The Devil's Fool by Rachel McClellan

Author:Rachel McClellan [McClellan, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00VTY1WNA
Goodreads: 25427954
Published: 2015-05-19T03:00:00+00:00

21

I had nowhere else to go but to my room. I could run away, but I wouldn’t get very far, especially with Hunwald who could track anything. He frightened me as much as Boaz. I collapsed on top of my bed.

Escape was not an option, unless I used magic. A big part of me was begging for me to do just that. It could help me out of this mess …

Or could it?

Had Boaz really been helping all that time? Maybe I wasn’t as powerful as I thought.

I rolled over on the crumpled blankets and thought about the injection Boaz had given me. I was immortal. I didn’t know what that meant exactly or how it would affect my future, but it couldn’t be good. Any creation of Boaz’s should be destroyed.

Wouldn’t death be better than to be like the black wolf that shadowed him day and night? Was my magic the only good thing about me? I had more to offer. Didn’t I?

Several hours passed while I tried to decide between life and death. In the end, I decided to live and find a way to redeem myself of my past actions. It made me sick to think of how many people I had hurt, the lives I had damaged! No more magic for me, no matter how hard.

And with that seemingly small decision, the flame in my heart, already lit by the vampire I’d met in the city, grew, and I felt a sliver of peace.

The lights flipped on. Still wide-awake, I shielded my eyes from the glare, but when my parents walked through the door, I jumped to my feet and scooted backwards into the wall. Memories of the abuse they had inflicted upon me flooded my mind, and I thought I might drown in them. But then I took a deep breath, in and out, and cleared my head. I had to be strong for what was to come.

Sable crossed the room with a smile that made me think she’d just won a beauty contest. Her hair was pulled up into an elegant French twist, and an evening gown clung to her slight curves as if she were attending another one of her charity events. She threw her arms around me in a tight embrace—something she’d never done before.

“Eve, dear,” she said, releasing me and staring me right in the eyes. “You look absolutely wonderful. Boaz told us all about your remarkable transformation. To think, he actually made you an immortal! I’m sure you can understand now why we were so hard on you growing up. We only wanted what was best for you, and now you have the best thing possible.” She glanced back at Boaz, who was standing next to Erik in the doorway, and flashed another perfect smile.

Boaz nodded at me encouragingly. I wanted to give in, to be back in his arms, to feel the darkness that made me feel nothing. It would be so easy to do what they all wanted.

But it wouldn’t be right.

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