Tangled

148 Ava: A Vampire’s Goodwill (II)

Sister Miriam doesn’t speak again until I’ve finished way too much food. a

“I doubt you came here just to ask about my letter,” she finally says, and I jump at the opportunity to finally get

answers.

“My best friend was taken in the attack. I want to know

where she is. I need to save her.”

Her eyes grow unfocused, and the strange men return, tidying up the dishes and taking them away in silence.

I watch them curiously as they move. Their faces are. blank, and they’re unmistakably human, despite the

odd sheen of their skin.

Thralls, Selene murmurs. Bonded servants. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Bonded–to Sister Miriam?

Yes. What you risked when the vampire bit you.

the contents I’d

fingers tap against the

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speak an untruth with

of me, but the dishes are

I ask, my heart dropping at how easily I was convinced to eat my way

harm you,

isn’t for human consumption because of its strong side effects. Selene mutters. Damn

cannot sense

turns out that you’re but a babe in the world of supernaturals. Eating the food

killed.”

ominous words, but she doesn’t seem to have

you, child, but the one who has hist sights

gripping the edge of the table. “That means you know

A Vampire’s Goodwill

and unnerving smile playing at the corners of

I need to

for a long moment, her dark eyes seeming to pierce through to my very soul. “With

it means I can

long sigh. “Child. You must learn how to survive in this world. Serving yourself up to a vampire is tantamount to suicide. Very well. As a gesture of my goodwill, I will give you what you seek, without price. The one who seeks you

the kind of name I’d expect to see

immense power and influence. No one knows his age, but everyone knows this: His sanity is gone, lost in time.” Sister Miriam’s voice drops to a whisper. “And he has