The Vampire's Captive (Tales of Vampires Book 4) by Zara Novak

Author:Zara Novak [Novak, Zara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-23T05:00:00+00:00

They followed the guard down a small alleyway that led behind the temple to the guests’ village. The guests’ village had all the charm and whimsy of the main village, but the romantic cottages were larger here, bordered with tall trees and private gardens. The guard led them down the quiet street to the building at the end, a wide two-story house that looked right out of a fairytale. They walked inside, and he handed Jack a set of large iron keys.

“I trust you are able to explore the house on your own, and I hope it is to your satisfaction.”

“This is great,” Jack said, looking around the spacious hallway.

“I’ll be back tomorrow to escort Miss Ellie to her travel planning.” The guard gave her a wide and enthusiastic smile, stood for a moment in awkwardness and then continued. “We’ll get you out of here in no time.”

Ellie smiled back weakly. “Great. Thanks. See you then.”

The guard exited, leaving Ellie and Jack alone in the spacious cottage hallway. They looked at each other, looked away and pretended to study opposite walls of the room. Silence filled every corner.

“So, you’re really going then,” he said after a long moment.

She swallowed, twisting her fingers together. “That’s what you wanted, isn’t it?” She paused and let the question hang in the air. It occurred to her for the first time that Jack had only offered to let her go after she’d shared her story with him.

After you bared yourself. After he realized how broken you were. The thought stung in her chest and brought tears to her eyes.

“I just want you to be happy, as I explained before. You’ve never had a choice. It only feels fair that you finally get one.”

A cold laugh sprung up in her throat. “Right. That’s why. You want to give me a choice. No other reason.”

Jack looked up at her, his brow knotting with confusion. His red eyes glared at her in question. “What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

“You really think I believe this is some grand gesture? You’re just letting me go? I know what’s really going on here. You don’t have to beat around the bush.”

Jack scoffed and turned his head as he paced across the hall. “So why don’t you fill me in? Because clearly I’m missing out on something.”

“You’re bored,” she said. “You made a mistake when you took me, and you’re only just realizing it now. I mean, you were out of your mind when you took me, so who can blame you for making a mistake. Now you’re back to your old self you’ve realized that I’m not what you wanted. You don’t believe in any of this… I doubt you ever did. It’s just a waste of time. You think this is easy for me? Being dragged across the world like something on the end of your arm? It’s just one giant fucking waste of—”

Jack turned in a flash, his face tightening with rage. “You want to know what’s wasting my time?” he roared.

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