Wicked Vampire: A Vampire Cozy Mystery

By S. Y. Robins

Sina Wheeler is your typical woman, living with her roommate, working from home, and trying to make it day by day. A regular at the Druid's Grove Sina has a few unusual friends, including a witch named Oona, but her best friend is her roommate, Gia. And Gia may just be a vampire. Or a Goth sunk so far into the lifestyle that she's harming herself. Sina dismisses Gia's behaviours and pale appearance as a phase, after all, her friend lost her parents at an early age. Who else would have the right to be depressed and into darkness? Sina is pretty sure her dismissal of the pale skin and Goth look is all wrong when she finds Gia squeezing a steak for dear life in the middle of the kitchen one night. Can Sina save her friend? And will the help come from a doctor trained in medical problems or Oona, the all-knowing witch? Sina is facing a battle for her friend's life that may turn into a battle for her own. Can she win against something she has no understanding of?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lovy Books Ltd
• Release date: Aug 12, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215394632

Book preview

1

Sina Wheeler moved into the raised dais at the Druid’s Grove pub and sat beside her friend. Lately Gia, Sina’s best friend forever, had started to become lethargic, quite pale, and to the point of being rude she was so listless. Take tonight for instance, Sina thought, Gia didn’t even react when Sina sat down, she just kept staring into the flames of the fire that was burning in the fireplace.

I’m so cold. Gia said in a low voice, her words giving the impression that Gia meant far more than her current perception of the temperature.

Yeah, you’re taking the Goth thing a bit too far lately, matey, why don’t you order some liver from the pub and get some iron in your system? Sina asked as she looked closely at her friend and roommate. The pale translucence of her skin wasn’t from makeup, as Sina had suspected, but the actual colour of Gia’s skin.

Indeed, you’re having liver and onions tonight my friend. Sina said as she went to the bar and ordered a meal for Gia and a cider for herself.

You either eat this or you’re off to the doctor. Sina said to the young woman paying her exactly zero attention. Come on now lovey, we’re 28 years old, aren’t we getting a bit old for vampires and castles? Look at what you’re doing to yourself.

Pushing her own naturally dark hair out of her grey eyes Sina looked over at her mate once more. Gia was still muttering about being cold and her brown eyes were completely vacant. Gia also had a scarf tightly wrapped around her neck.

Surely you aren’t that cold, Gia dear. Let’s get this scarf off of you. Sina said as she made to unwind the scarf.

That’s when Gia hissed at her. Gia actually hissed!

I know you didn’t just hiss at me! Sina exclaimed, pulling her arm back, shocked at her friend’s behaviour.

Gia just stared mutely into the flames muttering about how cold she was. Sina was becoming irritated with her friend’s behaviour and her irritation grew to full on anger as the food she’d ordered for Gia just sat going cold and untouched on the table.

Gia! You really need to snap out of this? What is wrong with you? For a week now you’ve been diving into this funk you’re in.

Sina paid their tab and ushered Gia out to her car, wondering how Gia had even managed to get there in the first place. Sina’s friend staggered on the way to the car and seemed unaware of her surroundings; surely muscle memory couldn’t have gotten her up the hill to the pub to sit by the fire?

The short drive down to their shared home was uneventful but Gia refused to get out of the car when Sina went to her side to get her out. Gia just kept repeating that she was cold and held her hands out to the vent of the car’s heating system. Sina realized that as soon as the car cooled off again Gia would probably get out of the car peacefully so she waited.

As soon as the cold air started