Taste of Fate (Vampires of Sanguine Book 1) by Sophie Ash

Author:Sophie Ash [Ash, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-08-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Tavia

“You want to meet our guest?” Amy’s voice was full of mirth as we got ready the next morning. “She’s feisty. Reminds me of you actually.”

“Sure. You were planning on seeing her this morning?” I pulled a brush through my hair and yawned.

We’d been up most of the night talking, and I only caught a few hours of sleep in the early morning. Back at the vampire compound, I would have slept well into the afternoon. Here, I fell back into my human habits and had risen with the sun.

“It’s Robin’s turn to bring her breakfast this morning, but I like to tag along and give her some company.”

“What’s her name again? I’m borrowing a shirt, by the way.”

“Heather. And sure, help yourself.”

“I can’t wait to see Robin, too.”

“She’s gonna flip her shit when she sees you.” Amy went quiet. “We never thought we’d see you again. It sounds dumb now but we even had a little memorial for you. We thought...”

“Hey.” I pulled her into a hug. “I know. I thought I was a goner too. But the vampires aren’t so bad, actually. I might get to visit regularly. Maybe you can even visit me.”

Amy pulled away with a cringe. “Visit a vampire clan? That’ll be like a lamb hanging out with a pack of wolves, won’t it?”

“It’s not like that. Everyone’s very respectful.” Although to be honest, I couldn’t be sure. People didn’t mess with me because I was Cyan’s blood pet. Would Amy be as safe if a vampire didn’t have a similar claim on her?

“Whatever you’re comfortable with,” I tacked on. “Ready to go?”

“Yeah. You hungry?” She led the way out of the trailer and locked up behind us.

“Starving,” I admitted. “The market over there has a deli that makes amazing breakfast burritos, but sometimes you want something classic like pancakes, you know? I’ve been there a few times and have yet to see a basic box of pancake mix on the shelf.”

Amy was quiet for a while as we walked. She kept facing forward, ignoring the looks of disdain from others we passed by. Some eyebrows raised and whispers were exchanged when they saw that I was in fact alive and well. I met the eyes of anyone who dared to keep looking, an open challenge to come mess with us. No one held my gaze. Bullies were cowards at their core, after all.

“So they’re good to you over there, huh?” she asked.

“Yeah, I would say so.”

“Makes you wonder if we’re really so much better off here,” Amy muttered. “Cut off from the rest of the territory in the name of freedom and independence. But are we, really? Free and independent, that is.”

Hope fluttered in my chest, but it was quickly weighed down by reality. I wanted to say the words, to offer her a way out of Sapien. Cyan would let her come home with me, he would have to. Amy and I would be together, and she’d be safer that way.

But bullying and mob mentality didn’t just exist in humans.

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