Sacrifice (Revelations Book 1) by Mia Bishop Page B

rather uneventful. Nico had left a note next to her cot telling her that he’d be back soon and that she needed to stay put. That was no real surprise. There was no way in hell he was going to let her go out to explore on her own. Especially since this was only her third day as a freakish vampire with no memory. She’d toiled around the kitchen doing her best to ignore her growling stomach for the first twenty minutes of her morning, after it became clear Nico hadn’t left her anything to eat she started her route of pacing between the living room and the bedroom.
    The shoddy house wasn’t much and there was no separation or privacy between the rooms, except for the bathroom which she was increasingly grateful for. She’d already decided that room, the only room with a door was going to be her sanctuary in this dreary life. Heaving a sigh she headed for the bathroom. There was still no sign of Nico and if she was going to have to stay inside she was going to relax. The shower took several long minutes to heat up and Abby took her time brushing out her hair and stripping down while she waited. As soon as she stepped into the hot stream she moaned. It was worth the wait. The water warmed her to her bones. The aching chill left from hunger slowly dissipated as she washed her hair and scrubbed her body down with soap.
    She couldn’t bring herself to look down. She didn’t want to look at her body. She didn’t want to fixate on the fact that demons had invaded her. It was a violation and she couldn’t bring herself to face it. There was nothing she could remember about the attack. She had no idea if it had hurt, but she imagined that it did. Her body ached when she gained consciousness at Arveda’s, it had to be a sign of what was done to her either by the demons or by Nico when he pulled them out of her.
    Abby inhaled catching the scent of liquor in the air that burned her nostrils. Nico was back. A slight smile crossed her face. The priest, or ex-priest for that matter, was the lesser of any evil she could think of right now. Sure he was sullen and mean, but he was teaching her to fight. He clearly couldn’t stand her being a vampire but when they’d touched she’d felt something and there was no denying that he’d felt it too. She could feel his body harden when he’d pushed up against her while teaching her how to throw the knife. Biting her lip to keep her grin from spreading she rubbed her legs together, giving a slight moan to the slick friction building at the junction of her thighs. That man was terrible, mean, and yet he set her body on fire.
    His messy brown hair, piercing green eyes, and lightly stubbled jawline gave no indication that he used to be a holy man. He was handsome, in a rugged sort of uncaring way. Like he couldn’t be bothered to clean up properly but it didn’t matter because he could still take a girl’s breath away while he showed her how to handle a weapon. Abby shuddered and shook her head as the water turned from hot to ice cold in an instant. She shut off the faucet and hopped out of the shower. The cold didn’t affect her too much but it was uncomfortable and that was enough to put an end to her day dreaming.
    She tilted her head to the side when she heard Nico laugh from the other room. His voice was muffled through the door as he mocked. “How’d you like that hot water?”
    “Oh, shut up.” Rolling her eyes she dried off and put her cut off sweat pants and tied up t-shirt back on. Her sopping wet hair left a puddle of water on the floor as she wrapped it up in a towel. On her way out of the door she tossed another towel down and cleaned up the floor before throwing it in the hamper. “So you’re back? Do we get down to business now?”
    He looked her up and down. His eyes lingering a bit too long on the curves of her body and he shook his head. “You can’t wear that.”
    “Well, I don’t have anything else to wear.” Nico tossed a bag at her. She caught it easily