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This week’s excerpt is from the Immaculate (releasing October 31st!). In this scene, Adam has recently become ill. As a vampire, he has never had this experience. He’s in training to fight the First Father, an evil vampire no one has been able to defeat, so this illness has come at the worst possible time. Jules, a vampire doctor, has been called, but he doesn’t have answers regarding Adam’s illness.
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Excerpt:
“Strange.” Jules narrowed his eyes, listening to Adam’s heartbeat. “Normal for a mortal, but not for a vampire. You have blood pressure like a mortal, too.”
Tell me something I don’t know, Adam wanted to shout. Venting his anger on Jules and his friends would help no one, least of all himself. The weak, achy feeling coursing through his body infuriated him. This was not supposed to happen!
Mercedes and Brett exchanged looks from where they stood at the foot of the bed.
Jules glanced at the hybrid couple. “Like a mortal athlete, but for him that’s a big change. No wonder why you feel like you can’t breathe.”
“So what can we do about it?” Adam asked.
Jules looked far off, his small hands twisting in front of him. “I haven’t the slightest idea. Describe your other symptoms.”
“I have no strength. The idea of drinking blood makes me sick.”
“How about other fluids?”
“I’ve had water. No problem.”
“Food?”
Adam shook his head.
“Do you want food?”
“I want to know what’s wrong with me.” Adam knew he sounded testy, but he couldn’t seem to help it. He wasn’t accustomed to being afraid, and right now, he was absolutely terrified of the disease ravaging his body.
“I understand. But I have to know these things.”
“I guess I could eat something.”
“How about gelatin?” Mara suggested. Mercedes and Adam shot her looks. She shrugged. “That’s what we humans eat when we’re sick. And soup.”
On top of sickness and worry, he was looking like a complete weasel in front of the woman he loved. He could only imagine how disappointed Mara, not to mention Brett and Mercedes, must be. Failure. He was an enormous failure.
“She’s right,” Brett said. “Maybe some chicken soup would be good for him.”
Chicken soup. Go ahead. Pile on the humiliation.
The Immaculate
by Kate Hill
Series: Ancient Blood
Format(s): Ebook
Heat Level: Steamy
Pairing(s): M/F
Genre/Themes: Paranormal, Vampires
Length: Novel
Cover art created at Canva.com
Coming October 31st!
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK2MCDF8
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-immaculate-kate-hill/1005704391
UBL: https://books2read.com/u/bzywNL
Scarred in mind and body after a brutal attack, Mara travels to Spain in pursuit of an explanation for flashbacks that hint at supernatural evil. There she meets Adam, a gorgeous vampire fighting demons of his own. Bound by mutual attraction and suffering, it seems they can heal each other, until their romantic relationships turns potentially deadly for one of them.
Note: The Immaculate was previously published. This re-edited version contains additional scenes. The Immaculate contains scenes with sex and violence. The story refers to past rape and past child abuse.
Want a taste of Ancient Blood? About Time (Ancient Blood 3.5) is a free short story about Brett and Mercedes from the Immaculate. Learn more at https://kate-hill.com/about-time/.
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I definitely do not associate vampires with chicken soup!
Adam probably didn’t either. 🙂
I absolutely love that last line. lol