The Blood Witch: The Broken Blade Book 2 by Evelyn Ward

Author:Evelyn Ward [Ward, Evelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evelyn Ward Books
Published: 2024-10-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

VEE

Was there anything in the world more beautiful than stars?

Vee stared up at the night sky, ignoring the cold, sharp brick that dug uncomfortably into her back. Ignoring the soft murmurs of voices all around her.

Stars had to be the most beautiful thing in existence, she imagined. The sky, a deep black velvet, so perfectly accentuated with all those pretty little lights. Sure, the moon was pretty, shining up there all on its own like a big silver coin, but the stars. They were something special, little gems caught in the air, sparkling forever. What were they? Were they reachable? She wondered if one of the flying Shifters knew, wondered if they’d ever touched one…

Footsteps reverberated on the brick next to her head, coming closer and closer, and suddenly Jayce was there, standing above her, his face blocking her view.

Vee stared up at him.

“Some of the gang are talking about you,” Jayce told her in a low voice. “They’re worried about the princess. About what you’re planning.”

Vee’s good mood dimmed.

“Who?” she asked.

Jayce laughed. “Who do you think?”

Tom. Vee clenched her jaw tight.

He was one of the oldest boys still here, and even though he was nothing but a Coyote Shifter, he had been itching to challenge her leadership among the strays. Uncle Jas once told her that was common among their kind. Whenever groups of different species got together, they were always scrambling to prove who was better, who was top dog.

How annoying that he thought, even for a second, that he was on her level. He was an insect compared to her.

They all were.

“Hey, Tommy,” Vee called, still staring up at the stars. The roof went quiet as a grave in an instant, every conversation stopping the moment she spoke. “Can I have a quick word?”

Vee didn’t need to look up to know where he was.

Ba bump.

Ba bump.

Ba bump.

There were twenty or so of them gathered on the roof tonight. A few more in the building below that served as their clubhouse. Vee could feel every single one of them through the tangled webs of their heartbeats. She’d never tried to hold them all at once. She sometimes wondered if she could.

Tom froze from where he was sitting, his back against the short brick lip that lined the rooftop. His hand, which had been stroking Kayla’s leg where she sat next to him, stopped immediately.

Ba bump.

Ba bump.

Ba bump.

He’s scared, Vee noted, smiling.

Good.

Tom took his time. He stood up slowly, dusting debris from his pants and straightening his clothes. A power play, taking longer than necessary to answer her summons.

Vee’s smile only grew.

He crossed the roof with slow, deliberate steps, and Vee waited patiently. Only when he came to a stop, standing just by her head, did she sit up.

She loved the stars, loved staring up at the night sky. But Goddess, it did hurt her neck to lie like that for so long. Vee groaned, rolling her head on her shoulders and stretching her arms.

“I hear you have something to say about me and the princess,” Vee said, rubbing a knot from her shoulder.

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