Opulent (The Opalescent Collection Book 1) by Isabelle Gallo Read Free Book Online Page B

between vampires work? And what was that Eternal Mate stuff you were talking about?”
    “ Eternal Mate stuff ,” he exhaled, probably stalling to gather his thoughts. “The vampire that turned you is referred to you as your Eternal Mate. If you had a relationship with someone else there would be a fight and the winner would be your mate for all eternity.”
    “So the guy that turned me into a vampire is out there?” 
                  My spine quivered as an uncontrollable shudder wracked my bones.
    “Yep, he’s probably looking for you right now as we speak.”
                  I shivered again and bit my lip. “And what if he wins?”
    “You mean, if your Eternal Mate wins? He would be your mate for all eternity. He would basically control you and unfortunately you wouldn’t have a say.”
                  He shook his head and I figured he was brushing away his thoughts as I was. “We’re here.” He made a motion toward the building. 
                  The building was deserted and quiet, odd for such a popular tourist attraction.
    “How will we find Minx?”
    “We are not leaving until we find him, so don’t worry.”
                  We searched the quiet, abandoned building with no signs of the werewolves that were responsible for my dragon’s kidnapping.
    “Pearl said he would be at the top,” I recalled, pointing to the stairs.
                  We walked up the stairs since the elevator was not working, to our inconvenience, and found him before we arrived at the very top of the countless stairs.
                  The small huddled creature was just within reach. Minx lifted his head with a cry. He tried to hide in the crook of my arm, afraid and cold when I picked him up.
    “He’s not hurt and the wolves aren’t even here. It’s too good to be true. It shouldn’t be this easy.” The vampire’s gaze scanned the abandoned floor skeptically.
                  I shrugged in response as the little dragon clung to my shirt.
    “No, something’s not right here,” he continued.
                  There was a loud crack and, an earthquake, it seemed, caused us to fall over. The building shook. Smoke came through the walls and surrounded us. It filled my lungs and made me weak.
    “We have to get out of here!” Fitzray grabbed me, nearly dislocating my shoulder in the process.
    “What’s going on?”
    “The wolves are doing this,” he said as he led me up to the roof. “It’s a trap.”
                  He tightened his grip around my waist, leading me to the edge of the rooftop. Creatures that roamed the streets and those who traveled on the backs of dragons stopped for a brief moment to look up at us. There was no chance for me to refuse to jump. Fitzray pulled me down with him.
                  As we fell, the black smoke that smelled of volcanic ash broke through the windows and drifted out into the city. I did not hear my screams, or those of the frightened immortals below. Minx had struggled in my hands, his cries drowned out by the bomb-like explosion from behind. The mushroom cloud blew off the top of the building, sending debris and large shards of metal to scrape the wind and flew at the innocent below. The building then fell, causing even more destruction than the explosion itself. I braced myself, awaiting the crushing impact on cobblestone.
                  A throbbing in my head jerked my eyes open. I was alive. Something firm moved from under me and I rolled my eyes to see what it was.
    “Fitz?” My voice was hoarse.
    “Are you all right?” His voice was slurred and barely audible.
                  He gasped for air and I turned my face to look at him. I was crushing him. My head throbbed painlessly and my arms bled, but I did not feel anything, nothing at all.
                  Somehow we were not molded into the cobblestone