The
Devil’s Liege
The
Mathias Saga
Book
2
Danielle
DeVor
Genre: YA
Fantasy
Publisher:
Eirelander Publishing
Date of
Publication: September 25, 2014
ASIN: B00NYB4CZG
Number of pages: 162
Word Count: 52,
534
Cover Artist:
Buffi BeCraft
Book Description:
Being a vampire
isn't all it's cracked up to be- in fact, it kind of sucks.
After surviving
his duel with Lilith, Mathias thought that he could relax. That is until he
discovers that, Nossy, the new king, has been kidnapped.
When the
investigating vampires seem to have no clue how to rescue Nosferatu, Mathias
must step in. Everything is peachy until Mathias is named the next new king in
order to stop the man behind Nossy’s kidnapping from taking over the throne.
Suddenly, his
life is not his own again, and Mathias must make a choice: risk his life to
find his friend, or sit back and watch disaster unfold.
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Excerpt
“Thias.”
The
voice was near to his ear and seemed breathy. Sleep was his friend. He hunkered
down further into his pillow. The darkness was a comfort to him. Safe.
“Thias.”
It was closer this time—right next to his ear. He didn’t want for this to be
real, prayed that it wouldn’t be.
Snick.
Snick.
Mathias
jerked awake. His heart hammered in his chest. He looked around the room.
Everything was where it was supposed to be. It was still too fancy for Mathias
with the polished wood, the gold brocade curtains and the velvet chair next to
the window with his stack of books beside it. Nothing was wrong. There was no
insane woman about to cut him with a pair of rusty shears. With his eyes the
way they were now, with his vampire’s ability to see in the dark, he didn’t
need to reach over and turn on the light. He could see everything perfectly. It
must have been a dream. At least, Mathias hoped that’s what it was.
There
was no one was in his room but himself. “Fuck.”
He
closed his eyes for a minute and sighed. Ever since he’d killed Nic, the
sorcerer who had caused him to become a vampire, Mathias had been dreaming
about her and the past. It honestly was something he wished he could forget.
Lilith,
the former Queen, had tried to kill him just so he couldn’t tell the vampire
world about the horrible things she’d done to him in a past life. She’d
cultivated this kind and generous persona that wasn’t really like her at all.
It wasn’t Mathias’ fault that Vlad had chosen to cross him over into a vampire.
Being a vampire hadn’t been his choice. Hell, he would have rather had his
parents back, but he guessed fate was just one of those things.
He
wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand. Along with the dreams, he’d
been breaking out in cold clammy sweats. Why the dreams were happening now, he
didn’t know. It would have made more sense for them to happen after Nossy had
killed Lilith, his mother, but maybe his brain was still being stupid. It
wouldn’t surprise him.
He
got up, walked across the room to the window, and pushed the plush red brocade
curtain out of the way. Staying with Vlad again was weird. The room was just
too fancy. He preferred Nossy’s clutter. It felt more homey somehow. But, with
Nossy being king, it was easier for Mathias to stay with Vlad. He understood
that. He just wished things were less complicated.
Outside,
the frost on the ground was so thick that it made the grass look almost white.
That was Siberia. Winter came early
here. Snow had been hitting the ground in intervals since October, with it now
being November, well, the frost was a little bit of an improvement. That meant
it wasn’t as cold today.
He
wrapped his wings around himself and sat down in the chair next to the window.
It was still weird to have wings. They were longer than he was in order to
support him in the air. They weren’t unlike the wings of a fruit bat, sort of.
The glass reflected what Mathias still viewed as his new face. His brown hair
was still long, his blue eyes were still jaded, but he was big now.
Part
of him still expected to see that fifteen-year-old kid in the mirror. Needless
to say, the last year had been one hell of an experience. He looked at the
bookcase opposite his chair, but nothing sparked his interest enough. Still, no
sense in trying to go back to sleep now. The dreams would just start again.
Mathias just wanted to rest, but his mind had other ideas.
He
leaned over the side of the chair and picked up the book he’d left on the
floor. It wasn’t a fun read, but necessary. It was an old tome about ancient
fighting techniques. Mathias thought that if he could learn about how the old
techniques were taught, then maybe, he could rectify everything he remembered
from the past with that things were like now. He sighed. His plan wasn’t
working very well if his dreams were any indication. He didn’t want to remember
more of her. It was getting to the point that when he saw a woman with long
black hair, he’d have to suppress a shudder. Not normal at all.
He
let the book fall into his lap and stared out the window again. The frigid
scenery was something better to focus on.
I’m
tired of being alive.
About
the Author
Named one of the
Examiner's 2014 Women in Horror: 93 Horror Authors You Need to Read Right Now,
Danielle DeVor has been spinning the spider webs, or rather, the keyboard for
more frights and oddities. She spent her early years fantasizing about vampires
and watching "Salem's Lot" way too many times. When not writing and
reading about weird things, you will find her hanging out at the nearest coffee
shop, enjoying a mocha frappuccino.
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Interesting excerpt!
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