Knight Charisma - Vampire Domination 01 - Of Wolf's Blood, e-booki - angielskie
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//-->by jÉÄyËá UÄÉÉwBook One of the Vampire Domination SeriesCopyright © April 2011, Charisma KnightCover art by Anastasia Rabiyah © April 2011Amira PressCharlotte, NC 28227www.amirapress.comISBN: 978-1-936279-80-7No part of this e-book may be reproduced or shared by any electronic ormechanical means, including but not limited to printing, file sharing, and e-mail, without prior written permission from Amira Press.Of Wolf’s BloodCharisma KnightPrologueSimone ducked just in time to dodge her sister’s blow to the jaw. Seeing an opening,she delivered a powerful punch to Selena’s midsection, which knocked the woman against alarge tree, almost splitting it in half.“You cannot escape your destiny, Simone. I won’t allow it!” Selena rose and huffed ina fit of anger, and her breath formed billowy puffs in the crisp night air. “How can youdeny us? You’re nothing more than a traitor!”“I’m not like you—or the others,” Simone bit out. She watched as her twin sister’schest heaved uncontrollably. Selena’s body shook in pure anger, and the evil vibrationsemanating from her were almost too much for Simone’s psyche to endure. She pitied hersister. The black aura surrounding her was proof of her allegiance with darkness. She couldbarely stand to be in the midst of her clan because of their greed and insatiable lust forpower; therefore, she always knew when a clan member was near. The tingling sensation upand down her spine was a warning.Every member had to face the inevitable—forced to choose between good and evil intheir twenty-first year. Those with pure hearts who were strong enough to withstand thetemptation were killed by clan members who willingly turned their lives over to the darkside. This last feat was to prove worthy of darkness, by taking a pure life. Along with thischoice also came the horrific physical transformation.“Let me go, Selena! This isn’t what I want! Why can’t you see that, or are you too fargone? By the gods, I’m your sister!”Selena pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes. “Yes, we are sisters. We are like Fireand Water!” She glowered at Simone momentarily. “I want you to rule by my side andconquer those who are weak, even those who are strong, but I will need all resources. That’swhere you come in, Sis! I cannot do this without you!”Simone shook her head. “I wish to coexist outside the clan. I want a normal life, notone such as this!”A horrific smile curved Selena’s lips. “Think about it! Paranormal creatures no longerhave to live among the humans! We are free to show our true nature! The vampiresdominate the humans; why can’t we?” Selena’s eyes darkened. “Together, we can wipe outthe top covens, and I’ll show you power you’ve never known!”1Of Wolf’s BloodCharisma KnightShe paused before speaking. “You have my answer. I will speak no more of thismadness.” Simone chose her fighting stance. “We’ll fight to the death.” She felt the windshift as loneliness and anger permeated the atmosphere. Selena threw her head back andscreamed in the night, in a fit of rage.“Mother and Father clung to the same weakness as you.” A black mask of evilerupted over Selena’s face, and she smiled grotesquely. “That’s why I had to put them bothdown!”A large knot formed in the back of Simone’s throat, and pain drilled into her chest atlearning the truth after many years. “You!” Rage coursed through the young woman like alocomotive. “You killed them!”“Oh, Simone,” her sister clucked. “They did not want to live in this world. I set themfree, darling. Don’t worry, though. I ripped their throats out without much difficulty.” Hersister smirked. “They were sleeping. I don’t think they felt a thing.”“Bitch!” The overwhelming grief dulling her instincts, Simone released a blood-curdlingscream while charging her sister. Although seeing red at this moment, deep down she knewSelena had done this to her purposely, knocking her off balance in an effort to make herendure these feelings of despair in hopes she’d choose darkness.She was snatched back into reality as her sister gripped her around the neck, thenflung her into the air, and finally slammed her into the frozen earth. The urge to surrenderbubbled within Simone as Selena placed a boot-clad foot against her windpipe. Perhaps thiswould be the last night of her life.Selena looked down at her pitifully. “You’re so pathetic, but rest assured, I won’t killyou on this night. Know this, though. In one year’s time I will come after you with all thatI have if you do not join forces with me and our clan. You must come willingly!” With asmirk, she pressed the sole of her foot harder against Simone’s windpipe, causing her tothrash. She released the boot with a cruel laugh. “By the gods, I could kill you so easily!”Selena removed her foot with a smile. “I’m sorry. Is there something you wish to say?”Simone sat up choking as her sister slowly backed up toward the forest. “You can’tdominate what will cease to exist,” she coughed out bitterly as a plan quickly formed in herhead. She winced at Selena’s harsh push against her psyche, but quickly threw up a shieldso her thoughts could not be deciphered. “Stay the hell out of my head, Selena!”She watched with a heavy heart as her dark sister clapped her hands together. “Oooh,you’re making this so challenging to me, Sis. As you know, I’m always up for a good2Of Wolf’s BloodCharisma Knightchallenge,” Selena crooned before backing away into the forest. “It looks as though yourmental powers are strengthening,” she said with a sigh. Her jaw stiffened. “Be sure thatyou don’t let your guard down, Sis.” Insane laughter erupted into the night. “When youclose your eyes to sleep, I’ll be there. When you think you’ll have a normal, so-called life,I’ll be there. There’s no escaping me.”Simone rose. “Only death will separate us, you twisted fuck!” she said bitterly.“Yes, one of us must die. As it stands, you are no match for me, not until you embracedarkness. I was taking it easy on you, babe. I could have shifted into Hrothega form,”Selena reminded her harshly before disappearing into the forest.Simone exhaled sharply while eyeing the full moon and fighting to blink back tears. Itwas true. She’d never defeat her sister, not as a pure heart. Stifling the urge to cry, shetightened her hands into fists. Guilt coiled her insides at the thought of Selena snuffing outtheir parents’ lives. She should have been there to protect them, but she’d been caring for hersickly grandfather who at two hundred years of age had died the night Selena annihilatedtheir parents.Selena’s threat wasn’t to be taken lightly. Currently, she had two choices. Embrace thedark path that plagued their clan or seek help from her old friend, and only ally. Verucathe sorceress. Most pure hearts were either killed or purposely slipped under the radar oftheir dark clan. She’d do the same.3Of Wolf’s BloodCharisma KnightChapter OneTwo evenings later . . .“Perfect!” Simone murmured while studying her reflection in the gold-trimmed, full-length mirror. The black leather bustier complemented hergenerous bosom, as did the matching leather pants and knee-length, leatherstudded boots. “What do you think?” She turned to her long-time friend,Veruca, and smiled. “Well?” Excitement riveted through her veins at theevening that lay ahead.“What you’re attempting is suicide, although whatever I say will fall ondeaf ears.” The sorceress cleared her throat in agitation. “What am I to do ifsomething happens to you, Simone?”Simone quickly swept her long thick black hair in a bun atop her headand turned toward the mirror while casting her friend a reassuring smile. “Ipromise, I’m a big girl, Momma.” She laughed. Veruca was in a way like amother to her. After all, the sorceress was five hundred years old, and wise.She paused after pinning the thick strands down with bobby pins andturned to place her hands on her hips. “Please. You know I need to do this.”Slowly, she applied black lipstick, then a small amount of gold-flecked lipgloss to her full lips. “There,” she exclaimed, giving herself one final look.“One last time. Please reconsider this.” The sorceress glared at the feistyyoung woman. “There must be another way. I cannot believe I allowed youto talk me into this nonsense.”“Nope,” Simone quickly bit out. “My mind’s made up.”“Aren’t you afraid of the vampires discovering you? You know how testythey can be,” Veruca huffed. Hesitantly, she handed the charmed rubypendant to Simone.Simone pondered her thoughts for a split second, then shook her head.“The transformation occurring should I embrace the dark side of my clanscares me more than vampires.” Her thoughts drifted to her sister. “Mypsychic shields are weakening; that’s why I need your help to shield me. She’sall but depleted my energies.”4
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