The Angel's Vow: A New Adult Urban Fantasy Series (Bloodcaster Chronicles Book 2) by R.L. Perez

Author:R.L. Perez [Perez, R.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Willow Haven Press
Published: 2021-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

20

Cora

My head was throbbing by the time I finally went back to my apartment. I knew it would’ve saved time if I’d just brought my spell notes and books to the office, but some small part of me craved a solace away from the coven. A sanctuary that was just for me.

Even if it was after midnight and I was bone-weary, ready for sleep.

“Cora?”

I stilled, my keys jingling in my hand as a dark shape emerged from the staircase at the apartment complex. My body tensed until I recognized the figure. It was Dex, the vampire.

I relaxed. “Nice to see you again, Dex.”

Dex nodded politely. “And you. Are you well?”

I smiled, amused by the cordial way vampires spoke. It always made me curious about how old they were. They were probably accustomed to propriety and customs from hundreds of years ago. “I am. What can I do for you?”

Dex shoved his hands in his pockets and glanced around. Though shadows surrounded us, my instincts told me we were alone. “I have news.” His voice was barely above a whisper.

My heart fluttered with excitement. I stepped closer to him. “Tell me.”

Dex hesitated. “This can’t get back to Hunter. He’s too afraid we’ll be killed for sharing information with you.”

Dread mingled with excitement, building up inside my chest until I couldn’t breathe. “You have my word. I’m good at keeping secrets.”

He nodded absently. “It’s Piper,” he said in a whisper.

I frowned. It took me a moment to conjure the image of the girl with the purple hair. The one who had eventually sided with me in front of the mob after the fire. “What is Piper?”

“Your thief.”

My frown deepened. “Piper’s too young. There’s no way she’s working alone.”

“You’re right. She isn’t. It’s her boss that has Hunter too scared to talk. I don’t know him, but Hunter does. He says all the vampires in the city answer to him. If you want answers, dig up dirt on Piper first.”

I opened my mouth to ask more questions, but before I could, Dex vanished into the shadows. Gaping after him, I shuddered against a sudden chill that gripped me and made my way to my apartment.

Piper was stealing from the coven? Chronologically, it made sense; she’d joined us just before Damien’s death. But . . . she wasn’t a Bloodcaster. I’d seen her magic—it was black.

I trusted Dex’s information. But if Piper was stealing from me . . . then, why? She was powerful, yes, but barely eighteen years old. She seemed so down-to-earth. So solid. Not at all like those untrustworthy weasels who always tried to double-cross me.

She had to have another motive. Maybe her scary boss was blackmailing her. I knew what that was like.

And if her boss was as powerful as Dex said, then he was probably the Bloodcaster I was looking for.

I rubbed my forehead as I entered my place, bolting the door behind me. My body ached with exhaustion, but I still had so much work to do. I

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