Nest Of Vipers Book Novels & Stories

Its forked tongue flicked out, tasting the air, as it crept along the ground, its body undulating sinuously. The viper was a master of stealth, and it moved in complete silence, even as it drew closer and closer to the unsuspecting trio. Its movements were hypnotic, as it glided through the undergrowth, inching ever closer to its prey. As it approached Zen from behind, the viper bared its fangs, poised to strike. Its body tensed, ready to unleash a deadly attack. But just as it was about to strike, Zen suddenly shifted his weight, causing the snake to hesitate for a moment.

The nearest creature’s black eyes flared wide. “What are you - " it tried. She tightened her fingers. The invisible thread snapped tight around whatever passed for its core. The thing convulsed. Its back bowed, limbs jerking, mouth stretched wide in a scream she couldn’t hear. Its shadow on the ground rippled, then tore, the edges dissolving like paper left too long in water. The others recoiled. “Stop,” one shrieked. “You’ll - " Althea twisted. Something broke. Not bone. Not skin.

And why were there vipers near the palace anyway? Vipers normally didn’t release their venom except for in the vicinity of prey, but if this one had been enchanted or trained, perhaps the rules were different. Were these vipers trained to attack anyone they came into contact with or were their attacks calculated? Marco, Asher, and now Adalyn. What was going on here and how could we put a stop to this mess before anyone else got hurt? Kaleb interrupted my train of thought when he suddenly cleared his throat. “I don’t know much about snakes,” he offered in his heavy accent. “But I do know one thing. Although snakes usually move alone, they prefer living together.”

She contemplated her next move. So far, all had gone according to plan: soon McCleod would be one of hers, of her kind, and he would be putty in her hands. He had vowed to do as she wished, and she would call in the vow. Then, finally, they could execute their plan. Kyle and Rynd had been smart to come up with this: the vampires here would never expect an attack from within their own island, a human attack from within their own ranks. What she would demand of McCleod would be the ultimate treachery: he would rally his human warriors, with all their silver-tip weapons, surround Aiden’s people, and catch them by surprise. If all went as planned, Aiden’s entire coven would be wiped out by night

Hundreds of vampires, their wings out spread like bats, had been clinging to the ceiling, waiting for him. They now all dropped like spiders, diving right for him, hundreds of them, only feet away. It was too late for him to react. All Sam could see was the terrible blackness of hundreds of vampires descending, eager to devour its prey. Their squeals and snarls were horrible, and as their huge wings wrapped around him from every direction, he could not help but wonder if this would be the last thing he saw on earth.

Chapter 8: The Nectar Of The Gods? Aurora Beauchamp Aurora is freaking livid, after her swim in the lake last night and her encounter with Darius the man she met at the brothel. He's the Prince of Nevera, as much as she would hate to admit it, it came out as a shocking reveal and suddenly everything made sense.

I was surprised to think that Luthias would have shared our plans to enter Charles’s vampire kingdom with humans, even if they were the residents of Desolation; which was a very fitting name given to Verso’s camouflage community by the vampire residents of the magically protected Kingdom. “We’ll be fine,” I assured them. “I’m their queen, after all.” “You joined the Order?” Carl gasped with wide eyes. “The New World Order doesn’t have queens, stupid,” Edgar flung at him. “I think she’s talking about the vampires.” He turned to Luthias and continued, “You didn’t come to help fight off Bartholomew’s army?” Luthias looked at me briefly before saying, “We intend to rally the vampires together t

Wilkes asked. “After what happens last session, you're asking why?” “I just didn't expect it.” “Where are the both of them going to now?” Harold asked. “Vamp-itches University,” Trisha replied. “They both wanted to be in the same school so they you know, went to a school designed for the two species. This school, Golden Lake, is the only one that allows all three species.” “Is that where the name comes from?” Wilkes asked. “Vamp for Vampire and Itches for Witches and Wizards in this case.”

"That I can't have kids?" I squirmed, about to compliment her, but she hugged me tight. Her eyes sparkled like green jewels as she looked at me. "Honey, do you want to?" Her eyes cast a spell on me, and I nodded, my face warm. During the Bonding Ceremony, I felt so warm and fuzzy. "Why's it so soft?" Chloe winked at me. "Honey, you forgot. I'm from the Serpent race. We're naturally..." Later that night, she showed me that other rumors were wrong too.

That was his hand. The bile came up fast. I swallowed it back down hard and looked away and tried to think about something else and couldn't. Varek had moved to the desk. He dropped a thick leather book onto the granite and the sound of it made me flinch. He didn't look at me. Just stood there flipping it open like I wasn't bleeding on his floor. Like the thing on the marble behind me wasn't there. "Your father was a thief," he said. Flat. Like he was reading a shopping list.