?I am a true Carpathian; I am of the earth. We have special gifts.? ~ Prince Mikhail Dubrinsky, Dark Prince.
The Earth shuddered and seemingly exploded as she clawed her way out of her bed. The night before had not gone well at all and she still ached. A nightmare had forced her from the ground early. She trembled as she went through her routines. She pushed herself to enter the shower, using the water to soothe her soul even though she could have simply willed herself clean and clothed.
A wrong turn last night led her into the trap of a newly turned vampire. She could still feel the touch of his corrupted mind and felt as though she would never feel clean again. The darkness had been too much for the Carpathian male and she had been forced to put him down.
She flexed her hand under the spray of water as she remembered the burn of the undead?s acid blood. She could still smell the acrid scent of burnt flesh as she incinerated the creature?s heart and destroyed the remains. It had been a mercy even if her prey did not see it that way. She was releasing him from the darkness? abet permanently. Blood tears mingled with the water as she mourned. Malik never had a chance in these lands.
She had returned bone weary and drained emotionally. It is said that a Carpathian woman was the light to a male?s darkness, but she didn?t feel that way. The darkness surrounded her soul and threatened to extinguish that light. She heard the whine of her familiar as he emerged from his rest. Cael never let her down. He loved unconditionally and was the brother of her heart and soul. She had been born and sent away to a childless couple for her protection. Her grandfather was a sorcerer of great power?
? and evil.
He had stolen a Carpathian woman of strong magical power and killed her lifemate. He sought immortality through the strongest of Carpathian bloodlines. Her father and his lifemate had been successful and thwarting many of his plans, but she could still feel that taint. Her aunt brought her over before she had gone to ground and her uncle had died in defiance of the mage. She was still learning, but her bloodline were strong.
Dragonseeker they had named her...
The Earth shuddered and seemingly exploded as she clawed her way out of her bed. The night before had not gone well at all and she still ached. A nightmare had forced her from the ground early. She trembled as she went through her routines. She pushed herself to enter the shower, using the water to soothe her soul even though she could have simply willed herself clean and clothed.
A wrong turn last night led her into the trap of a newly turned vampire. She could still feel the touch of his corrupted mind and felt as though she would never feel clean again. The darkness had been too much for the Carpathian male and she had been forced to put him down.
She flexed her hand under the spray of water as she remembered the burn of the undead?s acid blood. She could still smell the acrid scent of burnt flesh as she incinerated the creature?s heart and destroyed the remains. It had been a mercy even if her prey did not see it that way. She was releasing him from the darkness? abet permanently. Blood tears mingled with the water as she mourned. Malik never had a chance in these lands.
She had returned bone weary and drained emotionally. It is said that a Carpathian woman was the light to a male?s darkness, but she didn?t feel that way. The darkness surrounded her soul and threatened to extinguish that light. She heard the whine of her familiar as he emerged from his rest. Cael never let her down. He loved unconditionally and was the brother of her heart and soul. She had been born and sent away to a childless couple for her protection. Her grandfather was a sorcerer of great power?
? and evil.
He had stolen a Carpathian woman of strong magical power and killed her lifemate. He sought immortality through the strongest of Carpathian bloodlines. Her father and his lifemate had been successful and thwarting many of his plans, but she could still feel that taint. Her aunt brought her over before she had gone to ground and her uncle had died in defiance of the mage. She was still learning, but her bloodline were strong.
Dragonseeker they had named her...