V Games (The Vampire Games Trilogy Book 1) by Caroline Peckham

Author:Caroline Peckham [Peckham, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Varick

The next three days would be hell. I returned to the castle, striding to the auditorium to watch the game. My presence wasn't ignored as I'd hoped and Abraham soon cornered me, asking me about last night.

“How's morale in the group?” he asked as some of the spectators drew closer, wanting a tip-off as to who was a weak link.

“Low, as can be expected,” I drawled, trying to move past him.

Abraham swung out an arm, halting me. “Are you making sure they're well rested before each round?”

I tried not to grimace at his words. He didn't care about the girls, this was about his reputation. He wanted to put on a good show, and if the girls dropped in numbers too quickly, the last round may not be so entertaining.

“Of course,” I insisted. My gaze trailed to the men hovering around him who backed off as I eyed them.

“Good. This round should harden up the surviving group for the finale.” Abraham seemed satisfied, running a hand over his slicked-back, white hair. “My bets are on the redhead. I like her spark.”

Some of the men muttered their delight and my stomach churned as they grabbed Abraham's attention, offering him more money to place on Cassandra.

The betting didn't end until the final day, due to the fact the highest bidder on the winning contestant would be awarded a prize. One that made me physically ill. Perhaps it wouldn't have done in the past, but knowing Selena was in the running changed things.

“The Grey girl is clearly the most desirable to the Vs,” a lean man was saying to Abraham, sipping on a crystal glass of brandy.

“Yes, it's rather brought her ranking down. The Vs choose her over the others,” Abraham remarked and my blood began to boil.

Selena wasn't the first girl to have desirable blood in the games. But she was the first that made even me lose my focus. She wasn't just desirable, she was a god damn rarity. And the more blood the Vs drank, the more aware they became, able to focus their attention on her.

I moved away from the men, their attention having passed on from me. I continually glanced at the screens as I made my way to the seating area. Plenty of spectators were sat there today, the game now drawing all of the attention in the room. I moved to the back rows as men shifted out of my way, taking a seat alone, away from their sneering faces.

The only others sat in the back row were Mercy and a man whose lap she was perched in.

His head snapped up as he spotted me sitting a few seats down from them.

“Oh don't mind him,” Mercy purred, turning the man's face so his eyes returned to hers. “He's just moping because he can't run around on that island himself.”

I ignored her, watching the screen, quickly locating Selena who was squeezing her way through a tight space in the mountain caves. My breathing grew shallow as I spotted the V crawling through the passage after her.

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