Yearn For Blood (Blood Origins Book 1)

by Tiffany Heiser

  “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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