Semua Bab BETRAYED BY HER BLOOD, CLAIMED BY THE NIGHT: Bab 41 - Bab 50

“No strings attached, huh?” Sofia tried to play it cool, not wanting him to get the idea that just because they had the evening of their lives together now, she would become some kind of sticky attachment. There was a certain tradition among the noble-born vampire bloodlines about being a mite too intense, but for all the commanding air Somito exuded, human guys and vampire guys were not the same thing—and that’s the truth."No, not really," he shrugged, "I mean, no, I'm not afraid of committing or anything like that. It's just hard for people to understand with what I do. There's a world for humans, and a world for supernatural beings, and I'm kind of right in the middle, you know?""Yeah, I can relate to that," Sofia whispers. "Vampires can be just as cliquish as humans. Even more so. Then there's the whole Dhampir thing…" She looks up at him when she notices the skepticism on his face.“I forget that,” he said, regarding her a slightly closer glance. “You truly do not know what you

SOFIA QUISPE'S POVSofia passed by the bar only with a slight nod; Nomo wouldn’t have bothered to respond, since he was checking his phone."How was your night?" Nomo's voice suddenly came from out of nowhere as Sofia walked down the hallway towards the storeroom.She stopped dead in her tracks and glanced back at him."I'm sorry?" She repeated her words from before.“Just wondering how your meeting was,” Nomo trailed off, mimicking a casual expression as he wiped a glass clean with a cloth. This was the first time that Sofia could remember him ever moving a muscle, and that was just more terrifying than anything else. “Somito left you at the curb, didn’t he?” There was no way that she was succeeding at concealing her incredulous look, because he snickered and said, “You smell like his human sweat.”Sofia felt her face turn hot with rage. What did he want her to say? The problem clearly had roots in jealousy. Or judgment, of which he had plenty where impure-blooded beings concerned."

It took her a second to realize it was hers.“Holy shit,” the blond breathed, backing away in shock as he gaped at her. The horror in his expression was inexplicable. Compared to how high she was, Sofia was hardly a large woman. And yet he was gazing upon her as if he was peering upon some hideous monstrosity right before his very eyes. “What is that thing?”Thing? Another snarl ripped from her throat, this one even worse than the last. Seriously not helping to prove his argument.“I have no voice anymore,” a voice shouted from within her mind. “No, I have a voice.” She could see the words form on her lips. A voice shouted back at her. “No, I have a voice.” No one else could see this struggle; no one else could hear this turmoil in her mind. She could feel the urge coursing through her, challenging her human consciousness. She could feel her body moving, and it seemed like her mind was grinding along with every movement. She could sense the beast struggling in

"I know. It's okay," Sofia said, trying to smooth her hair because there were pieces sticking down into her face. "I know you didn't give me the hunter poison on purpose," she said as she pulled a stick out of her side part."It's impossible to change like that," he said, scanning her face as if searching for the explanations Sofia had no more than he did. "What occurred? That was no 'shift'—that was a twisted Awakening that was obviously coerced and born out of darkness.""I wish I knew," she mumbled, hugging the pillow tighter. "I was outside the bar taking out the trash, and then three rogue vampires showed up harassing me. One of them was from that first night," one of them was.A flash of recognition crossed Somito's face, and he looked at Nomo. "One of the Ashen Fangs that attacked you?""I guess he found some new friends. In any case, they were trying to get Phuwin. It seems that having the Vampire Sovereign rescue you gets you a special marker on your forehead in this world, e

“The Sovereign?” Zilo asked with a not-subtle trace of distaste in his voice. Or perhaps it was mere vampire nobles' fury. The high-lord vampire was not quite as civil with his fellows, the Sovereigns, as he tended to be with inferior beings.“È stato un caso lungo, ma lui estaba dove mi serviva,” diceva Sofia, dispiacertale dovesse scoppiare in modo così istintivo in favor di Phuwin.“I’m sure he was,” Zilo said bitterness dripping from his words, repeating Pella’s initial response to Sofia’s first mention of the meeting. Sofia could understand why they were so cautious. Certainly, she had enough experience with the aristocratic vampires at this point that her feelings on the species as a whole were far from positive. But regardless of whether or not it was probably foolish of her, she could have sworn Phuwin was different. Something in her knew that."He helped me control… whatever this Aberrant Awakening is," Sofia continued, waving her hand wildly through the air. "I was meant to