Cinder Book 2 Novels & Stories

Oblivion took hold of me, and a chamber of ice encased my swollen heart. ** The story continues in Book 2: The Bloodstone Vampire. Out December 1st 2020. Thank you for reading SRWW – I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have!**

I open all the cells' gates with a little fairy magic to create a diversion. The guards are everywhere, attempting to capture the prisoners. As the guards fight the prisoners, I quietly make my way up the stairs leading out of the dungeon and into the main hallway. I know that the bedrooms that are not the Kings are on the second floor. I teleport to the room I know that is Vlad’s bedroom, to be surprised to see Samantha sitting on a chair in the bedroom. Turning around, Vlad grabbed my throat, his long thin dead-looking nails digging into the skin in my neck, drawing blood.

Chapter 16: The Midnight Laboratory The silence of St. Jude’s Hospital at midnight was an eerie, physical weight. The bustling hallways that had seen Jade’s triumph just hours earlier were now dim, lit only by the flickering blue hum of exit signs and the occasional soft squeak of a janitor’s cart in the distance. Jade moved through the shadows of the North Wing, her heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribs. She wasn't here as the celebrated wife of Caspian or the "Genius Doctor" of the Gala. She was here as a thief of time, desperate to prove the secrets hidden within her mother’s scorched notebook.

I need more, I need someone who will move mountains to be with me and I know I will never move on with him in my life, never get from him what my soul needs. He says nothing, just lets me walk to my room, close the door, and shut him out. Silently. I know this will be the last time I see him. I’ll get up early and go. He won’t stick around to see or even try to stop me either. He has a girlfriend to win back and I am just a thorn in that relationship that has no place in his life anymore. End of Book One – Book Two follows on.

The first thing that Lila did when she recovered from her fainting spell was to focus on her surroundings. They looked familiar. Yet, her still muddled mind couldn’t quite place them. It took several minutes of study before she realized that she was back in the wing of the vampire castle where she and Jasper had spent so many months. The room was closer to the lab than the one she’d occupied before her escape and much smaller. She’d used it to nap in a few times when she wanted a brief break from the lab but didn’t want to be too far from Jasper in case he needed her.

It led into the guild's open plan office, which was separated from the visitor area by a long, scratched counter. There were half a dozen doors on the left. Conference rooms, small offices and Suzanne's realm. Suzanne was the heart of our guild, the woman who patched us all back up when we came back from a hunt and always gave us a lollipop as a reward. Well what should I say, she thought we were all her children. And if we didn't hear, we got an injection. It was a real shame that she was about to take her well-deserved retirement. I would definitely miss her. But our destination was the office at the end of the corridor. A sign by the door said: Jilin Halco, Master Venator.

My mind is not at rest , knowing that Rosemary is alone and is cold. After excusing myself , I walk through the maze like garden. It place is truly magnificent – the flowers , the white stones that are decorated on each pathways , the little lamps that outline the pathways for people at night ; it is imply amazing. I make my way to the water fountain , to find that she is no longer there. Though the palace is safe , I can not help but get a bad feeling. Something catches my eyes , droplets of blood painted onto the white stones. I follow the droplets till my eyes lay on a frightful sight.

He has to get to his child. We can push the door open far enough for me to slip into the opening. It is handy to be small sometimes. I enter the room, seeing the cause of the obstruction is a bookshelf. It must have tipped and lodged itself against the door during the earthquake. I tip the bookshelf back against the wall, letting Brixtius have access to the room. A room with furniture strewn all over the place. "Eurydice!" I yell out, hearing her cries from under a fallen dresser. Brixtius moves with speed and lifts the wooden furniture like it weighs nothing.

Pregnancy shouldn’t make me feel as weak as I felt. I was concerned about the courier raven reaching its destination. I wasn’t sure a message was ever sent to Desolation from Vampire Land. To insure the raven found its way and no prying eyes could read my message, I called upon my magic to seal it and magnetize it with Desolation’s vibration. Unleashing my magic within the walls of a castle where a powerful magician resided was risky, but I saw no other way to assure my message reached Gwendoline intact.

Nothing came out of her mouth as he was leading her down the path of her destruction. What else could she have expected from him? She willingly chose this path. She signed up for it fully aware of the consequences. Stepped into this forbidden circle with no way out until he decided otherwise. Goosebumps crept up her arms as the cold of the place made contact with her warm skin, but more than that, they were the result of his proximity. Kevin's calloused hand pushed the glass door, guiding her inside. They were now right beneath the rainfall shower head, its soft golden light subtly kissing their clothed bodies.