Forever Stardust (A Tangled Realms Novella) by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-04T16:00:00+00:00

Legend

She appears surprised to see me, but with a quick shake of her head, erases the look with cold indifference as she assesses me while I do the same to her.

She’s changed since the last time I saw her, dressed in a cloak, her pale skin even paler and tinted grey. Her eyes are flakes of withering ash, and her purple lips are cracked like embers. Her long, blonde hair and elegant height are the only features that haven’t altered. The only reason I can even recognize her at all is because of the necklace hanging around her neck with two vials attached to the end, each filled with Holden’s and my blood. She drew the blood from us when we were younger to prove that she was stronger than us—our blood is one of the most precious possessions to a vampire. Then she kept the blood to hold the power of us, to show that she could use our blood at any given moment to change a creature into one of us, something that isn’t done very lightly. But I’m sure you already understand that, considering what I’ve already told you.

As far as I’m aware, she hasn’t used our blood to create more vampires, but I’m sure the threat is about to come up in this conversation since her fingers instantly seek those vials.

“Aw, look, it’s a family reunion.” Her lips spread into a grin, revealing a set of black teeth.

“Mother, glad to see your body has taken so well to the Soul Realm.” Sarcasm oozes from my tone.

Her gaze sharpens as she lets out a hiss. “Glad to see you’re still a little disrespectful brat.” Lifting the bottom of her cloak, she moves across the grass and around the trees toward me. “I guess I didn’t lock you up for long enough. But that’s about to change.”

“You’re not locking me or Holden up,” I growl out. “And if you know what’s best for you, you’ll take your guards, back the hell away, and let us go.”

She rolls her eyes as she stops a few feet in front of us. “Take a look around you, Legend. You’re entirely outnumbered in an unfamiliar realm you were never supposed to be able to get into to begin with.” She eyes me over with a frown. “How did you get in here anyway?”

I seal my lips together and carry her gaze.

She sighs exhaustedly. “Fine, if that’s the way you want to play, then I guess let’s play.” Lifting her hand, she snaps her finger and her guards instantly charge for Holden and me.

Twelve against two isn’t that great of odds, but I’m not going down without a fight. As the first guard reaches me, I swing around and pierce my fangs into its shoulder. It howls out in pain as I steal a mouthful of its vile blood before pushing away. I spit the blood out immediately then dodge to the side as another guard scurries up behind me. I swing my fist around, but it ducks then barrels at me, crashing its head into my stomach.

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