“You should get a human’s first,” I said and nudged her. She sent me a devilish grin.
“And miss out on your intoxicating taste? Plus, I haven't even told you where I want to bite you yet.”
Her eyes ran down my body, pulling a smile from me.
She may be a vampire now, but she hasn’t changed.
Much to my relief.
And I would give her all the blood in the world if it meant I would have both Cedar and Aurelia by my side.
Cedar
“You burned it all down?!”
“Did I forget to mention that?” I said with a hum and dunked my head under the warm water.
Vesper and Aurelia were behind me, their silence causing me to turn around.
It hadn’t been long since the events in the throne room, so there was still a lot left to be said, but I didn’t think the thing they would freak out about was me burning down the coven.
“Yeah, you forgot to mention it. And releasing Max? That’s not just something you forget about.”
Vesper looked at me with her arms crossed. Aurelia was leaning into her, pouting.
“Well, at least I didn’t have a whole fucking vampire battle hidden up my sleeve the entire time.”
Aurelia let out a huff.
“The Underground and the shifters are kind of important too,” Vesper said, lightly elbowing Aurelia.
“Hey! The shifters were new to me too.”
Aurelia came to help me wash my body. I smiled and turned around so she could get my back.
We were inseparable since the battle. There was no one to keep us apart anymore, so nothing would stop us from spending every single moment together.
Including showering.
“You’re getting thirsty. Do you want?—"
“I’m okay,” I said quickly.
Becoming a vampire after a lifetime of being a witch was something that would take some time getting used to. Though with them, and especially with Vesper sharing her newborn experience, I was slowly getting the hang of it.
Speaking of Vesper, her fingers were lightly trailing my back.
“If there are any other secrets, we should share them right here and now.”
I knew she was talking about my scars. After I turned into a vampire, they all but disappeared—maybe because I killed the coven leader who gave them to me in the first place—but that didn’t mean they were totally gone. With their vampire sight, they had no doubt seen them, but this was the first time they were mentioning them point-blank.
It was definitely easier to talk about it when I wasn’t looking at them.
“The White Lotus…” I trailed off. Their fingers were warm, and so were the feelings in the bond.
Right. They won’t care about this. Because it’s me. And they love me.
“Witch covens like to act like they’re superior to hunters because they don’t kill people,” I said with a shaky breath. “But that’s not exactly right. The White Lotus acts like a hunter organization. Each coven has their own special dedicated group, though after what I learned about mine, I’m not sure all others are that brutal.”
