out were her trembling hands and churned stomach.

The two warriors bowed low, then left.

Only then did Zoricah release the long breath she’d been holding. It didn’t help, though. The lump in her throat remained solidly where it had lodged itself as soon as she took a look at Tardieh’s closed stance. The way he asked her why she hadn’t called, clearly hinting she should’ve phoned instead of coming over, had simply been too much. He obviously hadn’t forgiven her for not accepting his proposal. But she hadn’t said say no, for Hiad’s sake! She just asked for some time to think things through, to get her head around it. Even though they first met over two hundred years ago, they had actually been together for less than a month. Did she love him? Yes. She loved him with all her heart and soul. Sometime between fighting razbians and saving Deirdre, she had fallen head over heels for him. But this wasn’t the case of an ordinary man asking for an ordinary woman in marriage. By Apa Dobrý, he was the vampire king! Who came with a package - a very heavy package filled with baggage, responsibilities, and powerful enemies waiting for him to slip up so they could guillotine his head off. She tried to explain that to him in New York, but to be frank, she hadn’t done a fantastic job at it. When he popped the question, her heart let out fireworks but her mind went into overdrive. She felt like she had been split in the middle by two equal forces. One that said ‘fuck the rest of the world’, and another that could only see a very gloom future for them. The undeniable truth was, vampires detested dracos, and vice versa. Tardieh was a very popular king, but his council was full of vipers, just waiting for an excuse to overthrow him, to start a civil war against him. And his fall would be on her shoulders - the vampire society would never accept her as their queen.

She shook her head then rubbed the palms of her hands over her tired eyes.

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