Wraith's Awakening (A Prequel Novella to Chosen By Blood) by Virna DePaul

Author:Virna DePaul [DePaul, Virna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Virna DePaul
Published: 2012-03-26T12:55:52+00:00

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“Why are we walking?” I ask as I scramble to keep up with Colt’s much longer strides. “Wouldn’t it be smarter to teleport wherever we’re going?”

“Smarter, yes, but impossible. I’m out of juice, so to speak.”

“Oh.” I cross my arms over my chest and try not to shiver. It’s cold and there’s moisture in the air, even with the black hooded sweatshirts we’d taken from Jonah’s store. The sweatshirts shield our body and faces from the few people we pass on the street. We look like a couple of wanna-be skate punks.

“We couldn’t risk staying at the store but I’m hoping to impose on someone who lives nearby.”

“A friend?”

“There’s really no such thing, wraith. You’d best get that through your head now.”

I frowned at the condescension in his tone. I don’t like others thinking they’re better than me. Not the old lady. Not Candy. And not this vampire. Yet, I don’t know this world. Not anymore. Not now. I need to heed this male’s advice until he proves otherwise.

“That’s good, remember that, would you. It’ll make my life easier,” he said. “Don’t trust anyone, especially me.”

He said it so convincingly. “Why? Do you want to hurt me?”

“No.”

Remembering what he’d said about being unable to lie, I choose my next words carefully. “Will you hurt me if you have to?”

He glances down at me. “Yes. But I hope I won’t have to.”

I nod. “Same for me,” I bite out, making him smile.

At least I’m offering him some amusement.

“Will this person have access to the blood you need?”

“Unlikely, but I can always hope.”

“What is pure blood exactly? And why is it so hard to come by?”

“That’s a long story, one that can wait until we’re someplace safe. Right now, just stay with me and keep your eyes open.”

I glance around and do just that. I take in the urban, high-brow neighborhood we’ve wandered into. The crowd looks young. Moneyed. Affluent. Instead of looking at us as potential enemies crossing into their territory, they ignore us. I begin to wonder just how true Colt’s story about a civil war is. Perhaps he was being dramatic. Perhaps the government is preaching anti-Breed dogma, but it hasn’t quite settled in with the masses. Perhaps….

“Shit,” Colt mutters an instant before I hear it.

Hissing. Murmurs. Whispers.

A finger points. A head turns. Faces scowl.

But no one calls out. No one takes a step toward us.

A quick glance at Colt tells me why.

He’s pushed his hood back. His fangs are bared and his eyes filled with a murderous intent. I stumble and freeze, but almost simultaneously he grabs the sleeve of my sweatshirt—something that doesn’t hurt me, I notice again—and jerks me along.

When we’re blocks away and it doesn’t look like anyone is following us, something he repeatedly checks for, he releases his grip on my shirt. “Do that again and I’ll leave you to the mob.”

“Your eyes,” I mumble. “They scared me.”

“Seeing that crowd try to rip out my heart and burn it would have scared you even more, I bet.

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