Blood Magic (After Dark Book 7) by Sarah Bailey (historical books to read .txt) 📕

minutes before her body started to shake with the magic coursing through her veins. It was too much. She let go of the boy’s wrist and fell to her knees. The magic was starting to take over. She could feel it.

“Take him away,” Questor said.

“No, let me go. I need to save her,” Novus screamed.

The two fae men dragged her brother away as she reached out for him. Questor slapped her hand down. The teenage boy followed the fae.

“Goodbye princess,” Questor spat and kicked her into the dirt.

She landed flat on her back as the convulsions started. The magic pulsed inside her, wanting to get out. She heard Questor’s retreating footsteps. And then she was alone. Tears streamed down her face as her body quaked.

“Help me,” she whispered, almost unable to get the words out. “Please help me, somebody.”

She lost all control of her bodily functions. Her arms flailed at her sides, her legs twitching as the convulsions got steadily worse.

“Please, Jamie. Help me.”

I don’t want to die.

Chapter Twenty

Jamie walked out of the shadows into the Manager’s Office at Fright Night. Neave sat at her desk, her eyes intent on her laptop screen. She looked up when he leant against the desk next to her.

“Hello, I hear you’ve been causing trouble again,” she said.

“I’m always causing trouble.”

She grinned, leaning back in her chair.

“On a scale of one to ten, how pissed is the boss?”

“I’d say he’s about an eight, but you never know with Gav.”

Neave chuckled.

“You really do know how to push his buttons. Say, the King of the Fae is a bit of a dick. Are you sure you want him as a father in law?”

Jamie rolled his eyes. Neave could say what she liked about Dani’s father, he didn’t care. All that mattered was him and Dani being together.

“Gav said you needed my help.”

She sighed, drumming her fingers on the desk.

“Yes, although he doesn’t believe what I suspect is going on.”

Jamie cocked an eyebrow.

“And what do you suspect?”

“There are signs of demon involvement. One of the men I interrogated let it slip.”

Jamie froze. Demons. Why would demons want to take down the vampire boss of London? It made absolutely no sense. Except to him, it made all the sense in the world.

“Fucking Selene,” he growled.

Neave looked up at him, a frown on her face.

“Selene?”

He shoved off the desk and clenched his fists. There was only one demon who wanted to catch Jamie’s attention enough that she’d go to these lengths. Was this her final ploy to get him to agree to be her pet?

“I have to go,” he said.

“Hold on a minute, who is Selene? What’s going on?”

“Selene is the fucking bitch demon who helped me do something stupid a long time ago and if I’m right, she’s gone after Gavin’s business to get to me.”

Neave stared at him with wide eyes.

“You got involved with a demon? What the fuck, Jamie?”

“It’s a long fucking story. One I can’t explain right now. I need to find her.”

He pulled his phone from his pocket, finding Selene’s number in his contacts and dialling.

“And then what?” Neave asked.

“Then I’m going to fucking kill her.”

He waited. The phone rang several times.

“To what do I owe this pleasure, Jamie?” Selene answered, her voice low and sultry.

The sound of it made his skin crawl.

“Where are you?”

“Have you got my goods yet?”

He didn’t. He’d decided he was stopping this shit for good after Selene had run into him and Dani in that bar. Perhaps this is why she’d ramped up her attack on Gavin.

“Of course I do.”

“Then I’ll text you the address. Don’t be late.”

She hung up without giving him a chance to reply. He pulled the phone away from his ear and waited.

“Jamie, seriously, what is going on?” Neave asked.

He sighed, knowing he needed to give her some kind of explanation.

“Selene wants me, Neave. She’s wanted me since I met her not long after I was turned. She helped me when I needed it and has lorded it over my head ever since. It was a stupid fucking deal I made and I paid the ultimate price. She has never taken no for an answer. I didn’t think she’d come after my family, but she has.”

“What did you do?”

He shook his head. That was a story he wasn’t going to tell anyone except Dani. His heart lurched. He missed his fae princess even though he’d just been with her. Something tugged at his heart. Dani had been right about the bond. He felt her love for him.

“It doesn’t matter what I did. What matters is I know she’s gone after Gav and I need to stop her before she fucks everything up completely.”

His phone buzzed. Selene letting him know the meeting point. He looked back up at Neave.

“You coming?” he asked.

She stood, grinning.

“Why, do you need backup?”

“I need you to let Gav know if things go south.”

It was dangerous, him taking Neave along, but he had little choice in the matter. It would never be safe for him to meet Selene alone under these circumstances.

“Then let’s go.”

She put her hand in his. The shadows folded around them. A few minutes later, they both stepped out into an abandoned building. Selene was leaning up against a broken fireplace. Her red eyes narrowed when she realised Jamie wasn’t alone.

“I see you’ve brought a friend with you,” she said.

Jamie held back a snarl. He was done with her bullshit. Shoving Neave behind him, he took a step towards the demon.

“You don’t happen to know why my brother’s business is