Elysium by Sylah Sloan Read Free Book Online

head, so completely confused at the conversation we were having.
    “You used to be human … and now you’re not. You have changed to Arcane—something which has never happened in all of our existence.”
    We stared at each other, what he said to me slowly sinking in. “If this has never happened, then how did it?” I watched him pace the small room, starting to get dizzy from the repetitive motion. “Why am I hooked up to blood?”
    It took him a moment to answer. “You were very sick. That was the change you were going through. Your body needed blood in order to properly make the completion. Once I realized that, I immediately started an IV. Once the blood hit your system, you completed the transformation. I have never seen anything so … incredible before.” He sounded awestruck as he watched me inquisitively.  Something flickered in his expression, which unsettled me. “I did extensive blood work on you, trying to decipher how this could have happened. It is still unclear, but the only thing which makes sense is that one of your parents was an Arcane, a vampire more specifically.”
    I just stared at him. I knew nothing about my mother or father. The only knowledge I had was my mother had died in childbirth with me. No one seemed to know what had really happened, that or they chose not to tell me. It was probably for the best anyway. “My mother died during childbirth, and I didn’t know my father. So I’m sorry, I can’t really help you there.” He just watched me, and I wondered what he was thinking about right then.
    “I’m very sorry. It truly is a tragedy to lose someone close to you.”
    He spoke the words like he truly knew what it felt like to lose someone. I never knew either of my parents, but there w ere emotions inside of me that flickered at the knowledge that I never would. “Yeah, well, it happens. Isn’t that the way of life? We are born to die?”
    “Such dark thoughts for a child full of life.”
    “I’m not a child. I turned seventeen on Saturday.” He outright laughed at me, and I couldn’t help but glower slightly. After a moment I too started to laugh. This whole situation was downright crazy. “How can this all happen? I mean, it is so surreal.”
    “In time you will be acclimated to this life. I can’t say everyone feels the way you must be feeling. Like I said, there has never been anyone like you. An Arcane and a human are not able to procreate. At least they never have before. More tests will have to be done of course.”
    “Of course.” I said those words without emotion, my focus on the television in front of me again. I felt so tired, so drained that all I wanted to do was sleep. “Can I just sleep?”
    “Absolutely. If you need anything, just push the call button, the red switch on the side of your bed, and either I or Cadeon will be in.”
    Out of the corner of my eye I saw him walk towards the coffee table and scoop up the papers scattered there. He made his way towards the door without a backwards glance in my direction. “Dr. Iverson?”
    He stopped and turned, a small smile on his lips. “Please, call me Mikhail.”
    “How long do I have to stay here?”
    “Well, at least another couple of days in the clinic, after that you will be moved to the Manor. We can talk about that later though. Sleep now, Meadow.”
    He smiled and walked away, not giving me a chance to respond. The door shut with a light click, and I was left in the sterile room with just my thoughts and the muted TV.
     
     

Chapter Six
     
    The days slowly passed, as I sat in the hospital room. Mikhail had come to see me several times a day, checking my vitals and changing out the blood bags as they ran empty. I hadn’t asked him why I still needed all the blood. I mean, I wasn’t stupid. I was a vampire now, but wasn’t the change over? Damn, would I ever get used to that? It was still hard to get my mind wrapped around that idea, but soon the denial was replaced by sad acceptance.