A Shade of Vampire 5: A Blaze of Sun (Volume 5) by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781493582488
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-10-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 26: DEREK

I was losing my mind and I knew it. I had no control over my actions. The darkness had somehow possessed me and though I was conscious that I did not want to do what I was doing, I still gave into Emilia’s every whim. I was a puppet on a string and she was my puppet master.

“Do you love me, Derek?” she whispered into my ear.

No. I love Sofia. “Yes. You know I do,” I whispered back into hers.

She smiled and even then I once again realized how unattractive she had become to me. She held my hand and led me outside of her room, which she hadn’t yet allowed me to leave ever since the first night I had to spend with her. I observed the corridors we were passing through.

High, stone walls, lit up by elegant fluorescent wall lamps. I was expecting to find elegant paintings or even elaborate tapestries gracing the walls, but was surprised to find it bare apart from some heavy burgundy drapery covering the windows on one side, each window reaching from floor to ceiling.

Our steps echoed through the corridor and I found myself staring at the woman who was holding my hand, leisurely walking a few steps ahead of me. What happened to you, Cora? How did you become Emilia? Despite my hatred for what she’d become, I could not deny the fact that Cora was my best friend. She was with me through some of the toughest and darkest periods of my life. It hurt to know that this was what she had become.

She twisted her head to face me and smiled when she realized that I was staring at her. She took it as a compliment I guess. I inwardly winced at the idea, but of course, I knew that my body and facial expressions were registering a completely different body language. To all eyes seeing us at that moment, anyone would’ve thought I was in love with her.

“You’re staring.” She blushed.

I wanted to strangle her. It’s not like I have any control over what I do, you crazy witch. “I just can’t keep my eyes off you. You’re so beautiful.”

Puppet’s praise didn’t seem to be pleasing to her anymore, because she didn’t react to my compliment this time. “Do you mean that? Or are you just saying it because of my father’s control over you?”

Definitely your father’s control… “Of course I mean it, Emilia. Any man can look at you and see how beautiful you are.”

I heard someone snicker behind me. We both turned around and I couldn’t help but feel amused over how Emilia’s face fell.

“Hello, Kiev,” she said, rolling her eyes. She then introduced him to me. “This, unfortunately, is my older brother.”

How many brothers and sisters does she have? How many belong to the Elder’s clan? I began studying him just as he began studying me.

He had close-cropped dark hair. His eyes were a chilling blood red. He had a large muscular build and a menacing stance.

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