Alphas: Supes and Badboys (8 Books in One) by Myles Eden & Ellison Jay & Apple Madeline

Author:Myles, Eden & Ellison, Jay & Apple, Madeline [Myles, Eden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Courtesan Press
Published: 2014-11-21T08:00:00+00:00

I looked again through the glass, at the faintly pulsing being. I felt a little guilty, almost like I was using this small, helpless creature to escape, forcing her into my own uncomfortable situation. And I suppose I was. But then Dr. Von Holtz moved closer and encircled my waist with his arm, kissing the back of my neck. “I promise when he sees her, he will be smitten. He’ll love her completely and want to take care of her. After all, this is what he’s wanted all along. A companion.”

“I know that.” I knew it was important that I remain strong if I ever hoped to escape Blackstone Hall. “But will she be…ready…in just seven days?”

“You were ready in six. I think we’ll just make it.”

* * *

Chapter XIII

The morning of my wedding dawned bright and fresh. The moment I opened my eyes, I wanted to cry.

Instead, I slipped out of bed and went to my window and looked out. Normally, the Hall was assaulted by almost daily thunderstorms. Dr. Von Holtz said Rothschild’s dark magic attracted them. But today was different.

The sky was a shocking azure, and the only cloud cover were bits of wisps clinging to the peaks of the tallest mountain ranges surrounding the little hamlet in the valley far below. There was even birdsong, and from this altitude, the carpets of fully blooming red tulips covered half the courtyard and looked like a sea of blood. The guards were on parole as usual, and other people—cooks, decorators, all manner of people in charge of the wedding, were rushing hither and yon, preparing for the auspicious day of Lord Rothschild’s wedding.

I felt a dismal sinking in my heart. It was such a beautiful day. It should not be my wedding day.

Or night, I reminded myself, for I knew that we would not be wed until Lord Rothschild awakened at sundown. I had until then to escape Blackstone Hall.

The door opened behind me, and my chambermaid, followed by my seamstress and secretary, filed in. “My lady, we’ll need you today to prepare you.”

I sighed and my shoulders slumped. So I was to be washed and coiffured and painted and dressed like some big doll in preparation for this evening. What had the Doctor called me? His little pleasure doll. But somehow it was all right when he called me that. His voice was always warm and husky when he said it, and his face drawn with lines of lust…and love. He touched me like I was of value to him.

But tonight I’d be another kind of doll. I shuddered to think of it. A vampire doll.

The women set upon me like a pack of wolves. It took some time. I was bathed and dressed, my hair curled and pinned, my nails, lips and face painted. Then came the long brocade gown of silver and white that I was sutured into, the veils and flowers. I was only able to rest briefly and take a little tea. During

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