Hunger Pangs by Joy Demorra
Author:Joy Demorra
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Humerus Intentions Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-11-23T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
âYouâre looking well,â Jenee said as she leaned against the pillar Vlad was hiding behind.
Vlad had needed to escape the furor and exaltation of the party. It was just too much. Smaller groups were better. Safer. He glanced at the black lace dress Jenee was wearing. The style was so old-fashioned it had looped back around and become popular again⦠with one glaring exception. âIâd return the compliment, but you appear to be wearing your corset on the outside of your dress. Are you unwell?â
Jenee cackled, a short bark of wicked laughter that never failed to bring a smile to Vladâs face. âDonât be a prude.â
âIâm not. You just appear to have gotten dressed in a dark room. Possibly while concussed. Iâm concerned, Jenee. This is my concerned face.â
Still smiling, Jenee swatted him lightly on the arm. Her blue eyes softened as they scanned him from head to toe. âIâm serious, though. You look good. Like youâre not trying to drink yourself back into an early grave.â
Vlad inclined his head, not sure what to do with a comment like that. It was true, heâd been drinking less. A lot less, in fact. He frowned, trying to remember the last time heâd needed a drink. June? July? Several months at least. âWorkâs keeping me busy. And the Countâs still away, soâ¦â He shrugged, leaving the sentence hanging in the air. Vlad had always been a lightning rod for his fatherâs ire; everyone knew that.
âI canât help but notice heâs not the only one absent tonight.â
Vlad regarded her again. âAnd?â he asked, perhaps a tad more acidly than warranted. âAre you going to scold me too?â
âScold you? No. I was just surprised, is all. Normally she would have wormed her way back into your good graces by now.â
âWell, she hasnât,â Vlad muttered, plucking sullenly at the lace cuff of his shirt. âI uninvited her.â
âYouâ¦â Jeneeâs breath hitched. âYou uninvited her from Hallowsâ Eve or you⦠uninvited her?â
âThe latter,â Vlad replied. âShe poured blood over one of our guests. What else was I supposed to do? She crossed the line.â He forced himself to stop tugging at the lace before he split the thread.
âOh, she crossed several lines a long time ago. The lines are so far gone theyâre dots on the horizon. And the dots are so small theyâre one of those fancy atoms they keep talking about at the Academy.â
âYes, yes. Sheâs a horrible person.â Vlad rubbed his temples. âCan we please talk about something else? How are your new witchlings coming along?â
âGood.â Jenee allowed him to change the subject. âSo, Sage is coming along nicely. Theyâll be ready to take over the fens soon.
âWhat about Nikolai, how are they settling in?â
âWell, I think. Theyâre helping Sage set up the new house over in Blackridge. Theyâve already found two new potential witches there.â
âWell, if they need anything, let me know.â
âFull of chivalry, you are.â Jenee smiled up at him, and Vlad favored her with a pointy grin. âAnyway, what
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