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Chapter 26
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Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 27
Simone's POVMy eyes snap open and I jerk upright. Blinking rapidly, I try to figure out where I am.A bedroom of some kind. The room is big, twice the size of the one I had at Baronโs mansion, but the windows are boarded shut. The rustic old furniture is well kept, and the bed Iโm lying on is soft and luxurious. The linen is like a feather, softly draping over me. I swallow against the drought in my throat and hold a palm to my steadily pounding head.On the far side of the room, a door opens and Aldric steps inside. โOh,โ he says, sounding surprised. โYouโre awake already.โโYes,โ I croak through dry and cracked lips. โI donโt feel great though.โHe darts across the room and hands me a blood bag. My hands are shaking so much that I canโt tear it open. โTomorrow morning you should feed before you rest for the day,โ Aldric says as he takes the bag from me and opens it. "It helps."My stomach churns when I see the blood, but it smells fantastic. I suck the tube into my mouth and sigh
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-04-20Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 28
Simone's POV โYou should be okay to leave the room now,โ Aldric says ten minutes later. โAre you sure?โ โYes, you have yourself under control, and you are satiatedโฆbut just in case, weโll bring blood with us.โ After what happened, I donโt really want to leave. I donโt trust myself. โWhat if Iโฆlose it again?โ โIโll be right by your side. I wonโt let anything happen to you.โ โItโs not me Iโm worried about.โ Aldric gives me a lopsided little grin. โWhen I was a neophyte, Darrick forced me to face my bloodlust. Itโs the best and fastest way to learn how to control it.โ โThe other neophytes donโt,โ I say. โVictoria told me they killed a whole camp.โ Aldric grimaces. โBecause their creators make them and leave them to their own devices.โ โWhy?โ โI donโt know. Most of them donโt even know who made them.โ โDonโt they meet their makers in the afterlife like you and I did?โ Aldric grabs his ankles and leans forward. โWe only do it that way when we take brides.โ โThenโฆhow did you kn
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-04-21Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 29
Aldric's POV I wish I didnโt have to bring the subject of sex up with Simone. I should have left well enough alone, but I am afraid that the same thing that happened with Victoria will happen with her, and Iโd rather find out sooner than later if she doesnโt feel the same way I do. It would spare us both a lot of heartache down the road. It wasnโt until Vicky and I had sex after I turned her that the bond changed. We both knew the moment I entered her. We knew that it was wrong and we both stopped it at the same time. It was one of the worst moments of my life, and it came back to haunt me at various times over the years. The other reason we need to complete the union is more practical. While my bond with Simone is incomplete, I canโt be away from her for more than a few hours at a time. I couldnโt concentrate on my meeting with Richard, and it took all of my substantial willpower to get through the sentencing of the neophytes. All I could think about, all I wanted, was to be with
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-04-22Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 30
Aldricโs POV I sit on the couch in Simoneโs room, waiting for her to wake up. At her age, itโs jarring when death letโs go for the night and returns you to the land of the living. It's like you're reborn all over again. My bride inhales sharply and bolts upright. Her eyes are wild as she looks around her. Sheโs confused and afraid. I don't say anything. She has to learn how to deal with waking up. Gradually, the fear eases out of her and she looks straight at me. โIs it always like this?โ she asks. โOnly in the beginning,โ I say and get up from my seat. I hand her a blood bag and sit next to her on the bed. โIt will get easier. Did you dream?โ I ask. โYes. Why?โ โI felt something from you earlier. You were scared.โ โMy mother. Itโs always the same dream. It stopped for a little while when I lived with Vesper, butโฆthey came back.โ โOkay.โ My throat constricts while I watch her drink the blood. The way my body reacts to her is violent and painful and it takes everything I have to
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-04-23Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 31
Simone's POVThe meeting with the sheriffs takes hours. Aldric mostly discusses new procedures for the creation of vampires and measures to address the blood shortage. More than once, my mind drifts and I slip into daydreaming about more interesting things, just like I used to do when Baron dragged me out of my cage so he could show me off to his guests.This time, I donโt get to linger in my make-believe worlds though, just when I get good and settled into one of my little fantasies, Victoria roughly kicks me on the shin and brings me back to reality.I have no idea why Aldric insisted on me joining him. Iโm no one important and have no authority over other vampires. Iโm just an accessory โ this time as a bride and not a doll, but itโs essentially the same thing. I feel as if he just brought me along so he can show the other sheriffs that he bagged himself a bride.โI am placing an embargo on creation,โ Aldric says. โFrom now on, you will apply and obtain permission to create new vam
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-04-24Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 32
Simone's POVIโm seething with rage by the time Aldric puts me down in front of my bedroom. He doesnโt say a word when he opens the door and ushers me back inside. โWhatโs eating you?โ he asks, and leans against the doorframe.โNothing,โ I say and fall down on the couch, throwing one leg over the other and crossing my arms under my breasts.โOkay,โ he replies with an amused grin. โSit there and stew then. Itโs really no skin off my nose.โHe closes the door and perches on the edge of the bed. โI thought youโre leaving,โ I say.โNo.โโWhy not.โAldric smiles at me. โYou astound me, you really do.โโWhat? Why?โโYou seem to be embracing the change and just...going with it. You have a good hold of your emotions, considering you're less than three days old." He shrugs. "It's unexpected, that's all. Are you still angry at me for turning you?โโNo. I was never really angry at you.โโYou are now.โโNot for the reason you think.โHe leans forward and dangles his big hands between his knees. โ
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-04-25Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 33
Aldric's POVWhen I walk out of the bathroom after my shower, I find Simone sitting on my bed, wearing nothing but one of my t-shirts. Taken aback, I stop dead in my tracks and just stare at her. She looks so small and vulnerable in the oversized shirt with her knees primly together like that.My heart shoots into my throat and I can barely breathe. โYou donโt knock?โ I ask, only half joking as I tuck the towel in around my waist.โYou never knock.โI laugh and run my hand through my wet hair. โYou are up early.โโAm I?โโFor a neophyte. Give me two seconds, and Iโll fetch you a blood bag.โ I don't want to leave. I want to throw her on her back and bury myself inside her. I want to become a part of her, possess her, finally claim her as mine and mine only.โNo need,โ she says. โI went down to the donor room, and the lady in charge there, Melanie-โโMelody?โโYes, she might have said Melody. I couldnโt here properly, you knowโฆbecause of the bloodlust.โI raise my eyebrows at her, afrai
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-04-26Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 34
Aldricโs POV That world comes to a standstill. The light from the fire crackles and dances against the wall, casting the room in its gentle glow. Shadows dance across Simoneโs beautiful body, caressing her curves, licking at her soft skin. I pull my trembling, precious bride into my arms, her breath coming in shallow, excited gasps. Her heart pounds rapidly against my chest, and even though the air is alive with the musky scent of her arousal, I can still feel that familiar fear rippling under the surface. โYou still want me to tell you that itโs okay?โ I ask. โYou want me to give you an order?โ She stares at me with her big, sad eyes. โYes. Tell me what you want me to do.โ If she were anyone else, this wouldnโt be so difficult. But sheโs not. Sheโs Simone. My one and only true bride. She is different. Special. I want her to want me. I donโt just want her to be with me because sheโs afraid of Baron. I don't want to order her to have sex with me. I do it anyway, because that's what
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Rebel Bloodย ย ย Thank you
Dear Readers, As per usual, after the end of a book, I would like to thank you all for taking the time to read my twisted imaginings. Thank you for the comments and the gems, the ratings and the words of encouragement along the way. This was a particularly difficult book to write, and there were days I felt like giving up, but knowing that you liked it and wanted to keep reading about Aldric and Simone kept me going. Don't get me wrong, I loved them both, but my goodness, could those two be difficult at times. It probably doesn't help that I am anal retentive and wanted to get the historical facts "just right," even if I only wrote two sentences about a certain period in history. I swear, I fell down a historical rabbit hole every single time. And so, we've reach the end of this particular journey. Thank you for coming along. It is, and always will be, appreciated. Until next time. Much love,Celice.
Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 73
Aldricโs POV Before any of the vampires around me can get any ideas, I break Asmodeusโs neck. For a long time, no one moves. Everyoneโs staring at the dead man in disbelief. Within minutes, I flipped their world upside down and ended a war we thought would last centuries. All of us are unsure what to do next, including me. The only person that's not deeply affected by Asmodeusโs death is Simone. She barely knew him, she didnโt know what life was like before the vampires came. She doesnโt fully understand the gravity of the thing I had just done. Herod and Darrick feel their fatherโs death most keenly. They hated him, but they are heartbroken at the same time. After a while, the two originals come unstuck. Wordlessly, they pick their dead father up from the ground and disappear with him into the night sky. "Call a meeting of the families,โ I say to Lazarus. My brother nods and kicks off. One by one, the vampires start to come back to reality. โWhat do we do now?โ Knut asks. โGo ba
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Simoneโs POV I donโt know if Asmodeus can hear Aldric. I donโt think so. All I know is, is that my groom is in my head, using our telepathic connection to translate the conversation between the two most ancient vampires that ever walked this earth. โRuth,โ Asmodeus says. โI have missed you.โ โNo,โ she says. โYou forgot about me.โ โNever,โ he says and takes a step in our direction. I try to get away, but Ruthโs hand quickly shoots out and she grabs me, her eyes pleading with me not to leave her side. โEven when I was entombed, my dreams were with you,โ the vampire goes on. โYou are a liar Asmodeus. You betrayed me. Betrayed our bond. You even betrayed the blood god himself. Surely he will punish you severely for what you had done.โ The vampire snorts loudly. โIf he wanted to punish me, he would have done so by now.โ Ruth is quiet. Iโm with her on this one. Why hasnโt the blood god punished Asmodeus? โHe doesnโt work that way,โ Aldric says in my head. โThen what is the point of
Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 71
Simone's POV โIโm really fucking angry at you,โ I snap at Aldric when he walks into my room. "You just sent me away like a naughty child." โI know, dear,โ he says and folds his arms across his chest. "It won't happen again." โDonโt do that.โ โDonโt do what?โ he asks, his voice filled with fake innocence. โDonโt be all charming like that.โ He chuckles and grabs me around the waist, lifts me a little too high in the air and throws me on the bed. He crawls onto the mattress after me, already taking off his shirt, his eyes filled with fire and lust. โTake off your pants,โ he orders me. I donโt even argue with him. I don't want to. There are days that I feel like I can't get enough of him, can't get enough of his body and his touch. Today, is such a day. I slither out of my leggings while he yanks down his jeans. Aldric spins me around, lifting me up onto all fours. He smacks my ass. Hard. The warmth that follows the sharp sting settles between my legs as a throbbing, aching need.
Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 70
Aldricโs POVVesper lands first, followed by Lazarus and Hagar who have Ruth between them. โDid you bind her with magic?โโNo,โ Vesper answers. โShe came willingly.โโDid she? And you werenโt afraid that sheโd try to escape?โโNo,โ Vesper lifts and drops one shoulder. โShe talks about her destiny and Athenia a lot.โโYes. Our sister is the one that freed her.โNo one looks surprised by this news. I'm guessing Ruth already told them.Simone walks out onto the porch and runs straight to Vesper, launching herself into my brotherโs arms. He snatches her out of the air and spins her around in a little circle. โHello, Poppet,โ he says with a grin. โYou are growing up way too fast.โI glance at the pair. Heโs not wrong. Simone is quickly shedding her neophyte skin โ itโs too fast and it bothers me, but thereโs nothing I can do about it. All vampires mature at different rates, and Simone chose to express way.Lazarus comes over to say his hellos while Hagar stays next to Ruth just in case she
Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 69
Aldric's POV I want to strangle Athenia for showing Simone every horror show the humans ever created, and none of the beauty. โGo up to the house,โ I say to my bride. โI need to have a word with my sister.โ Simone is emotionally shattered, and instead of the argument I've come to expect of her, she simply kicks off and fly in the direction of the mansion. โWhy did you do that?โ I ask Athenia. โYou had no right.โ โShe needed to understand.โ โYou deliberately showed her the worst of humanity! Why?โ "If she does not understand reality, she will not fight. She needs to learn that everyone, regardless of species, is capable of the worst kinds of depravity." "Fine. But there are other ways, better ways." โMy end is near,โ she says. โI did not have time to be delicate.โ โWhat?โ She gives me a sly smile. โI will not live to see you end Asmodeus. In fact, I won't live to see another sunriseโ My insides turn to water. โWho is coming? Tell me so I can stop them. You don't have to die.โ
Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 68
Simone's POVI inhale sharply as the world is suddenly ripped out from under me and weโre sucked into nothingness. For a moment, we linger in complete darkness, then the cosmos opens up in front of us.The sight of it almost brings me to tears. All the stars and moons, all the colours of the universe are in full display like a Van Gogh painting. Iโve never seen anything so beautiful, and I've never felt so at peace with myself.We fall out of universe and land back on earth. My head spinning a little by how quickly everything happened. โThey canโt see or hear us,โ Athenia says as we walk up to something that resembles a house.The mud structure has a grass roof, and orange light flickers in the small niches along the wall. Without thinking twice, Athenia pushes the rickety door open and kneels next to a labouring woman lying on a pile of straw covered with rough fabric. Blood streams down the woman's legs, colouring the straw red. The only light is coming from the blocked hearth. The
Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 67
Simoneโs POVโWhy have I never seen Ruth before?โ I ask Aldric. "I have gone to that beach almost every day since I was reborn, and I never saw her there."He groans and swings his legs off the bed. He rests his elbows on his knees and cradles his head. โDifferent time zones maybe. Sheโs constantly on the move.โโYes, but at some pointโฆshe was with Darma, wasnโt she? Ruth convinced her to free Asmodeus.โโWho told you that?"'No one. I just assumed."No,โ Aldric says and scratches the back of his head. โDarma decided by herself to free Asmodeus. He said she did it because she thought heโd grant her favours.โ My groom shrugs. โBut who knows, he might have been lying.โโAsmodeus is a lot of things, but he never lies,โ I say and sit next to Aldric. He is exhausted, and he has been ever since he came here. โIf Ruth was made by the blood god, doesnโt she have all the talents like Asmodeus does?โโShe might have had them at one point,โ Aldric says, โbut since her blood is so terribly corrup
Rebel Bloodย ย ย Chapter 66
Simone's POV โThis actually explains a lot,โ Aldric says. โWhy?โ โSargon was an orphan that founded the Akkadian empire. A man that ambitiousโฆsooner or later, heโll want to get all of that back. Living a life in the shadows, unknown and unseen...that would never be good enough for a man like that. Baron wanted nothing less than absolute rule over everything and everyone.โ โWhat happened to him? Sargon, I mean.โ Aldric shrugs. โAccording to history he died around the age of fifty-five, but he might have been younger. Humans werenโt good at tracking the passage of time back then.โ โHe didnโt die, he was turned into a vampire,โ I state. โYeah.โ โTo get more power.โ Aldric peers at me through the fringe of hair that flops over his eyes. โProbablyโฆand what he got was a life of darkness and secrecy.โ โI created him when he was about twenty-five,โ Herod says from nowhere. Aldric and I both look up to stare at the vampire at the foot of the stairs. "In human years, he was sixty-five
