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Dresdan Coven, #1 (enovella)
Re-Publication Date: April 28, 2013
Elaina was
once a tracker of Dresdan, an ancient species of vampire. For years, she served
District 5, whose prime agenda is to create a new race of humans. As a result
of misguided politics and greed, the District becomes corrupted from the inside
out. Before Elaina can expose the truth, District 5 discovers that her blood
type contains the elements to create a successful hybrid. She becomes the
hunted, but protection is found while in the presence of one vampire…
Vicq won’t
rest until he destroys District 5 and their immoral experiments are halted. Too
many Dresdan have been captured and exterminated, threatening their existence
and painting them all as animals. As he plans his attack against District 5,
master vampire Russo orders his death for violating a prime law of Dresdan. But
Vicq is not ready to cease existing…especially since he’s found salvation with
Elaina.
With very
few on their side, Elaina and Vicq must cultivate a plan to ward off their
enemies. In the process, they find lust, love, and new meaning to their special
bond.
*This
title was previously published, but has been extensively revised and re-edited
and includes new and extended scenes.*
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Multi-published
author Ambrielle Kirk writes erotic, paranormal romance, and urban
fantasy. Ambrielle lives in Atlanta,
GA where she works in the
accounting and finance industry. She holds a Master's Degree in Accounting.
Since graduation she's worked in the public and private accounting sectors. She
is the wife of a loving husband, and the mother of a beautiful girl. She works
and writes full-time. A bestselling author in several sub-genres at ARe
and Amazon, she has also earned a 2012 Swirl Award in the paranormal category.
She's a PAN member of RWA, FF&P special interest chapter of RWA, and
co-founder and treasurer of Cultural, Interracial, and Multicultural special
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When Elaina
spun around, the next events happened like flash animation in rapid succession
right before her eyes.
The Dresdan
caught the humans by surprise, rushing up behind them and grabbing them both by
the throat. They were stunned and—like her—unprepared for this ravenous
predator.
Just as she
was about to make a break for it, a gun fell from one of the victims' hands and
skidded across the pavement. The other man gripped a rope. Had these two actually
been pursuing her?
She scurried
backwards nearly tripping over her own feet, yet her eyes would not leave the
scene.
The vampire
must have held them in a death vice. All she saw were the whites of their eyes,
and a large dark shadow behind them. The creature honed in and struck the first
victim in the jugular, sucking the life right out of him. The second victim's
arms and legs began to shake and then he was completely still.
Damn.
The Dresdan had drained one while choking the other.
It tossed
their limp carcasses in the grass along the sidewalk. From deep behind the
shadows, he eyed her—the main course. Deep crimson eyes burned bright like
fire. The ends of the trench coat it wore fanned outward with the breeze. It
was moving toward her.
Her legs
finally obeyed and she fled, the wind whipping across her ankles as if urging
her to hurry. She shrugged off her long pea coat in an attempt to run faster.
Her heels knocked the pavement, echoing against the stone walls.
Every day
she parked on the same level, but tonight it seemed like she had to cross
mountains to get to her SUV. Taking the elevator was not an option, of course.
Standing still for even one second would be disastrous.
Elaina heard
the familiar swooshing sound the Dresdan made just before they shifted from one
place to the next. The sound was closer than before. He was gaining in on her.
Her heart
pumped frantically and her lungs burned from exertion. She picked up pace,
pushing herself to reach her destination. Her Tahoe sat in the corner. The last
one on the right within what was now a desolate parking garage. If she died
tonight by the hands of a vampire, it was likely that no one would find her
body until morning when it was cold and rigid with death.
The moment
she thought she'd reached her SUV successfully, the Dresdan unfolded in front
of her, blocking her path. He was huge, and her eyes leveled with the lower
portion of his chest.
Before she
could raise her gaze higher to confirm, he reached for her. He grasped her by
the waist and lifted her off her feet. She opened her mouth to scream, but a
gloved hand clasped over her lips.
Elaina
kicked her feet, connecting sharp-heeled pumps to her captor's shins. She might
as well have been fighting with a sumo wrestler. His grip was firm. Her cries were
muffled by his grainy leather glove and she focused on wriggling out of his
grasp. No mistaking what he was now. The spicy ancient aroma gave him away.
Dresdan,
for sure.
Her captor
lowered her heels to the pavement and his massive frame pushed her back into
the metal pole behind her. The hard beam felt alien digging against her spine.
Her eyes turned left and right looking for a savior. Someone. Anyone.
Still, he pressed his palm to her mouth, preventing her speech. The SUV was
only a few feet away, but she'd failed to reach it.
Elaina
strained to peer up at him, but the height of her captor prevented this. Only
the black shirt stretched over his taut chest muscles could be seen from her
line of sight. He bent down further so close that his chin touched her
forehead, and then he inhaled deeply.
Oh, my
God. She would die. Tonight.
"When I
let my hand up, you keep your trap shut," her captor hissed into the side
of her face.
She sucked
in another breath and clasped her fingers onto the chilly metal behind her. Her
heart drummed like the consistent cadence of a marching band. Dammit, she
was stronger than this! Had she turned into a wimp after all this time?
"You
got that?" it demanded when she didn't answer.
She squeezed
her eyes shut and nodded her head.
"You
scream...we'll both be executed."
His harsh
warning tone frightened her, but she bounced her head in agreement once again.
Executed?
Those were the only words that registered.
He
straightened his posture and slowly lifted his hand from her mouth. She parted
her lips, taking a gulp of fresh air. It burned her lungs as she recovered from
lack of oxygen.
Gradually,
she lifted her chin, then her eyes to identify the brute. Red glowing orbs
glared down at her. The rest of him—a black shadow in the night.
On her next
exhale, she released a belated scream.
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