Vampire Lies (Blood and Snow Season Book 1) by RaShelle Workman

Author:RaShelle Workman [Workman, RaShelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Polished Pen Press Corp
Published: 2014-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

I rolled over and opened my eyes. It was still dark outside. Wind blew the curtains like teal butterflies in the breeze. My vision became blurry and the bedroom disappeared.

“What’s happening?” I was spinning and falling through different colored rings of light.

Down.

Down.

Down.

My body hit bottom with a thud. A moan escaped my lips as I rolled onto my knees and then stood. “Hello?” I turned slowly trying to let my eyes adjust to the utter darkness. As a vampire my vision was exceptional, but wherever I was, it was of no use. “Hello?” I shouted.

From a distance I could hear something beating against the air. It seemed to be getting closer. Fear turned my stomach and made my throat dry.

“Where am I?”

The beating stopped. “Hello, Jasmine.”

“Who’s there?” I squinted, hoping that would help me to see better.

“I am your betrothed.” His voice sounded close.

I reached out to touch him, but only air passed through my fingers.

“No you aren’t. I am promised to no one. Tell me who or what you really are?”

“It pains me to realize you don’t recognize my voice. We’ve spoken together so many times.”

His voice did echo of familiarity, but I couldn’t place where I’d heard it before. “Show yourself.”

A deep laugh rumbled all around me. “Of course I could, but where would be the fun in that? Why don’t you take a guess?”

Fear laced with anger bubbled within my body. “Why don’t you come closer first?” If I can get my hands on him, I can overpower him, and drain him dry, I thought.

“Tsk-Tsk, vampire. Those thoughts aren’t very becoming.”

I froze. He could read my thoughts. Had I still possessed the magic of the seven I would’ve been able to block his tactics.

“Very true, but thanks to the genie, I can hear every thought that goes through your pretty little head.”

I growled in frustration and dove forward, hoping I could tackle him to the ground with the element of surprise. My arms grabbed air and I face planted.

“How very graceful. I’ll remember that move. Perhaps I can put it to good use.”

“You can’t do anything to me or with me or for me! I don’t know you and I don’t want to know you!” My chest heaved with furious frustration. “Now send me back to my bedroom.”

“Do you mean the one in Sharra? Or the one that used to be Snow White’s? Choose wisely, dear Jasmine.”

For the briefest moment I thought about returning home to my mom and dad, to Sabrina, and the land of Sharra. But I wasn’t ready to go back.

“I want to go back to my room in the human world.” I crossed my arms, forcing myself to take a deep breath.

“I see. You are the most extraordinary creature in the world yet instead of embracing what makes you special, you’ve chosen to bury it, wish it away, like it means nothing. You’ve chosen normal, or at least as normal as a vampire can be. I think you’ll find that normal is overrated.

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