Igniting Cinder (The Lost Girls, #3)

by Holly Roberds

“He turned you into one of us,” another voice answers from the door. I turn to find Kaison’s mother, Queen Mei-Ling Charming, standing there in full Midnight regalia, her blue and black skirts filling the entryway to my tiny bedroom. She looks so out of place, I almost think I’m hallucinating or dead after all. “Oh,” is all I can say. I’m a vampire. A Midnight fairy. A bloodsucker. “So, that’s why I'm so thirsty,” I say in a low voice over a dry throat. Kai leans over and grabs a massive takeout cup covered with a lid. He hands it over. “Drink this, you’ll feel better.” At least it has a lid so I don’t have to face the bright red blood I’m about to consume. Sipping on the drink, my eyes widen. A mixed medley of pumpkin spice and something sweet and savory hits my gut in a satisfying ker-pow. “Well that’s the best thing I’ve ever had in my mouth,” I say taken aback after I’ve swallowed half of it in one go. “Well, that’s hurtful,” Kaison says with a pout. “Kaison,” his mother snaps. His shoulders hunch a little. “Sorry, Mom.” Then to me he says, “It’s half pumpkin spice latte, half Goldie, with extra cinnamon.” I stop drinking at that. “Did you say Goldie?” “Yeah,” he gives me a wry smile. “She and Red fought for a while about whose blood you would drink first but Goldie won that fight pretty quickly. All your friends donated blood because they wanted you to feel supported and loved through your transition to this new, erm, lifestyle.” I’m fully fucking floored. “Wow.” I sh...