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Chapter 36: Unthinkable Devastation - Yildiz
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A Queen Among Blood Chapter 37: Can't Let Go - Yildiz
Time seems to be standing still. I don’t know if it’s been hours or minutes sitting in the infirmary. It doesn’t even seem to matter. I can hear the movement and conversations of my sisters, but I can’t make out the words. I can hear the sounds of sobbing as my sisters grieve our loss, but the loudest cries come from Aulen. She hasn’t stopped wailing since I brought Nuray’s body into the infirmary. She keeps trying to heal her, but healing the dead is beyond her abilities. I just continue to sit by the bed holding Nuray’s hand in mine, and as time goes on her hand grows colder and colder, but I can’t let go. She was always there for me; I can’t leave her now. I won’t abandon her like that. “There. Took some time but she’s completely healed now,” says Arthwin. I breathe a sigh of relief knowing my sister Ece will be okay, but the pain in my heart doesn’t go away. If I had gotten there sooner, Nuray might still be alive. “Thank you, Arthwin,” says Feray. “Any idea what did this?” he
A Queen Among Blood Chapter 38: Leaving This World - Yildiz
With slow, calculated movements I get myself dressed for Nuray’s funeral. Two words I never imagined I would ever say. We’ve hosted funerals at the Kartheca in the past, but never for one of my own sisters. I know mother will be there. Though we haven’t seen or spoken to her I just know inside that she will be there to oversee it. She may not be in our life that often, but she has loved and cared for each of us since the day she brought us into this world. I don’t have to see her to know she’s grieving too. I step into my gown and pull the material up my body and slide my arms through the shoulders of the gown. I untuck my hair as the collar of the dress brushes against my neck. “Let me help,” Osiah gently offers. I listen as he walks up behind me and gingerly pulls the zip up the back of my gown. “You look beautiful,” he says, squeezing my shoulders. “I don’t think I’m supposed to look beautiful for a funeral,” I say sombrely. “You’ll always look beautiful to me,” he promises, pl
A Queen Among Blood Chapter 39: Comfort and Questions - Yildiz
We have all tried to resume normal life at the Kartheca. Many of us are diving into our duties to distract us from the emptiness left by Nuray’s passing. Osiah comes and goes, though I still don’t know where he vanishes off to. I really should ask, but I keep putting it off. I’ve just finished my twelve-hour shift guarding the Orraikam and to say it was the longest 12 hours of my life is an understatement. Standing in the chamber where Nuray died and Ece clung to life is painful, to say the least, so I’m glad to be out of there. I guess I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going because suddenly I’m colliding with a soft but sturdy body. “Je suis désolé!” cries a known French accent. I look up to see the familiar ivory aura with a dusting of French violet. “Manon,” I say in surprise, “What are you doing here?” I ask. “I summoned her,” says Arthwin, who I only just noticed standing beside Manon. “Yes, Arthwin told me that he and Aulen are certain that it was Isolde who broke in
A Queen Among Blood Chapter 40: The Craze - Osiah
The thunderous sound of a heart beating has my eyes snapping open and I can feel my irises burning bright. Tunnel vision is setting in and on instinct, all ten canines take form in my mouth. I turn my head and look down at the glittering beauty in my arms; a distant voice in my head telling me not to touch her, but it’s drowned out as I watch the movement of the pulse in her neck. I can hear the blood moving through her body and smell the way it sweetens the perfume of her scent. My vision turns into a red haze, and I find myself leaning in to brush my nose against her neck and inhale her scent deep into my lungs. The moment I feel the burn of her skin against mine it snaps some sense into me, just enough to make me leap out of bed. I have to get far away from Yildiz and her sisters. With so many blood banks destroyed and me not willing to feed on a living soul, I’ve gone too long without blood and now it’s the threads of the bond tying me to Yildiz that are the only thing allowing me
A Queen Among Blood Chapter 41: Midnight Pleasure - Osiah
In a flash, I lift Yildiz and swing her around and feel my heart thump in my chest at the sound of her giggle. It’s even more glorious than the sound of all the bleeding hearts in the world. I set her down and push her hair back as I look in her golden eyes as she smiles up at me. “You are truly the most magnificent being I have met. What you did was so stupid and so dangerous,” I say shaking my head. “And I would do it again. I’m nothing without you, Osiah. I can’t lose you, not now, not ever. That includes losing you to your blood craze. If I have to feed you my blood every time it comes on then I’ll do it, I have plenty to spare. No more running, okay?” she says, holding my face in her hands. I smile a bright smile down at her, “No more running, Firefly. I give you my word.” “Why do you call me ‘firefly’?” she asks curiously. “Because you look like one to me. This beautiful ball of light glittering in my darkness,” I answer as I caress her cheek. She smiles wide, “I like that.
A Queen Among Blood Chapter 42: Sensing A Newborn - Osiah
My peaceful sleep is disturbed for the second time when I suddenly feel a new sanguidae thread snapping into place. I bite back the anger it causes me to know another person has been inflicted with this curse, but there’s nothing I can do. What’s done is done and it can’t be undone. All I can do now is find them and get them some help.As I slowly sit up trying not to disturb Yildiz, I look around to find we are sprawled out in a very unusual position, and I have no idea how we got here. We’re just a tangled mass of body parts and I’m not entirely sure where she ends, and I begin. I smile down at my sleeping beauty and gently brush a few stray hairs from her face. She hasn’t had a nightmare since I’ve been spending my nights with her. Partly because I have been keeping her shielded from that bastard trying to get into her head. She’s had enough to deal with, with the passing of her sister. The last thing she needs is his sick games.Even without the nightmares, since Nuray died there
A Queen Among Blood Chapter 43: Moving Target - Yildiz
I step out of the chateau and follow the scent of espresso and zagara. I can smell a nearby lake and feel the gentle breeze that wafts off it bringing a soothing chill to my skin. I may not be able to see it, but I can feel the beauty of this place. My feet walk along the gravel trail as it crunches beneath my feet until I see the blood-red aura with a ring of canary yellow, just what I was looking for. I can hear her sobs as I approach, and she quickly muffles them as I get closer. “So, you’re an irshiust,” she says. I smile kindly at her, “I am.” “I thought you had laws against making newborns,” she says with disdain. I sigh and sit down beside her and find my back against a tree, “You’re right. We have laws to stop sanguidaes from just going out and turning people whenever they feel like it.” “Yet there’s a newborn in our home. Pretty fresh too by the look of him.” “The blood banks that Osiah has created were all destroyed.” Galina lets out a gasp beside me. “That would mean
A Queen Among Blood Chapter 44: His Home - Yildiz
It only takes a second for me to notice our surroundings have changed. The smell of smoke is gone, as is the gentle breeze and sounds of rustling leaves, and I no longer feel the sun on my skin. Wherever we are, Osiah’s scent is everywhere. “This is my home. Or at least the place I call home. It’s also in Italy for the record. The Alps to be more specific,” he says, remembering my request from earlier. I listen as his voice takes a while to bounce off of any surfaces and there is a distinct echo. “Are we in a cave?” I ask curiously. He chuckles, “No, it’s a house, though it is built into the mountainside. What made you think it’s a cave?” he asks in amusement. “It sounds large and very spacious, and there’s an echo,” I point out. “You have very impressive ears,” he says, planting a soft kiss behind my ear, making me shiver, “But you’re correct. It’s large and minimalistic. I’ve never needed much. You’re actually the first person I’ve ever brought here.” I stare up at him in surp
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