Blue-Blooded Vamp by Jaye Wells

Author:Jaye Wells
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction / Romance - Fantasy, Fiction / Fantasy - Contemporary, Fiction / Fantasy - Urban Life, Fiction / Fantasy - Paranormal
ISBN: 9780316202213
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 2012-05-31T22:00:00+00:00

If Rhea felt one ounce of relief or nostalgia at seeing Tristan in the flesh for the first time in almost fifty-five years, she didn’t betray it. Instead, she marched onto the scene like a short, silver-haired general.

We were in the meeting room, which I’d taken to calling the War Room. Tristan tried to take the reins of the meeting early on, but Rhea was having none of it. “Adam, tell me what you know.”

What followed was an hour-long rehash of recent events interspersed with bickering and shouting from both our side and Tristan’s team, as well as the occasional whine from Valva.

Finally, Rhea executed an ear-piercing whistle. “All right,” she said once everyone shut up. “Valva?”

The demon crossed her arms and raised a bitchy brow.

“Are you certain that the Chosen can kill Cain?”

“Yes. Mom also said that we needed to be sure Cain didn’t kill Tristan’s progeny because then we’d be stuck with Cain for eternity.”

“Did she say ‘progeny’ or did she speak of Maisie by name?”

Valva squinted, trying to remember.

“You told me the Chosen would be capable of powerful magic, remember?” Tristan prompted.

Valva frowned. “Yes, but I never used Maisie’s name.”

“You did,” Tristan said. Then he paused and frowned. “Didn’t you?”

She shook her head. “No. Mom just said I should reveal that you are the father of the Chosen. She didn’t tell me which twin would fulfill the prophecy.”

Rhea turned to Tristan with an incredulous expression. “Wait, are you saying you just assumed it was Maisie?”

Everyone turned to stare at Tristan. His cheeks burned but he crossed his arms and frowned at Rhea. But I could see the guilt, the doubt in his eyes.

“I don’t believe this.” I threw up my hands. “Do you have any idea how much time we’ve wasted because of your fucking assumption?”

“Sabina,” Rhea said in a low, warning tone.

“Now hold on,” Tristan said, his voice rising. “Just because she didn’t use Maisie’s name doesn’t mean she wasn’t the Chosen. I may not have been in Maisie’s and Sabina’s lives, but I am not unaware of their histories.”

I frowned. “What? You spied on us?”

“I prefer to think of it as benevolent observing.” He nodded to his team. “And based on the information my team gathered, I believe that of the two of you, Maisie was more likely to be the Chosen.”

I crossed my arms. “Based on what, exactly?”

“Sabina, your sister was a respected leader of her race. In addition to her skills as an Oracle, she was an expert diplomat and powerful in several magical disciplines. She was trained by my mother, who was one of the most beloved leaders of the mage race for almost two millennia.”

“That’s all true,” Rhea said. “But Sabina is a Chthonic mage. I trained her myself and some of the feats she’s managed far surpassed Maisie’s own powers.”

“Which she’s had only, what, six months to develop? Before that she spent all her time carrying out Lavinia Kane’s death orders,” Tristan said. “I’m sorry but I’m hard-pressed to believe the Chosen is someone who spent her life shedding the blood of those she was destined to rule.

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