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

They play with her; I have no way of knowing how good of a fight she will put up.


She had been working hard; I can see the determination when I watch her. Her companions play a rather pathetic game with her.


I want to know the extent of her abilities.


I want to know how much fun I could have with her before I drain her.


I stare at the Barbie doll on the ground as whatever-his-name-is holds his wrist to her mouth.


"I'm not sure," he slurs. "Sir, I don’t feel so well."


I pace back and forth. This dungeon bores me. There are no windows and I have to be careful when leaving. It may have been built many millennia ago and remains forgotten by the younglings of today, but this was my pride and joy when I commissioned it. The vampires of today have gone soft.


Chapter 35