I lower my arm and peak through a slit in my hands. I take in the blood covering the snow just in front of me.

"Alex." A dark figure stands far to my left, the eyes glow a bright red. His coat flaps to the side.

"Kian!" I scream. My body listens as I struggle to stand and run, tripping and falling several times into his outstretched arms. I cling tightly as I hear heavy, disjointed footsteps.

"Close your eyes," he whispers. "I've got you."
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When Lexi and her brother Zero relocate to the Academy, neither of them is prepared for what lies ahead, especially when Kian reveals that the school is also home to vampires.

Lexi has to navigate a world once unknown to her and the strange feelings she has for Kian.

When unprovoked attacks begin to occur in her new home, she is drawn into the conflict. Now, she must find out who, and what, the attacker wants and the lengths they will go to in order to get it.

Blood and Thorns is created by V. R. Morgan, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

BLOOD AND THORNS

She was slim and had tasted oh-so-sweet, but now she's empty and useless.


Rafe—Rafa—Ray—or whatever. I didn’t bother to learn his name. He is of little consequence.


If I get bored enough, maybe I'll eat him.


He comes in to take the body and discard it with the others. Though there's nothing left to salvage.


I haven’t remained in the shadows for the last few hundred years only to be discovered now.


Nothing will point to me. I am dead, after all.


I curse the Elders for sending him to me. He may have proved useful over the years, but he has no loyalty; he acts out of fear.


Chapter 31