Mist by Amy Michel (books to read this summer .txt) 📖

Decsription

“If any vampire kills a human, a curse will be brought upon the forest”.

 

This did happen. A vampire of the forest killed a human and now all the four clans, Fearless, Midnights, Moors, and Fallen Oaks are cursed. All forest vampires are now half human. They’re not allowed to hunt or drink animals’ blood and they are not allowed to have any reactions with any humans. To survive they have to drink water to control their thirst.

 

Now that the curse is in place, North, the leader of the clan Fearless, is hiding a dark secret that could destroy them all. It’s up to a young vampiress named Xena to reveal the secret even if it means going behind her leader’s back. While she’s in Fearless she meets a handsome vampire named Severn, who is only a year older than her. Severn agrees to help Xena by making himself North’s pet. North limits Xena’s friendship with Severn, and Xena also has limited time to get him back and save Fearless and the other clans.

 

Will Xena win or will she fall?

 

Chapter 1

 

“Fearless, today we are growing stronger as ten apprentices join us this evening”, North told us.

 

I really wasn’t listening to my leader. I had no interest in listening to her. I felt the girl that was standing next me stiffen. I followed her gaze over to the tree that grew nearby Flat rock. A blonde boy was glaring at us. I nudged the girl gently. “Just avoid him”, I whispered.

 

“No. His thoughts are too loud”, she said.

 

I didn’t reply. Instead I looked back to see North dismissing the clan. The girl elbowed me. “Come on”.

 

We caught up with our group outside the dormitory. A brown haired girl led us through a tunnel and into a opening. My eyes took in the sight. Wooden ramps led up to built in cabin houses that sat in the trees. A sidewalk led into the dormitory and splitted off into different directions towards the wooden ramps. The nice girl left us to explore our new home.

 

I walked into my new room, closing the door behind me. The walls were a grey-white and my bed was covered with pale blue blankets. My closet was close to the bathroom, and an owl shaped clock hung on the wall. The blinds were a pale blue with a white underneath. I closed the blinds making it a little darker in my room. I walked over to the comfy chair that was sitting by the window. I ran my hand across the soft fabric before walking over to my closet. I opened my closet to see all of my clothes neatly folded or hung on the hangers.

 

I walked towards the cafeteria . The room was loud. The girl that stood next to me earlier motioned me over to her table. “I’m Vanessa”, she said, while I took a seat next to her.

 

“Xena”, I told her.

 

“Xena. That’s a lovely name”,Vanessa replied.

 

Another blonde girl sat next to us. “I’m Claudette”.

 

“Xena”, I said shaking her hand.

 

I looked around the room taking in the breathtaking sight while Claudette and Vanessa fell into a deep conversation. Chandeliers hung from the ceiling making the room alive with brightness. Many vampires were either standing or sitting on the tables. A sweet scent took me out of my sight seeing. A brown haired girl was now sitting next to me.

 

“This is Emily”, Vanessa told me. She was cut off by another girl when she sat by Claudette. “And this is Maizy”.

 

Maizy gave me a small smile but didn’t say a word to me. After we ate our food, we all met in Vanessa’s room. I paid close attention when Maizy spoke about North. “They say that Paul and North have a child. Misty, one of the doctors, is to be believed to be their daughter. North gave Misty up to another doctor named Jamia because she didn’t want to be punished. North told Jamia to hide Misty from the clan. So Jamia took Misty in as her own and, like North said to do, told the clan that she accidentally mated with a Nomad”. We were silent after the story.

 

“Don’t believe it”, Claudette said after a moment.

 

It was midnight when I walked into my room. I grabbed a pair of leggings and a tank top from my closet. The warm water felt good on my bare back. Maizy’s story was still stuck in my head. If North didn’t want to be punished in having Misty, then why have a mate? I wondered quietly. After I was dressed I sat in my comfy chair for a few minutes. It was quiet in my room except the fan that I had left on in the bathroom. I sighed tiredly before shutting off the fan.

 

The blankets were soft between my fingers as I drew them back. I sat on my bed before crawling into the covers. The glare of the boy earlier was fresh in my head when I gazed at the ceiling. I remembered Vanessa’s stiffen body standing next to me when she read his thoughts. I heard the rain beat against the window and saw the lightning flash in the darkness. I snuggled in the covers of my bed and fell asleep. A rumble of thunder sounded in the night sky.

 

Chapter 2

 

During training the next morning Emily sprained her ankle when she fell off a rock and into the river. I watched Vanessa and Chris, one of our trainers escort her to the hospital. We sat at our usual table for lunch.Two older apprentices, Dragon and Izzy joined our table along with Brady and Dereck. I felt Izzy poke me with her elbow. I gave her a look of disgrace but she avoided me and said ”He’s looking at you again”. She nodded over to the table where the blonde boy sat with two other apprentices staring at me.

 

“What’s his problem?” I asked her.

 

Before Izzy could answer me Dragon butted in. “That’s Severn. He’s an older apprentice like me and Izzy, and Brady, if you include him. I don’t”. He paused and gave me a wink. Anyway, Severn is nice and he’s a very quick learner. He’s gifted. Like Vanessa, he can hear your thoughts. Plus he probably is interested in you”. He gave me another wink.

 

“Really, Dragon? Glaring doesn’t mean ‘like’ ” Izzy said sounding annoyed. Dragon rolled his eyes at her before passing me a small smile. I looked up suddenly to see Claudette running out of the cafeteria. Dragon looked at Brady who was grinning. “Dude, what did you do?” Now all of us had our eyes directly on Brady. “What? I was just kidding around”, he said, blushing. Dragon shook his head while Emily went to dump her plate. I bid my farewells before going back to the dormitory. The dorm was quiet when I walked into the clearing. I went to my room then sat in my chair. I pulled my sleeve up to look at the bite that Izzy had gave me during training the other day. She kept apologizing when she walked with me to hospital. “I’m fine”. I had told her. The bite still stung but it was now scarred into my skin. I sprang from my chair when I heard loud knocking on the door. I opened the door to see him standing there with ice in his honey colored eyes. “Come in”, I said. He walked into my room without looking at me.

 

Severn.

 

I remembered Dragon saying his name earlier as I closed the door. I looked to see him pacing around in my room. “I hate her”, he growled, darkly. Her? Who was he talking about? I wondered quietly before motioning him to sit in my chair. When he had sat down in my chair I asked. “Who?”

“North”, he said with bitterness. He looked out my window totally trying to not look at me. I leaned against the wall closest to him.

 

“Tell me what’s going on”, I told him. I heard Severn sigh heavily.

 

“I’m not telling you how I knew that this was your room”, he muttered.

 

“Just telling me what’s going on”, I said. I was getting annoyed with the simple statements.

 

Avoiding me, he got up then started for the door. I stood in front of him in a flash. His eyes turned into a dark, cold color as he narrowed them. “I can’t. Now move”. He sneered lightly.

 

“You sure?” I asked. “You can tell me anything”.

 

“No Xena”, he said calmly. He walked past me and left. I closed my eyes to calm myself. I felt so frustrated. “You don’t come to talk if you won’t tell me what’s wrong”. I wanted to hiss at him.

 

I sighed with frustration then left my room.

Chapter 3

 

I woke up at four in the morning. Yesterday’s conversation with Severn was still haunting me. Dreaming about him made it harder to stop thinking about it. I left my room and headed for the forest.

 

The forest was quiet as I walked towards the creek. We weren’t really supposed to be out this early but I couldn’t fall back asleep. I wasn’t scared of the punishment North would give me if she found out I was sneaking out of camp before dawn.

 

I sat on one of the rocks and stuck my barefeet into the cool, dark water. My reflection was visible in the water under the moon’s light. It felt like forever since I left Moors. I remembered how nervous I was waiting for my turn to choose a clan. I knew I wouldn’t choose Midnights.