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.

of the

Miriam’s long fingers tap against

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an untruth with Fae food in their belly.”

me, but the dishes are gone, and her thrall servants

dropping at how easily I was convinced to eat my

won’t harm you,

its strong side effects. Selene

cannot sense Fae magic.

I can trust you. It turns out that you’re but a babe in

killed.”

races through me at her ominous words, but she doesn’t seem to

the one who has hist

hands gripping the edge

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faint and unnerving smile playing at the corners of her

care. I need to

long moment, her dark eyes seeming to

anything, if it means

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 is known as the Mad Prince.”

It’s the kind of name I’d expect to see in

his age, but everyone knows this: His sanity is gone, lost in time.” Sister Miriam’s voice drops to a whisper. “And he has taken a keen