"If it isn't the devil himself," Deric said, his eyes glazing over in the way they normally did when he was prepared to attack. I had seen it before, back in the club when he had almost bitten me. I could see that he was bracing himself to intervene if something went wrong. Fear sat heavily inside m
I woke up in pain; my neck was throbbing, and I felt like my head might explode at any moment. I hesitantly pushed my lids open; it was very difficult because they felt like they had been glued together. I was in a hospital of some sort. There was a bed, much too comfortable to be a hospital bed, an
It wasn't a party, more like some kind of formal gathering for rich people—or in this case, rich vampires. I felt shivers run down my spine the moment I stepped into the room. In place of champagne and food, there was blood; the smell of it was disturbing. I also saw some humans, all of them kneeli
" Honestly, I don't know what's so special about you. Why did Deric go through so much effort to keep you alive?" Silas came forward, his eyes running over my body like it would provide him the answer he needed. "Why don't you ask him yourself?" "And you talk back at your masters. Interesting."
He had me wrap my legs around his waist as he held me against the wall. His hands moved behind me to lock the door; maybe he did care about being caught after all. But we both know a door wouldn’t stop a vampire. I was already dripping wet in anticipation. My eyes rolled back when Silas sank slowly
"Like hell you are!" Deric reaches out to me, but Silas pulls me behind him. The tension between them was thick; I knew that if I didn't intervene, then a fight might break out. I pulled my hand away from Silas's grip and stepped forward. "Let me talk to him." "Suit yourself. But don't waste my ti
"Silas, what can I do for you?" Bill asked. I was looking at Mom, who was still kneeling at his feet; she didn't look up even once. It was like she was afraid of the consequences, but she hadn't even done anything wrong. Even Bill was very tense. "Silas?" "You have no idea what people are saying
The way he spoke to our parents earlier, he had been cold and disrespectful and didn't give a shit about what his dad even thought of his behavior. It was a side of Silas I had never seen before. "Are you going to eat or not?" His voice brought me out of my thoughts; he was glaring at me in displea
"Is there anything I can do for you, my dear?" "You didn’t tell me you were a prince." "You didn’t ask. And I hardly thought my title was of any importance, seeing as it wouldn’t have impressed you even if I had mentioned it." He was right. Via would have probably been even more put off if she ha
Asher was introduced as a prince, and that little piece of information took Via aback. Yes, everyone knew that vampires once practiced monarchy, but that was a very long time ago—before civilization had taken over and their superiority over humans and other supernaturals had been revoked. She knew t
Via wanted to scream into her pillow, but her dad might hear it and come up to check on her. She couldn’t help it—she had never been this attracted to someone before. He was hot, and his holier-than-thou attitude had a sort of appeal. She wanted him—maybe just for the taste. Maybe then she could fin
Octavia takes Jess back to her house. Her friend's parents had long gone to bed by the time Via was half-dragging their daughter inside. Jess's younger brother was still up, probably playing those video games he was so obsessed with. He merely rolled his eyes at the sight of his unconscious sister a
Via chased after him, taking note of how hot the display of strength made her. "Hey, you really don’t have to do that. Jess might throw up on you." "It’s fine. Don’t want her ruining your delicious scent with the filthy stench of her humanity." "Um..." Via played the words over in her mind multipl
"What the hell, man?" The ghoul, whose hand was held firmly, hissed at Asher. He wasn’t very happy about the interruption. He was about to protest further when the vampire’s cold eyes locked onto him. A chill ran down his spine. He sensed that this guy wasn’t someone he could easily mess with. "What
"Fine. Whatever you say, Silas." "Tell your mom to come lend a helping hand. I might actually burn down the kitchen this time." "Sure." She grabbed a bag of chips Silas usually stocked up for whenever he was planning a movie night with his wife. It was best to give them some privacy. "Mom, Dad’s t
There was something off-putting about the young man. He looked young anyway, but knowing vampires, he might just be decades older than he appeared. Via wasn’t usually attentive toward other people. Unlike Jess, she preferred her own company. But the stranger was leaning against her car, so she could
“Good morning, ladies,” her dad greeted as he entered the room. “Morning, babe,” Kerry responded, leaning in to kiss him. Octavia tried not to make a disgusted face. Her parents acted like they hadn’t been together for 18 years. “I’m off,” she said, grabbing her bag. “Do you need a ride? It’s on