Vampire Queen (Book 2 Vampire Witch Trilogy)

Vampire Queen (Book 2 Vampire Witch Trilogy)

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Casey looks forward to settling into Verso while she enjoys being a new mother, gets accustomed to being a vampire, and continues with her magic tutoring. Unfortunately, her bliss is short lived when threat of war from the New World Order requires she assume her role as queen of Vampire Land. With the help of two vampire brothers -who are both vying for her love, Geo and Luthias, she uncovers lies, deceit, and escapes attempts on her life while she struggles to secure a legacy for her son. VAMPIRE QUEEN IS BOOK 2 OF THE EXCITING, SIZZLING, AND THRILLING "VAMPIRE WITCH TRILOGY"

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Prologue

 “Now Casey, what I want you to take into consideration is the fact that… through no fault of your own… you’ve led a very isolated life,” my grandfather said with a deep chested, and very serious, sigh.  “In a few short months, you were exposed to more danger than any one person should experience in an entire lifetime.  On top of that, you fell in love with two brothers -both of which are vampires-, had your hidden magical heritage brought to the forefront and expounded upon, became a vampire yourself, and conceived a child. I just think it would be prudent to slow down just a little.  Let’s focus on this pregnancy and get you adjusted to your magical powers and… your vampirism… before you make such a serious and permanent decision as selecting which brother to settle down with.  One will undoubtedly be crushed and it will more than likely impact their relationship.  There can be no mistakes in your choosing, my child.”

I knew my grandfather’s words made sense, but it seemed to me that picking Geo over Luthias because of the baby I carried in my womb was the right thing to do. It didn’t matter that I loved them both on a fairly equal basis.  One was the father of my child and one wasn’t.  In my opinion, the choice was clear.  Surprisingly, my grandfather, my grandmother, and Gwendoline, didn’t agree.

“I should be with the father of my child,” I said stubbornly.

“There’s no law stating that,” Gwendoline quickly interjected. “In fact, if ye recall, the boys said your child can inherit the vampire kingdom no matter who the father is.  Your marriage to Charles sealed his inheritance.  I’d say that’s a good thing.”  She paused for a moment before adding, “As for your mother’s mutant domain... that goes to the child by default.”

“It’s not the vampire kingdom or mother’s domain that concerns me. I love Geo and I’m carrying his child,” I explained. “It makes sense that I would choose him.”

“It makes sense if you truly love him,” my grandmother said softly. “Let’s not forget that he’s the first male you kept company with; Luthias being only the second.”

“What about Charles,” I asked with hesitant meekness.

“Ha… we won’t even discuss that beast,” Gwendoline interjected briskly. “That devil isn’t even part of this equation and should be left out of it.” She took my trembling hands in hers and added, “No one is saying ye can’t be with Geo; especially me.  He’s my son, after all.  What we are asking of ye is that ye put deciding between my boys on the back burner for a bit and focus on our grandchild and your magic lessons. I didn’t mention it to ye earlier because I thought I’d have more time to train ye before ye became a vampire, but ‘tis harder for a vampire to wield magic.  I can’t explain the why of it.  It just is.   Now that ye are a vampire, we’ll have to work doubly hard to balance your magic; especially while ye are still adjusting to your new state of being.”

“Who’s going to help me with my adjustment to being a vampire?” I asked.

“I can,” she offered, “or we can get Abigail to come help.”

“No!” I practically screeched.  I cringed at the thought of being in Abigail’s company again. Her lesbian actions on my wedding night still haunted my dreams more often than I cared to admit.  It didn’t matter that she was acting upon Charles’s orders to prepare me for him.  I found the whole experience revolting. That, and the fact that she’d been Luthias’s lover, made her the last female I wanted to keep company with. “I don’t want that she-wolf within ten feet of me.”

“Understood,” Gwendoline said softly.

My reaction made it clear I had no intention of forgiving and forgetting.  She didn’t know the extent of my dealings with Abigail and I wasn’t about to tell her the story of how that vile seductress drugged me before she did Charles’s bidding and prepared me for my marriage bed. Gwendoline just knew we had negative history.  I suspected she thought my angst with Abigail was because she’d been Luthias’s lover for centuries, but I didn’t care. I’d rather she thought that, than admit to the truth.

“You have some time before you deliver,” my grandmother said in earnest. “Can you please take that time to relax and do what’s necessary to assure a healthy birth? After all, it isn’t every day a vampire baby is birthed.  I have no experience with it.  Have you Gwen?”

“Not enough to call myself an expert,” Gwendoline replied.

“What?” I said with concern as I paced Gwendoline’s porch.  “Is there danger for my baby?”

I’d barely managed to hold onto my pregnancy after my life and death battle with my evil, mutant-vampire mother.  Laying in my bed while I waited to see if I was going to miscarriage was as traumatic -if not more so-  than most of what I’d been through up to that point.  I couldn’t even think about any more threats to the innocent little creature that depended upon me for life-support and survival.

“Sit child,” my grandfather said softly, but firmly. “The last thing we want is to upset you. Sit, relax, and listen before you jump to conclusions.”

Gwendoline took my hand and pulled me down onto the top step next to her.  She held my wrist and focused on determining my heart rate.  It was naturally faster than when I was still human. Vampire’s heartbeats weren’t considered fast until they reached a resting rate of one-hundred-thirty beats per minute, but she knew enough to take this into consideration.  When she was certain I’d calmed down, she explained things more clearly.

“First and foremost, I want to make it perfectly clear that ye and my grandchild are not in any danger with this pregnancy.  I also want to make sure ye understand that ye are free to choose whichever son of mine ye so desire.  I know both of them would move mountains for ye and either one would make a fine husband and father for that babe in your womb. What ye need to remember is that, now that you’re a vampire, conceiving again won’t be as easy.  In fact, the odds of ye conceiving again are extremely low.  That makes this grandchild all the more special to Millie, Arthur, and me; as I’m sure does for ye.”

I didn’t know what to say to that. It wasn’t that I didn’t want the baby. It was created out of the love I shared with Geo.  Of course, I wanted it.  It’s just that I’d only just learned I was pregnant. Most girls my age were focusing on their education, careers, or whether or not to join Bartholomew’s army and help protect the populous against the threat of the human mutants. Having a baby was something that required permission and monitoring by the New World Order. The mixing and matching of the right and perfect genetics were of the utmost priority in order to repopulate the planet with healthy human specimens after the nuclear devastation that took place.  The girl was also married before she conceived.  This was law.  Surprise pregnancies for unwed mothers just didn’t happen.  To add to the stress of it all was the fact that the gestation period for a vampire baby was just a little over half that of a human.  It barely gave me time to adjust to the fact that I was going to be a mother, let alone worry about whether I could do it again.

Ending up as an unwed mother wasn’t a concern for me.  Both Geo and Luthias declared their undying love repeatedly.  In that I was secure. I simply needed to make a choice and I’d be a wife forever.  Even if I decided not to wed, it really didn’t matter anymore.  I’d left the world of humans who lived under the watchful, rigid eye of the New World Order forever. There was also the fact that, technically, I was a widow.  As far as I was concerned, I no longer needed the protection of a spouse. I was now a vampire queen of two kingdoms with the hereditary talents of a powerful witch being developed and unleashed.  It didn’t matter that it would be more difficult for me to develop them to their fullest potential now that I was a vampire.  I trusted my mentor and dear friend, Gwendoline, to come up with a way to work around this obstacle.

I have to admit that remaining single was becoming more and more appealing as I listened to my grandparents and Gwendoline repeat the same concept that the evil mutant-vampire who posed as my mother tossed at me before I had the satisfaction of killing her. ‘You don’t know what love is,’ were the words she said as she sold me -body and soul- in marriage to the wicked vampire king, Prince Charles Vogel, for her own personal gain.  In their own way, my loving guardians and mentor were saying the same thing.  Was it true?  Was Sybil right?

I occasionally thought of Sybil.   When I did, a myriad of emotions surfaced.  I didn’t regret killing her.  As far as I was concerned, the mutant-vampire that occupied the body of my once beautiful, once kind and loving mother wasn’t her at all.  Other than by appearance, she barely resembled the woman who once cradled me with motherly love and devotion.  Even so, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that a wave of sadness swept over me whenever I thought of how it might have been had she not transformed into such a vile and evil creature. Having lost her during the massacre by Bartholomew’s army when I was just a young girl, only to discover she was still alive, should have been a joyous occasion. Sadly, instead of being reunited with the strong, loving arms of the warm and caring woman I remembered, I was confronted with selfish wickedness.  Only a hint of the woman she once was remained.  It was an evil creature who died at my hands during our battle to the death.  My true mother was slaughtered by Bartholomew’s gun brigade a decade ago.

Even though I knew my mother really wasn’t my mother, the fact that she was alive and hadn’t seen fit to contact me all of those years still stung deep.  It didn’t matter that she’d become a mutant-vampire and buried her humanity; if not lost it.  I just couldn’t accept the fact that a mother -no matter what her state of being- could abandon her own child the way my mother abandoned me.  It mattered little that she’d made certain I was cared for by my competent and loving grandparents in the event something happened to her. It didn’t even matter that she’d tried to see me on more than one occasion and my grandparents turned her away.  If she was truly my mother and truly loved me, she should have tried harder.  I promised my unborn child that, no matter what happened, I would never abandon him.  I say ‘him’ because something deep inside me told me I was carrying a boy.  At the risk of sounding sexist, I felt the strength and energy that a boy would emit.  Gwendoline offered to do a test for the gender, but I declined.  I may have suspected that I carried a boy, but I wanted to be surprised when all was said and done.  Besides, the sex didn’t really matter as much as my baby -who was possibly the only baby I’d ever have- being healthy did.

“My baby deserves all I can give him.  If that means staying away from Geo and Luthias to assure a healthy birth, then so be it,” I said firmly, “I want to do the responsible thing.”

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Another great story in this trilogy! So many emotions stirred, especially towards the end. Well written, though. Off to read the final story! Good job author ...
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Prologue
 “Now Casey, what I want you to take into consideration is the fact that… through no fault of your own… you’ve led a very isolated life,” my grandfather said with a deep chested, and very serious, sigh.  “In a few short months, you were exposed to more danger than any one person should experience in an entire lifetime.  On top of that, you fell in love with two brothers -both of which are vampires-, had your hidden magical heritage brought to the forefront and expounded upon, became a vampire yourself, and conceived a child. I just think it would be prudent to slow down just a little.  Let’s focus on this pregnancy and get you adjusted to your magical powers and… your vampirism… before you make such a serious and permanent decision as selecting which brother to settle down with.  One will undoubtedly be crushed and it will more than likely impact their relationship.  There can be no mistakes in y
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Chapter 1
I cradled my newborn son in my arms as I listened to Gwendoline and Geo conversing in low tones on the front porch.  True to my promise to Gwendoline and my grandparents, I’d spent the remaining months of my pregnancy focusing on doing what was needed to assure a healthy baby, adjusting to being a vampire, and learning all I could about the responsibilities of being a Verso Witch, while Gwendoline determined ways to get around the magical block the vampirism created.  It was this block that made me realize and understand why Geo wasn’t as adept to magic as someone born of two magical parents should be.Although they kept close contact with Gwendoline as to my health, wellbeing, and progress with both my adjustment from humanity to vampirism and lessons in witchcraft, Geo and Luthias respectfully kept their distance from me. They stayed close by for the delivery, but didn’t attend. This was something I was grateful for.  I’d tasted what i
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Chapter 2
I forced the pestle against the herbs I’d carefully placed within the stone mortar with shaky hands.  My lessons were more important than ever now that I was to become Verso Witch, yet I couldn’t focus on them as I should.  My mind raced and my nerves were in overdrive. When Sybil married me off to Prince Charles, she’d secured my position as the queen of Vampire Land.  Since I was still learning the political pros and cons of such a position, it meant little to me, but to Geo and Luthias it was an important position to hold. Now, only weeks after I’d delivered my son, I was expected to dive into the duties of queen of not only Charles’s vampire kingdom, but my mother’s mutant-vampire kingdom as well.  I found it burdensome, overwhelming, and intimidating. The position of Verso Witch was so much more my style. I knew about magic and healing.  I’d been raised around the healing aspect all of my life and I
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Chapter 3
“I want to kiss you,” Geo said as he moved closer, “but I won’t.I sucked in air and my heart skipped a beat in excited anticipation while almost falling out of my body from deflated disappointment all at one time.  He was standing so close, I could feel what little heat his body emitted on my flesh.  Vampires are like humans in so many ways.  I attribute it to the fact that they started as humans and then were transmuted into vampires. Even the ones who are born vampires carry a semblance of human genetics within them. Whatever the reason, the rumor that they are cold as death is untrue.  Most vampires run a body temperature of about sixty-five degrees.  Since this is significantly lower than the human’s average body temperature of ninety-eight point six, they feel cold to the human’s touch.  Because my body temperature was now similar to his, I could easily feel the heat from his breath as it caressed my face
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Chapter 4
I’d just finished saying my good-byes to Braedon, my grandparents, and Gwendoline when Geo entered the room. My heart ached at the sight of him. I longed for a few private moments with him before I left, but I knew it wasn’t going to happen. Since my grandmother’s discovery of our little tryst, we’d been given no opportunity to be alone together. I couldn’t complain about their actions being old fashioned since the laws of the New World Order also required couple supervision in order to avoid unwanted pregnancies that might result in poor genetics.  It’s just that after having been free to be intimate with both of my sexy vampires, it was overwhelmingly confining and -in my opinion- a little ridiculous for my grandparents to insist upon supervising us after the damage was already done.I looked around the room and tried to determine if anyone, other than me, could feel the tension that radiated between Luthias and Geo, but they seemed
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Chapter 5
The first thing I noticed when we stepped into the rickety old barn that camouflaged the tunnel leading to the portal for Versa was how different it felt to me as opposed to the last time I passed through it.  I was human then and my senses weren’t as acute.  I found it unsettling when the atmospheric pressure assaulted my flesh as we stepped out of the passageway and onto the normal surface density of earth.  It took me a moment to fight off the feelings of confinement and potential suffocation.  Even though Luthias prepped me on the possibility of that happening before we started up the ladder that led from the tunnel to the surface, its intensity surprised me.“Is Verso underground?” I asked.“No,” Luthias replied.“I didn’t think so,” I mused aloud, “but the air is so different there than here.  It seems odd, since all that separates us is a tunnel...”“We just
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Chapter 6
Gwendoline was clear about not wanting me to display my magical abilities outside of Verso during our mission. The journey to save Geo took us a significant distance away from Verso and required we make camp more than once before we reached our destination. Those encampments were created by Gwendoline by use of magic.  Although I was capable of doing the same, her words rang through my head. I broached the subject with Luthias.“Admittedly, the comforts of an encampment provided by your magic would be welcome,” Luthias said, “but certainly not necessary.  You didn’t have them when you journeyed with Geo to Sybil’s domain and you survived, correct?”“We did, indeed,” I said softly as my thoughts flashed back to the few nights we’d slept out under the stars and the romance that bloomed during that time.“You are beautiful when you blush like that,” he said as he moved in front of me to lea
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Chapter 7
It seemed I’d only just snuggled into Luthias’s masculine frame when he was gently nudging me awake.  I wiped the sleep from my eyes as I forced them to focus on the darkened surroundings.  It was night.  I could see a myriad of stars twinkling outside the pitch-black interior of the tiny cave.  I was grateful for my vampire ability to see in the dark as I sought out Luthias’s handsome face.“That was the deepest sleep I’ve had in ages,” I said as I stretched the kinks out of my limbs.“You snore,” he teased as he stood up and wiped at a bit of sediment from his slacks.“Do I?” I asked with surprise. “No one ever mentioned that to me before.”He took my hands and pulled me to my feet.“Time to work your magic, my sweeting,” he said with a distinct tone that let me know he was serious about calling me his ‘sweeting’.“That
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Chapter 8
By the time we’d reached the edge of Vampire Land, I’d tried my magic out on several occasions.  It wasn’t behaving as well as in Verso and felt weaker.  I needed more time to perfect it. Unfortunately, there was none.  I’d have to make do with whatever magic I was able to wield should the need arise. We focused instead on in-depth lessons in flying.  My marriage to Charles took place several months earlier. We were arriving with the cover story that we’d been ambushed and held captive by Bartholomew’s men with only Luthias and myself as the survivors. It was important that I be fairly accomplished in feeding and flying; especially since our tale included killing our captors when the time was right and escaping.When he presented a long, casual, yet well-tailored dress with a matching bolero for me to put on, I gave no resistance.  I’d already been warned about the age of most of the vampires and
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Chapter 9
I found Pierre and Luthias huddled in deep conversation in the center of the small hall.  The sparsely furnished, tapestry lined room was reserved for more intimate gatherings.  I was told it was a mirror of the great hall, just on a lesser scale. Taking measure of its grand size, I couldn’t help wondering how much space the great hall consumed. They didn’t notice me at first, which gave me the opportunity to listen in to their conversation enough to get the gist of their topic.  They were discussing me.“How well do you know her,” my French rival asked with an undertone that suggested he suspected Luthias knew me on the intimate basis that he actually did.I held my breath while I awaited Luthias’s response.“Not well at all, your grace,” Luthias lied in a hushed tone that hinted of distain. My hand flew to my mouth to stifle the gasp that came of its own accord.  “I spent only the
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