RBC06.50 - Marcella, Vampire Mage Read Online Free

with an adorable Faerie maiden while Morna stood apart, watching the festivities with typical Elf reserve.
    The surface of the lake was blanketed by a thin fog as the sun began to set. It was as if it was being doused by the lake, causing steam to rise from its cool surface.
    “Let’s dance,” I heard Richard say.
    As I turned to reply I saw him offer his hand to his cousin Sammy and her face beam with delight.
    They danced the jig with glee, and I couldn’t help but laugh and clap along. I observed the crowd and noticed Kaer watching me. He nodded in my direction and smiled.
    I smiled back and then noticed Nira. She was behind a table handing out sweets.
    I walked over. “Is there anything that I can do?”
    “Have some fun, Marcella. Go, have some fun,” she insisted shooing me away.
    I was hoping to pour punch instead. I don’t dance, and I’d never really been very much fun.
    I noticed Sabine glance over and then whisper something to Georgia, who glanced at me and then turned back to Sabine to continue their conversation.
    I took a deep breath and strolled in Kaer’s direction.
    He watched me approach and then started towards me. I could feel the quickening of my heartbeat and my mouth felt dry.
    “I hope you will forgive me.”
    “There’s nothing to forgive, Kaer. Listen, why don’t we start over. Call me, Cella,” I said, and held out my hand.
    He looked at me inquisitively for a moment and then smiled. Then he took my hand lightly in his, and raised it to his lips.
    “Call me, whenever you need me. I promise to always be there for you.”
    I thought that it was such a strange thing to say to someone he hardly knew.
    “Dance with me.”
    “Oh, I don’t…”
    Before I could finish he scooped me into his arms and moved us around the fire with the others. I felt like I was floating, and when I looked down, I realized that that’s exactly what I was doing. I just relaxed and enjoyed every minute of it.
    Soon the music stopped and we floated down to the ground.
    “That was fun,” Sammy exclaimed as she joined us.
    I pulled away from Kaer. “Yes it was.”
    Richard and Luke approached us now, bearing cups of punch. Sabine and Georgia, not to be left out, walked over too.
    Richard handed me a cup of punch and looked at Kaer.
    “Kaer, this is my roommate Sammy, her cousin, Richard, Luke, Sabine and Georgia.”
    “Good to meet you,” Kaer said. “If you’ll excuse me, I see my mother is speaking with Niranjana.”
    He walked away and my gaze followed him. His mother was a female copy of Kaer, brown curly hair that perfectly framed her face. Some Fae had cat iris, but not these. Their large soulful green eyes were full of spirit.
    She was petite and shapely, in a calf-length, silky, light teal dress and slippers. I strained my vampire hearing to try to see what they were talking about.
    Kaer’s mother seemed agitated.
    “I wonder what’s going on,” Sabine said, breaking my concentration.
    “Shhh, I’m trying to hear what they’re saying.”
    Before I could concentrate again, Kaer’s mother disappeared. Then all of the faeries took their tiny flying forms and did the same. Kaer turned to me, his face the picture of concern and he too, disappeared from sight.
    The knee-high pixies were next to go.
    “Nira, what’s going on?”
    Nira waved her hand causing the instruments to disappear.
    “The Faeries have detected evil. This land is protected by me. That means I have to find out what the evil is, and how it has gotten through the protections.”
    “Did they say where?” Richard asked.
    “Several areas along the border. It’s as if they’re testing the protections. I have to get back and see what I can do. Don’t worry, but maybe you should stay close to the cottage for now.”
    Nira disappeared and the seven of us were suddenly alone.
    Luke sat on a log next to the fire. “I don’t feel like going back right now.”
    “Nira didn’t say we had to,” Morna said, as he too took a