Dark Power by Kristie Cook

Author:Kristie Cook [Cook, Kristie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ang'dora Productions, LLC
Published: 2020-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

As I left my office, I mentally called out for Sheree.

Can you hold the fort down here for the next day or two? I asked her when she responded. Tristan, Owen, and I have a mission we need to do for Rina.

I hated lying to her, but I had no choice. And in the end, it was for Rina and the Amadis, because I was simply serving my purpose and adding to our army. At least, if everything went the way I hoped it would.

“Of course. Going out of town? Does this have to do with the trunks?”

Um . . . no and yes. I’ll tell you all about it later.

“Don’t worry about a thing here. But I can’t wait to hear. Are we going to have a new patient? I’m getting a little bored . . .”

Heh. Her wish would be answered, but if she knew whom our new patient was, she’d be eating her words, I was sure. At least she wouldn’t be bored anymore.

I don’t know. Which was true, because I didn’t know if I’d end up killing Vanessa instead of saving her. But even if the vampire survived, it’d be a while, probably a long while, before Sheree could learn the truth. I had no idea how we would keep that secret from her. But don’t get your hopes up. I don’t expect to be seeing Charlotte.

There. That should help. She knew I wasn’t to proceed with a conversion without Charlotte’s help, so she’d never suspect. I hoped.

The hallway that led to Vanessa’s room felt dark and ominous, as if we really did traverse the dungeons of an ancient European castle rather than a mansion on the beach in bright and sunny Florida. I projected my own fear into my surroundings, of course. The sense of impending doom shaded the walls and floor in a somber gray, although golden sunlight poured through the banks of windows at each end. The nearly non-existent shadows outside meant it was almost noon—we’d already wasted precious hours of sunlight and even the slightest bit of weakness in our patient would help.

The door to the vampire’s temporary accommodations was closed, probably to keep out said sunlight. She must have heard our approach, however, because it swung open from the other side. Owen hurried us in and closed the door quickly behind us. My eyes adjusted to the true darkness of the room immediately.

The heavy curtains were drawn tight, completely blocking out the sun. A single lamp was lit on the bedside table. Vanessa leaned limply against the wall, practically hanging from her shackled wrists. Owen had magically fashioned a tunic out of the tan blanket to cover her nakedness, for which I was grateful. I was almost surprised she wasn’t shrieking about its ugliness, as well as the braces on her limbs, but she’d apparently exhausted her energy. She had to know we’d entered the room, but her eyes remained closed, and her face had never looked so vulnerable.

“Vanessa,” I tried to say, but nothing came out except a croak.

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