Novels by Brit

“Hello, I saw you yesterday walking with Miles” I whirled around. The woman from the kitchen yesterday was standing in the doorway to the kitchen. She was smiling but I was starting to feel uneasy. Her smile didn’t reach her eyes. It felt plastered on her face. Like she was confused how to show any real emotion. Although yesterday, she seemed to smile at me normally. My heart started to pound. I could feel my limbs twitching wanting to bolt, but I kept my bottom on the couch treating her like a big cat. Keeping my eyes on her.“Cado said I had to be nice to you. He said you were his guest. He never has guests. At least not female guests. Is that your family? The one with Cordelia? Oh she is a cranky fat woman!” She flipped her hair over her shoulder while making her way closer to me. She never looked away from my face. It felt like she was studying me. Remembering

Slowly I made my way to what was going to be my room for a while. It took me by surprise how beautiful everything was. Although I didn’t give myself time to dwell, I fell into the lush bed yanking the fluffy pillow under my head. I had never felt something so luxurious. The closest I had ever gotten was the cobbler’s son’s bed, but even that material was scratchy and left your skin feeling a bit raw after a romp. Just as I started to drift. The image of The vampire biting into her donor jumped into the forefront of my brain. My skin bumped up. I hadn’t let myself feel the fear earlier but now in bed alone for the first time in my life I let myself feel. I felt everything. The fear from my mother this morning, the years of abuse, the realization that I was in a vampire's home and they drank human blood. My body started to shake as the images mixed and contoured my mother beating me saliva bubbling in her mouth when she was angry. The vampire was biting the woman. Now the vampire was my

“I see that you cleaned up. I hope dinner is to your liking. Tomorrow we will discuss the terms of our agreement. Tonight you and my fellow family heads will be dining. This is in fact a nightly occurrence unless specified. It is an ancient tradition for my coven that we allow those important enough to dine at our table.” Just as he finished speaking people started to enter the room. Each person walked in with lethal grace. By the time everyone took a seat ten people were sitting at the table. “Master Cadogen, You didn’t inform us we would be eating with a guest?” A man taller than all of the rest spoke up. His amber eyes were set in a scowl. He held himself stiffly. “I wasn’t aware I had to ask permission to have guests at my table. Huh Count Fredrik?” The air grew cold. Cedar’s breathing hitched. I squeezed his arm trying to reassure him. Cadogen didn’t take his eyes from Fredrik though. “My apologies.” Was all Fredrik said as he looked away snapping for a maid to pour wine into

To my surprise It truly didn’t take long. It had only been about fifteen minutes when we pulled up to a grandiose estate. There were dark ebony luminaries glowing soft orange on either side of the onyx staircase. There were two men on either side of the stairs and a man currently walking down them. He was tall, almost could be lanky, but he looked healthy. He smiled with no teeth as he opened the carriage door. He held out his hand. His fingers were long spindly things. It gave me a chill, but I grabbed the hand anyway. He was far more sturdy then I would have given him credit for. “Miles take those two to Lita. Have dinner prepared. I want to see everyone at the table in twenty minutes.” Cadogen was buttoning the last button while he talked. Miles nodded his head, his shiny blonde hair swaying in his face. “This way Miss.” Miles gestured up the staircase hand hovering at my back but never touching me. Cadogen walked up taking each stair two at a time. He was in the estate before I

“Are you going to go in?” I jumped looking to see where the voice had come. A beautiful tall man stood before me. He wore a blue jacket with big brass buttons the shape of tiny flowers. His smile was almost illuminating. He was so gorgeous that I almost fainted. His dark brown hair swayed as he looked from me to the building. “It’s fun I promise.” He stretched his hand out to me. His fingernails were so clean. He looked like he had never touched dirt a day in his life. His skin was a ruddy brown. When I took his hand he was so warm I wanted to slam into him and never let go. I let him lead me into the building. The room was massively bigger than any place I had ever been. People lounged and talked. Some whispered in each other's ear. Soft music was coming from somewhere in the room. It added to the delicate atmosphere that all the lights beautiful in color were creating. The lights were also soft almost as if they were being light with some kind of magic. It took effort not to reach

Breathe it was all I could think. Just breathe. The tears ran down my face, but no sound escaped my mouth. I didn’t want her to find us. My little brother Cedar was shaking in my lap. Warm liquid leaked onto me. I didn’t care we were going to stay hidden this time. “Lucrezia. Luuuuccrrrrreeeezia. I know you can hear me. Lucrezia! Come out right now.” Her voice boomed so loudly my whole body shook. I had to just wait it out. She would grow tired. Maybe cedar and I would get lucky and she would stay out all night, but at this moment we had to wait her out. I could hear her overturning the little bit of furniture that we had. She snarled, I could just picture her red face. Her angry glassy eyes. The smell of alcohol permeating her clothes. I just had to wait. Wait, that is what I have always done. Wait for my mother to change, wait for my brother to grow up, and wait for the moment I could escape. “Lucrezia I’ll burn this fucking house down. Come out now! You sorry piece of shit. Where