Blood King by Becca Blake

Author:Becca Blake
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2020-06-16T04:00:00+00:00

It had been seven days since Adrius abandoned Nero to the tiny room. He only knew because he kept track of the two meager meals that were brought to him each day. Or at least, he assumed it was day. With no daylight and no other way to tell time, Nero had only his body’s natural inclinations to tell him when to go to sleep and when to wake.

The vampire who brought his meals never said a word to him. Each time, he set the plates on the ground next to the door before shutting and locking it behind him. Once, Nero had waited next to the door and tried to push his way out as soon as it opened. That effort only ended in him being pushed to the ground and kicked in the gut hard enough to knock the breath from him. Worse, the vampire took the plate with him, and it had seemed like a much longer wait than usual before he brought Nero’s next meal.

Nero hadn’t tried to escape again.

Trapped alone, with no one to speak to and little to do but scribble in the journal he’d brought in his pack, Nero spent most of his waking hours crouched in the corner until he passed out on the cold stone floor. The bed was comfortable, but Nero couldn’t bring himself to sleep in it. After all the time he’d spent on the street, the ground felt more familiar than the soft sheets. In such a strange, lonely place, that familiarity was his only comfort.

After an abrupt knock, the door swung open. For the first time since he’d been locked in the room, Nero was greeted by a different vampire, this one a younger-looking man with dark hair and swirling tattoos down his arms. He set the tray down on the dresser next to Nero’s bed.

Nero hadn’t had much to eat beyond bread and water, with the occasional treat of a slice of cheese. Today, though, the pleasant smell of something savory—something that had actually been cooked—greeted him.

“Fresh shipment,” the vampire muttered, already more talkative than the previous attendant had been. “Enjoy it. It’ll be a while before we get more.”

Nero ignored the tempting aroma for the moment and grabbed his new guard’s sleeve. “Wait.”

The vampire spun around and glared at Nero. “What?”

“I need answers,” Nero said.

The vampire sighed and shook his head. “Lord Adrius has taken a liking to you. I’m not sure why.”

Nero frowned. “I wouldn’t consider locking me in a room with no contact liking me.”

“You could be in the dungeons with the rest of the humans,” the guard said with a shrug.

“How long will I be locked in here?”

“I’m not sure what he plans to do with you. You should enjoy your time up here, though. He’ll tire of keeping you separate from the rest of the livestock eventually.”

“What about my sister? Where’s Neryssa?”

The vampire’s face scrunched up for a moment in confusion before recognition flashed across his features. “Ah, her. She’s his new toy, from what I’ve heard.

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