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"You did well, Michael. I am very pleased with this turn of events. Do as the woman has bidden you."The voice inside his head was filled with pride, a soothing warmth that made the vampire sit a little straighter in the hard backed chair as the emotions washed over him. It meant everything to him to please his master. His pleasure washed away all other abuses he may have suffered or would come to suffer in his life."Should I tell Louis about the call, Master? He is very angry with Thereasa. He will likely send a team over there to assassinate her.""Yes, he may just do that." There was indulgence in the tone, that bordered on amusement. "It is no matter if he does. I think it highly unlikely he will succeed and it will be good opportunity to test their defences. Ensure that you are in any party he may send over, Michael. I will need your eyes and ears."More pride flowed down the mental link, causing euphoria to envelop the weaker mind. Michael's mental voice oozed zeal; an obedienc

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Louis's icy tone appeared incongruous with the venom in his expression as his talons dug into Michael's throat and left him gurgling."Answer me!""Uh, Louis, it might be easier for him to answer if you weren't choking the life out of him."For a second there was only silence and then the coven leader slowly turned to survey the new arrival. "I thought I told you never to come here again." The words were issued in the same cold tone, their warning explicit.The other male merely smiled, as he ran a hand through his short dark, wavy hair; almost a mirror image of the irate vampire before him. "Maybe you should be thanking me for passing through. That is, if you wish to glean any information from that vampire you're about to decapitate."His words sank in and Louis swung back around to look at Michael. With an annoyed growl, he let go of him and watched him sink down to the floor in a boneless heap. "What do you want, Dante?""Like I said, I was just passing through the area and heard t

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Michael swallowed hard in fear and also to test that his throat had healed enough to work. His voice shook as he began to talk. "Thereasa telephoned yesterday. She said she was being held captive in one of the wolf packs that are aligned with the vampires over there. She demanded to be rescued, said she had something to tell you that was a threat to all the covens. The call was interrupted. I heard her scream before the line went dead."Dante remained quiet, as he mentally added the extra information to what he'd already gleaned. The covens had suddenly decided to work together to determine the threat level from across the pond? Never, in all of European history, had the covens ever worked together for anything. Louis meant it when he said there was no we in Vampire. The fact that the coven leader had unwittingly offered the information—without appearing to understand the implications of it—definitely set off warning bells.Thereasa had always been passionate, from what he remembered

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His quip earned him another glare and he grinned. "You do know you look scrumptious when you're annoyed and that gives me an overwhelming urge to eat you all up?""Caleb!"Laughing, he swooped down for a lingering kiss. "Okay, I'll behave."Waking up to find Rhianna gone had left him believing everything had been a dream. For a moment, he had panicked until he'd reached down their mate bond and discovered his woman was nearby, but clearly busy with something that was taking up all of her concentration. It had taken him a while to let the last of his pique wash away, but his tension was finally beginning to ease.Dayton strolled out of the bedroom area, a towel wrapped around his waist and another briskly rubbing at his hair."We have guests, Dayton. Put some clothes on." Freya's neutral tone belied the expression on her face."Last I looked this was my home," he retorted as he shot her a grin, his tone unrepentant. "If people want to come calling at silly o'clock in the morning, then

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Rhianna moved to kneel at Reasa's feet, deliberately placing herself below the other woman to promote a feeling that she had some control over the situation. "I didn't understand Anakatrine's actions that day; I just knew I had to trust in her. You want to know why? The answer is because we need you, Thereasa. Your people need you. There were plans set in motion over six thousand years ago that are about to reach fruition, and you are instrumental to that process. Will you trust in us, Reasa? Will you help your people?""What people?" Reasa whispered, her cheeks wet with fallen tears. "Do you want me to help the humans because that is what I am now? Why do you speak of this Anakatrine as if she is somehow a separate being? It was you in that room with me. It was you chanting those words and ripping out my soul. It was you who did this to me, Anakatrine."Despite the sharpness of her words, there was a chink in the strong defences that protected the former vampire. Rhianna reached for

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Caleb took the seat directly across from his mate, while Freya and Elina down beside him. Dayton had been called away earlier by Rafe, but he'd sent Elina home to ensure there was someone who may be able to temper his mate's exuberance, should anything untoward happen. Not that he had been expecting it, but he had felt better being away knowing their daughter was on hand."I have to first perform a spell on the book so you can read it," Rhianna announced, more for Reasa's benefit than anyone else's. She didn't want the girl to become concerned at the use of magic after the last time. Reasa tensed beside her, but remained silent.Incanting quietly, there appeared a faint breeze on the air; the foreign words in the book shimmered for a brief moment and then cleared just as quickly. The script remained ornate, but the language was now clearly legible. All in the room were silent, until Rhianna began to speak once more..."Herein these chronicles lies a knowledge so powerful it is for Roy

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She had so many questions and not enough answers. One thing she did know was that they needed her, and she had the power to refuse them. There was nothing else they could do to her that would be worse than what had already been done. It felt good to have that power over them. Yet, if she refused them, she would ultimately be consigning six of her prior kin to certain death.She didn't know the vampires involved. She shouldn't care in the least...but just knowing that there was a chance she could save them had her hesitating to refuse. Reasa had always been alone with her gift, had never had the chance to share it with anyone. She was not only being handed that chance, but also being granted the opportunity to learn more and become stronger.Should her circumstances change and she eventually become immortal again, she would be one of the strongest European vampires. Even Louis wouldn't be able to touch her. The thought of her former coven leader sent a shiver down her spine, and her ey

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Thereasa wanted to groan at her choice of room to teach Liam, but her options had been limited due to her current status. The pack was hardly likely to let her leave or go to a less secure house, so she had to make do with what she had.She quickly ran her eyes around the interior of the bedroom; it was patently obvious that though it contained a large King-sized bed, it was clearly furnished for one occupant. There was a single, large upholstered chair beside the empty fireplace, and a smaller chair beside the vanity table. Liam's huge size ruled out the smaller chair and brought the larger one into doubt as well. That only left the bed.There was nothing else for it, so she squared her shoulders and turned around to look at the Vârcolac. "Do not get any ideas. After choosing a position at the head of the bed, she faced him as she crossed her legs and got comfortable. She motioned for him to join her, and the mattress dipped under his weight as he mirrored her position at the foot of

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"Excellent, Liam. You have a wonderfully structured mind for one who is so strong in empathy. Usually empaths have a more random structure, the corridor twisting and turning haphazardly, flowing downwards and then rising sharply. It is a testament to your increasing control that you can formulate a more logical arrangement.""It feels easy to do this, Reasa. Should it be harder? Do you like the colours? I was initially thinking of white, but figured that would be too harsh on your eyes."She could feel his happiness and pride. Being in his mind amplified the emotions and she couldn't help but smile at the almost childlike glow coming from him. He was happy because he had done something she approved of. While she smiled, a shiver of concern washed over her, which quickly began to escalate. He was projecting without realising it!"Liam, dial back your emotions a bit. I know you're pleased with your easy grasp of the concept, but you're projecting that happiness onto me. I know I said yo

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Liam heard the words and felt a tremor run through his body. His mate was asking for his help, but what she was asking for terrified him. Up until this moment, everything had been fun and exciting. His agile mind grasped the concepts she explained easily, even if he had made a bit of a mess a little earlier. However, what Reasa was asking of him now...he didn't know if he could do it.He knew precisely where his wolf was, that was a given. He had been in tune with his animal all his life and didn't even need to think twice about what door that part of his persona lived behind. He could also detect the miniscule part of himself that was human, now that its existence had been brought to his attention.But his vampiric side...that was the part that terrified him the most. That side of him had hurt his aunt! It was full of rage and consumed by the need to destroy. Although his wolf also shared some of those basic urges when threatened, the intensity of them paled in comparison to what his

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