Vampire Wishes Books 1-2: Vampire Lies and Vampire Secrets by RaShelle Workman

Author:RaShelle Workman [Workman, RaShelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Polished Pen Press Corporation, LLC

Twenty-Eight

Laeddin found my hand under the water. He took it in his. “Two thousand years, Maleficent. You look well.” I felt his shoulders shrug. “You look the same.”

Her thin lips curled into a smile. “So do you, youngest son.” As she spoke hundreds of skull monkeys appeared behind her. They sounded like a cheering crowd. Maleficent raised her bony hand and they quieted. “Who is the girl you have with you?”

Laeddin’s hand tightened around mine. I knew he was telling me not to say a word, so I kept quiet.

“This is Jackie. She’s my newest mistress.”

“Ahhhhh, well step out from behind the genie, child. Let me have a look at you.” She waved her hand and Laeddin was forcefully pushed away.

I really didn’t want to look at her, so I pretended to be a shy human.

“There’s no need to fear me or the skull monkeys. We mean you no harm.” She glided along the ground as though she were floating.

I nodded.

Maleficent squinted shrewdly.

“Why have you come back to Debania, Laeddin?”

“Perhaps you can allow Jackie and me to climb out of the water and we can go someplace more comfortable.” His hand found mine under the water again.

“There’s no need, Laeddin.” Her voice became more grating. “Unless I like what you have to say, you’ll pay for coming back here.”

Anger simmered in my heart. The sorceress had better not harm him.

“We’ve come to ask that you remove the curse. It’s been two thousand years.” He raised the hand not holding mine out of the water in a pleading manner.

Maleficent began laughing, hard and sinister. Just as quickly as she began, she stopped. Snapped her fingers and the skull monkeys rushed us.

Laeddin turned and murmured to me. “They won’t hurt us. Hold very still and say nothing.”

I nodded just as one of the monkeys lifted me out of the water and carried me over its head. It seemed incredibly strong. I dropped my head so that I could look behind and see what was happening to Laeddin. A skull monkey had picked him up and was carrying him overhead as well.

Seeing that he was okay, I moved my head to see where the monkey was taking me. It walked a short distance and then stopped. I wanted to ask what was happening but I held my tongue.

Maleficent was unexpectedly in front of me. “For your insolence I’ve decided to let you spend the next decade within the Caves of Vipers. If, after ten years, you’ve survived, I’ll consider your request.

My skull monkey lifted me high above its head and I realized it was going to drop me. While Laeddin and I could easily last ten years down there, my friends didn’t have that luxury. And what would my parents think if I was gone that long? They would be frantic. What would happen if they tried to come after me?

“Wait,” I yelled.

The skull monkey froze. Maleficent stepped closer. “What is it, dear?”

“If you throw us into the cave, I can just wish us free and then Laeddin will just ask again.

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