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SWEET BLOOD Chapter 32- New Breed
Totally unfazed, James pounced fast and hard on the Hunter he held on the floor, ripping one of his blades across the suckhead's throat. It roared and sputtered under the swift poison of the dagger's titanium edge, oozing gore as its body began a rapid meltdown. It's magic fading."Your turn," James told the other one as it attempted to scramble out of the way.The hunter threw its arm out, swiping at James with its blade. His magic buzzed on his sword, but it was a careless move, even for a hunter. When it had the chance to come at him, it hesitated, started itching to the side, drawing things out. Distracting him, James realized in the next instant when he heard the sudden crash of breaking glass coming from Grace's apartment."Son of a bitch," he growled as the woman's scream shot through the walls.The Hunter chose that second to fly at him, but James was ready for the attack. He leaped out of the suckhead's path, landing in a low crouch behind it and coming up fast with his blade
SWEET BLOOD Chapter 33- Brotherhood's Comp
James let go only to push her into the vehicle, and Grace scrambled onto the leather bench seat, her heart pounding in her chest. In a move so fast it hardly registered to her, he pivoted around, drew a dagger, and let it fly down the alleyway. From somewhere in the darkness came a shout of pain, then the low, anguished howl of a hunter meeting its demise at the end of James’s titanium blade. James dived into the SUV next to Grace and slammed the back door shut. "Make us gone, Danny. There's more on the way. Coming at us from above—"At that instant, something heavy hit the roof of the vehicle. In a peal of screeching tires, Danny threw the SUV into reverse, dislodging the Hunter onto the hood. A fast zigzagging maneuver threw it off the car completely, and as the feral vampire came up from its roll on the street, the leather-clad warrior in the passenger seat leaned out his open window and filled the Hunter with a merciless hail of bullets.The warrior squeezing the trigger shouted a
SWEET BLOOD Chapter 34- Lander
As James paused in the open doorway of the library, Lander looked up from an array of color photographs that his wife Ella had spread out before him on the squat table in the center of the room. She had a gift that extended beyond her artist’s eye for beauty: Ella’s camera lens was often drawn to vampire locations, both the brotherhood and hunter. It was in part how she and Lander met the past summer; now it wasn’t unusual for the mate to return from occasional daytime outings to the city and suburbs with pictures that proved useful to the Brotherhood’s recon efforts topside. But this particular collection was something different. Even from a distance, James’s eye was drawn to vibrant, sunlit images of the mansion's winter grounds and gardens. The ice glistened on branches like diamonds, and in one of the shots, a red cardinal was captured in close-up, a blast of shocking color amid a field of fresh white snow. A few of the pictures were taken in the city, some showing children in on
SWEET BLOOD Chapter 35- Looking for Darius
"Darius," Lander said, a dark weight hanging on that one word. "Who is Darius?" Ella asked, peering past Lander at the glyph scrawled onto the page. "Darius is an ancient name, once a formidable warrior, a sorcerer, and our friend," James explained. "Then become our enemy. He was one of the original members of the Vampire Hunters in the Kingdom of Nork. He is the very own trusted ally of the Master Sorcerer—a spy, a traitor, a first-generation vampire hunter. Darius fought against us when the master sorcerer declared war on our race." "I thought you didn't have that kind of memory, Sir... I mean, at the Nork?" Ella asked. "Ella, I have all the memory and knowledge in the world. It's just that some were cloaked, hidden in secret curses and spells, covered in mist, and sometimes I do remember them, yet most of the time, I don't have a recollection of knowing them. I might know something about it today, but tomorrow I might forget I ever told you such a thing. That's why Lander is wit
SWEET BLOOD Chapter 36- The girls
Grace looked down at the healed wound on her left arm, then over at Tara, whose gifted hands had erased all traces of the bleeding cut and mended the torn flesh with just a touch. "This is incredible. How long have you had this talent?""Pretty much all my life, I suppose." Tara pushed a curling lock of honey-blond hair behind her ear and gave a small shrug. "For a long time, I didn’t use it. I just wished it would go away, you know? So I could be... normal."Grace nodded, understanding completely. "You"re lucky, though, Tara. Your ability is one of strength. It works for the good."Shadows seemed to crowd the woman's aqua eyes. "Now it does, yes. Thanks mostly to Danny, that is. Before I met him, I had no idea why I was so different from other women. I treated my talent like a curse. Now I wish it went deeper. There is so much more I wish I could do.""Nice to hear that.""I can't take away old wounds and scars," Tara said. "And some of the worst ones a person bears are on the inside
SWEET BLOOD Chapter 37- Pool
"Come on, Grace, let’s talk some more while you eat." Ella was waiting for them in the dining room upstairs." The three women left the infirmary, Tara’s little dog trotting after them, and walked through a confusing maze of corridors into the heart of the Brotherhood’s subterranean compound. They were nearly to an elevator when a glass door whisked open somewhere nearby and deep male voices filled the area. Grace recognized Steven’s voice among them, but he sounded rougher than normal, talking about night patrols and racking up his tally of Hunter kills like it was some kind of sport for him.The other male’s voice rolled with an exotic accent, making Grace picture turquoise ocean waves and golden sunsets. It was Danny, she realized, as the two armed warriors rounded the corner and the one walking with Steven moved in to sweep Tara into a tight embrace."Hello, darling," Danny drawled and nuzzled his mouth against her neck while she laughed at the sudden amorous assault. His eyes flas
SWEET BLOOD Chapter 38- Arrg!
"‘I work alone, that’s why," James replied with annoyance."I may not remember anything, James, but trust me, I can help you. Or are you just embarrassed? That maybe going there without me is like... well... it means banging your head against a wall?" Now she laughed, stunning him with her open mockery. "I would have thought you were smarter than that, James."Anger pricked at him, but he held it back, refusing to let her bait him. With a shake of her head, Grace pivoted around and headed back for the shallow end, swimming with determined strokes. "I should leave," she murmured.James kept time with her, strolling along the edge of the pool. "Don’t let me interrupt your swim. I was just on my way out anyway.""I mean, I should leave the compound. It’s obvious I don’t belong here.""You can’t go back to your apartment now,’ he informed her curtly. ‘The Rogues will have turned the place inside out. Marlon will have his spies embedded all over the neighborhood, looking for you.""I know
SWEET BLOOD Chapter 39-Play with fire
Every smartass, apathetic reply that might have sprung to his lips fled, along with all the blood in his brain. James stood there in the doorway of his private apartments, struck stupid with shock at what he just heard. He sure as hell never saw this coming. And although all good sense told him to deny Grace’s proposal – shut the goddamn idea down before another second passed – his mouth didn’t seem capable of speech. An erotic mental image burned instantly into his mind: Grace’s lips pressed against his skin, her sweet pink tongue lapping at him, her mouth drawing deeply from his vein. He wanted that, he realised in a flash of disbelief. Wanted it so badly he shuddered with the force of it. “Bloody hell,” James muttered, finding his voice at last. “You’re insane. You are not coming with me to Berlin. And I’m leaving. I only came to grab a few of my things and I’m out of here.” When James stalked forward, meaning to dismiss her and her ludicrous suggestion without another word, G
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