Blood and Lust in New York City, A Lesbian Vampire Tryst by Taryn Rose

Author:Taryn Rose [Rose, Taryn]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: theater, vampires, newyork, romance, queer, broadway, lesbian
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books
Published: 2013-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six: Skarlet

Skarlet awoke under a sprawling comforter, her head sunk deep in the finest goose down. It was night, of course. She had lasted less than an hour in daylight. But that would change. The amount of blood she had allowed herself to drink from Emma was not enough for a long-term cure. But controlled, larger amounts would surely remedy Skarlet and her whole kind. She instinctively reached for Emma’s body but grabbed at an empty sheet, then a pillow. Then she remembered how things were left between them. And she opened her eyes.

“You’re awake!” said Emma, sitting at her side.

“Emma,” uttered Skarlet with a deep sigh. “Thank goodness.”

“I’m so sorry.” Emma’s eyes watered and her trembling hand reached for Skarlet’s.

She took it. “You don’t have to apologize.” She squeezed her hand gently. “I’m so happy you’re here.”

“I want to go to your Commission and help. I’m prepared to give away as much blood as I can afford.” She laughed meekly.

Skarlet kissed her head. “It’s not going to be that simple.”

“Why not? They won’t kill me once they know I’m the cure.”

“Let me go the Commission first. Wait for me here. I made a mistake leaving you in your apartment, but no one can track you here—you’ll be safe.”

“I don’t understand. Why can’t we go together?”

Skarlet sighed. “Emma.”

“What is it my darling?” She stroked her hand and kissed up her arm, so grateful to have her back.

She immediately rose up. “It’s Marion. I have to warn the Commission.”

“Wait,” Emma got up and followed her as she dressed. “Slow down. Who’s Marion?”

“When I fought the Trio in your apartment, they said Marion had sent them. Marion is the last vampire who would want to find the cure. Of all the Commission members, it doesn’t make sense that she’s overseeing this effort, unless…”

“Unless what?” Emma asked nervously.

“Emma,” she turned and held her face in her hand. “If Marion finds out you’re the cure, she will kill you.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Marion, in her heart of hearts, is a vampire supremacist. I have to warn the other Commission members about her before I bring you to them.”

“Why are you the only one who knows this about Marion?”

Skarlet sighed as she slipped on her other boot. “Because she and I were once lovers.”

Emma’s heart skipped a beat.

“I was very young, Emma. She found me just after I had turned and taught me how to exist in the wild, how to manage my hunger, my powers. I was seduced by her beauty and her experience until I matured and became wise to her. Marion is a ruthless, power hungry vampire who believes in the supremacy of our kind. She will kill you if she gets the chance.”

Emma rubbed her chin then looked away. “Did you love her?”

“I thought I did,” Skarlet was honest, careful to consider Emma’s feelings even though the immediacy of the task before her weighed heavily on her shoulders. “But once I understood who she was at her core, I realized I could never love her.

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