In which hosts Bethanie and Ash introduce their new Vampire Literary Podcast!
They begin their Vampire podcast with a chapter by chapter deep dive into Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
Vampire Academy Chapter 1
Seventeen-year-old Rose Hathaway is a dhampir (half human, half vampire), and has a psychic connection to her best friend, Vasilisa Dragomir (known as Lissa), who is a Moroi, or full-blooded vampire. Now, Rose senses that Lissa is having a recurring nightmare, so she wakes her friend and soothes her, aided by their housemate’s cat, Oscar. Rose notes that cats dislike dhampir but have a great deal of affection for Moroi. Seeing that Lissa is weak from a lack of blood, Rose scolds her and says that Lissa should have asked to feed from her sooner. Lissa bites Rose’s neck, triggering the characteristic rush of pleasure that comes from a vampire’s bite.
Afterward, Rose follows Oscar’s gaze to the window and sees that a man is watching them from the street. She worries that the man witnessed the vampirism, but when Oscar hisses at him, she deduces that he must be a dhampir like her. She urges Lissa to use her magical powers of compulsion to secure their human housemate’s car keys and force him to forget that he ever saw the two girls. They flee, just as they have been doing for the past two years whenever other vampires or dhampirs get close to them. Rose hopes that she merits Lissa’s unwavering trust.
They almost make it to their housemate’s car, but suddenly a dozen dhampir guardians surround them, led by the man Rose saw across the street. Rose tries to fight, but her weakness and inexperience are no match for the guardian’s skill. He sees the bite on Rose’s neck as she prepares to attack again, but Lissa sends calming energy her way, causing Rose to pause. The head guardian introduces himself as Dimitri Belikov. He calls Lissa “princess” and says that he has come to return her to St. Vladimir’s Academy.
Bite Me is a Three Sisters Podcast Network podcast. Hosted by Bethanie Finger and Ashleigh Tanner and featuring the literary works of Richelle Mead. The logo art was created by Bethanie Finger and the intro/outro music was composed by Something Weird.
