“Dhampir?”
“Part human, part vampire,” Drake clarified.
“There’s a name for that? Is it common?” I asked.
“No,” Cryder said. “In fact, it’s very uncommon. The
last one in recorded history was over a hundred years ago. And
because of your nature, the rituals you must undergo will be
very trying—very painful—for you. But they are necessary. By
the time it’s over, you’ll have been fully transformed into the
vampire queen you were meant to be. Your strength and
power will increase exponentially, and you will be fully
prepared to rule over the people of our bloodline.”
I bit my lip. Very painful. It sounded terrifying. But the
promise of attaining my full strength—a strength, I now
realized, I was born to possess—fueled my resolve to go
through with it. And then there was the allure of ruling at
Cryder’s side, of being together with him in the days to come.
When I thought about it that way, I knew I could survive
whatever trials lay ahead. I could do whatever it took to fulfill my destiny and take my place as Cryder’s queen.
“We’ll journey to Italy,” Cryder said. “There, we will
find the rest of my family and our blood clan.”
“Right. No problem.” I took a deep breath. “So, I just
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have to survive the rest of high school, graduate, go to Italy,
and learn to be queen of the vampires. I can do that.”
“I’ll be with you all the way,” Cecile said, taking my
hand.
“We all will,” Drake said. “The protection you’ll require
against rogue vampires is best handled by groups. As long as
we all stick together, we’ll be safe.”
“What about your mom?” I asked Cecile.
She gave me a tight smile. “I’ll just tell her we’re
traveling with friends. She knew it was a possibility. I’d talked about it before. And then we’ll figure out the rest as we go
along.”
I looked from one of them to the next. My friends. My
new family. And Cryder, my fiancé. The king to my queen. I
couldn’t believe this was my life. And yet, there was a part of
me—a part of me that felt stronger and more powerful with
each passing moment—that couldn’t wait to get started.
I smiled and felt the tug of my blood. “Let’s do this.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tiffany Heiser is the author of Yearn for Blood, the first
book in the Blood Origins series. She was born in
Killeen, TX. She spent her early years writing and
reading, living in fantasy worlds and writing out her
feelings in poems.
She grew up with her parents doting on her creative
abilities and pushing her to continue doing what she
always loved to do. Raised in a small town in Central
Texas where she resides ow with her son, their dog, and her
son’s hamster-along with the plethora of notepads, pens,
and books as she continues her dream of writing.
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