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We will put you deep within the soil and guard you until you are at full strength. Prologue jump down below Prologue. Lucian Walachia The village was far too small to stand against the army advancing so quickly toward them. All around were the smoking ruins of the human villages.
The Carpathian ancients had tried in vain to save their neighbors, but the Turks had struck as the sun reached its highest peak. The vulnerable hour rendered the ancients helpless as their powers were weakest at that time. So many of them had been destroyed, men, women and children alike. Only those of their people who had been far away had escaped the crushing blow.
Julian, young and strong, yet a mere boy, surveyed the sight with sad eyes. There were so few of his kind left. And their Prince, Vladimer Dubrinsky was dead along with his lifemate, Sarantha. It was a catastrophe, a blow from which their species might never recover from. Julian stood tall and straight, his long blond hair flowing well past his shoulders.
Dimitri came up behind him. You know it is dangerous. We cannot be out in the open like this. There are so many that would destroy us. We were told to stay close to the others. I am certain it was them. He was excited and scared at the same time. No one, not even the adults named the twin hunters aloud. They were legend, myth, not reality. I knew they would come when they heard the Prince was dead.
What else could they do? I am certain they have gone to see Mikhail and Gregori. I am not afraid of Gregori. And I have heard Lucian and Gabriel are really the undead. They said no one could survive as long as they have hunting and killing and not turn. Even our Prince is dead. There are vampires everywhere. Everyone is killing everyone else. I do not think we have to worry about Gabriel and Lucian. If they were really vampires, we would all be dead.
No one, not even Gregori could defeat them in battle," Julian defended. They have always been loyal to the Prince, always. They are not necessarily loyal to Mikhail as the heir. Julian shook his head in exasperation and continued forward, this time making certain to be silent. He made his way through the thick vegetation until the house was in sight. Far off, a wolf howled, the note high and lonely sounding. A second wolf answered, then a third, both much closer. Julian and Dimitri shape-shifted. They were not going to miss the legendary shadow figures. Lucian and Gabriel were the greatest vampire hunters throughout the history of their people.
It was well known there was no one that could defeat them.
The news that they had single-handly destroyed an entire Turk army during the night had preceded their arrival. No one knew what their exact body count was but over the last few centuries, it was extremely high. Julian assumed the shape of a small marmot, moving in close to the house. He kept a watchful eye out for owls as he approached the front porch. He heard them then.
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Four voices murmuring softly from within the interior of the house. Although he was young, Julian had the incredible hearing of the Carpathian people. He used the acute hearing of his people, determined to get every word. The four greatest Carpathians alive were in that house and he would not miss the event. He was barely aware of Dimitri joining him. The voice was incredible, pure velvet, commanding yet gentle. The bloodline is your inheritance. Your father had a preshadowing of his own death and his instructions were clear. You must assume leadership.
Gregori will help you in this time of great need and we will do the job your father asked of us. The mantle of authority does not belong to our bloodline. One of you should rule our people. We are so few, our women lost to us, our children gone. Without women, what are our males to do? God knows, we already have enough of them doing that. I have not yet acquired the wisdom to lead our people in such time of great need.
They fear us, our power and knowledge and all that we stand for. Julian loved the sound of that voice, could listen to it for all time. It was no wonder the adults were afraid of his power. Even at Julian's young age he recognized the voice as a weapon. And Lucian was simply talking normally. What would it be like if he wished to take command of those around him? Who would be able to resist such a voice? Gregori, we know you as a great hunter already. Is your tie to Mikhail strong enough to see you through the dark days that will follow?
Julian held his breath. Gregori was blood kin to Gabriel and Lucian. Those of that bloodline were always the defenders of their race, the ones that brought the undead to justice. Gregori was already powerful in his own right. It didn't seem possible that he could be compelled to answer, yet he did. Gabriel and I will continue the fight to defeat the strangle-hold the undead have on the humans and our own race.
The males must have hope for a future, Mikhail, you must find a way to provide them with one, or there is no reason to hold out when the darkness stretches on endlessly. We must have women to provide our males with lifemates. Our women are the light to our darkness. Males are wholly predatory, dark, dangerous hunters growing more deadly as the centuries pass.
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Eventually, if we cannot find lifemates, our race will be extinct and the dangerous males will choose to give up their souls. There will be such devastation, as we cannot imagine. That is your task, Mikhail, and it is a monumental one. Our people have much to thank you for. There was a rustle in the bushes behind him and he turned. Two tall men were standing there in complete silence. Their eyes were dark and empty, their faces carved in stone. Around him the mist seemed to fall from the sky leaving Dimitri in a heap beside the smaller boy. Julian caught his breath and stared in astonishment.
Gregori materialized just slightly in front of the two boys, almost protectively. When Julian moved his head to look around the larger body, the mythical hunters were gone as if they'd never been and the boys were left to face Gregori. Lucian France The sun faded from the sky leaving behind brilliant colors.
Those colors slowly were taken over by the charcoal of the night. Beneath the earth a single heart began to beat. Lucian lay in rich soil. His wounds from the last terrible battle were healed. He scanned the area around his resting place noting only movement of animals. Dirt spewed upwards as he burst from the earth into the sky, drawing in the air to breathe. His world would be changed this night for all time. Gabriel and Lucian were identical twins. They looked alike, thought alike, fought alike.
Over the centuries they had acquired knowledge in all areas and subjects and shared that knowledge with one another. All Carpathian males eventually lost their emotions and the ability to see colors leaving them in a dark, bleak world where only their sense of loyalty and honor kept them from turning vampire while they waited for their lifemate. Gabriel and Lucian had made a pact with one another. If one were to turn vampire, the other would hunt and destroy his twin before walking into the dawn.
Lucian had known for some time Gabriel was wrestling the demon, consumed by the darkness spreading within him. The constant battles had taken their toll. Gabriel was far too close to turning. Lucian inhaled deeply, taking in the clear night air. He was determined to keep Gabriel alive, to keep him safe from harm.
There was one way to do so. If he could convince Gabriel that he had joined the ranks of the undead, Gabriel could do no other than hunt him. It would prevent Gabriel from battling any other than Lucian. By not having to kill, by having a purpose, Gabriel would be able to hold on indefinitely. Lucian took to the air, searching for his first victim. Lucian London The young woman stood on the street corner, her smile painted on. Lucian Present Day Paris Gabriel crouched low, his stance that of a fighter. Jaxx isn't even five yet and Matt has her training for Special Forces.
She didn't even glance at her daughter. She was doing it before she could walk. She takes after Rebecca in her looks and build. The rest of her is all you. She's a daredevil, a little fighter, just like her daddy. He couldn't take his eyes off the child. His heart was in his throat. His little girl was seven years old and he would never allow her near the tower Matt and Tyler had constructed in Matt's backyard.
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Jaxon is still a baby. She's been reading since she was three. I mean really reading. She loves physical challenges. There's not much on the training course she can't do. I've been teaching her martial arts and some Judo. Tyler has been working survival training with her. He never listens to anyone but you. That child adores both of you and neither of you have any sense where she's concerned. And I had no idea you were allowing her to cook for Rebecca. That could really be dangerous.
Jaxon knows what she's doing. When I'm not home she knows very well I hold her responsible for Rebecca's care. And now we have little Mathew Jr. Just for your information, Jaxx is a good swimmer already. For God's sake, you're her mother. Matt treated Rebecca like a porcelain doll. Neither paid much attention to their daughter. Exasperated, Russell appealed to Matt's best friend. Jaxon is an exceptional child, but she's still a baby.
Without another word he got up and began striding toward the tower where the little girl was calling to him persistently. Jaxon at seven The screams coming from her mother's room were horrible to hear.
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Bernice, Russell's wife had called the doctor to administer tranquilizers. Jaxx put her hands over her ears to try to muffle the terrible sounds of grief.
Jaxon wiped at the steady stream of tears falling from her eyes, lifted her chin and went across the hall to her brother's room. Mommy is very upset about Daddy, but we can get through this if we stick together. We'll get Mommy through it too. Something had gone terribly wrong on their last mission. Rebecca had not stopped screaming since.
Jaxon at eight "How is she today, honey," Tyler asked softly, stooping to kiss Jaxon on the cheek. He laid the bouquet of flowers down on the table and turned his attention to the little girl he had loved since the day she was born. She always told Tyler the truth about her mother, but no one else, not even Uncle Russell. She won't get out of bed and when I try to tell her things about Mathew, she just stares at me. He's finally out of diapers and I'm so proud of him, but she won't say anything at all to him.
If she does pick him up she squeezes him so hard he cries.
I don't like you living here all by yourselves. Your mom is sick most of the time and you have to take care of Mathew, manage the house and go to school. I was thinking maybe I should move in and help out a little. Not like Mathew of course, but your stepfather. I think it would help your mother and I'd sure like to be here for you and little Mathew.
But only if you want me, honey, otherwise I won't even talk to Rebecca about it. Do you think she'll really do it? Is there a chance? The only time you get a break around here is when I've got you on our training course. You're getting to be quite a marksmen too. Female or not, Jaxon was becoming someone to contend with and it made her proud. Jaxon at thirteen The book was a mystery and well suited to the stormy night. Tree branches were rattling the window and rain drummed heavily on the roof.
The first time she heard the noise, Jaxon thought it was her imagination, just because the book was so scary. Then she stiffened and her heart began to pound. He was doing it again. As quietly as possible, she crept out of bed and opened her door. The sounds coming from her mother's bedroom were muffled, but she heard them all the same. Her mother was weeping, pleading. There was the distinctive sound Jaxon knew so well. She had been in a karate class as long as she could remember.
She knew what it sounded like when someone got punched. She ran along the hall to her brother's room to check on him first. Thankfully he was sound asleep. When Tyler was like this, she hid Matthew from him. He seemed to hate Mathew at times, his eyes cold and ugly every time they rested on the little boy, especially if Mathew happened to be crying. Tyler didn't like it when anyone cried and Mathew was little enough to cry over almost every little scratch or imagined hurt.
Or every time Tyler glared at him. Taking a deep breath Jaxon went to stand just outside her mother's bedroom. She found it so hard to believe Tyler could be as he was with her mother and Mathew. She had always loved him. He spent hours training Jaxon like a soldier and everything in her responded to the physical training. She loved the courses he set up to challenge her. Jaxon could go up nearly impassable cliffs and slither through tiny tunnels in record time.
She was in her element out on the range, firing weapons and fighting hand to hand. Jaxon could even track Tyler now, a feat most of those in his unit were unable to do. She was especially proud of that. Tyler always seemed proud of her and very warm and loving towards her. She had always believed Tyler loved his family with the same fierce protective loyalty she did. Now she was very confused, wishing her mother was someone she could talk with, reason it all out. Jaxon was coming to realize that her stepfather's easy charm hid his constant need to control his world and those in it.
Seeing into Jaxon's earlier history. You read about the heartbreak that Jaxon has gone through as a police officer and why she makes the choices she makes. Lucians early memories where quite interesting. Lucian is once again a typical Carpathian male, tough, stoic, fearless and uncompromising, except for his lifemate. Jaxon, his lifemate could not have been better chosen for him. I have read and reviewed this book previously but review is missing. Never a hardship to reread this series. Lucien and his twin brother Gabriel are among the oldest of the surviving Carpathians at something over two thousand years old.
Thought dead or turned vampire for the last few centuries. When Lucien sought to trick Gabriel into ending his life in the previous book, Francesca Gabriel 's lifemate sensed his lifemate was out there and in great danger, and so saved his life. Jaxon's life has been one tragedy after another, with the deaths of everyone she ever cared about at the hands of a series killer. She is on a crack police team and when they are caught in an ambush Lucien arrives in time to save them all. See all 4 reviews.
Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. Where does it say that a cop and a Carpathian can not come to an agreement? It takes communication and lots of patience but it can done. However; when your stalker comes calling you had better be prepared or things can and will go wrong. He was great, of course he was a dominant alpha, but so tender, loving and patient with her. And so romantic too, I mean decorating his home as per the images he had picked from her mind, and the ending he gave her was perfect. Jaxson for the most part was my kind of heroine: I loved reading about how she adapted about now being Carpethian and using her new powers.
Jaxso does experience desire for the hero, but with moderation and never in a demeaning sort of way. And most importantly to me, there is a lot of the hero's point of view throughout the book, what he is feeling, thinking etc. Yes, there are the inevitable graphic love scenes, but if you are like me, you can skip some of those pages, for the rest of the story is too fabulous to miss.
However, there were a few things I did not like. I did not say the book was perfect, but rather that I loved it. For starter we have a very tiny heroine yet again. Secondly, I know in the animal world the male of the species, has the longer feathers, the nicer mane, but in the human world, I like for the woman's hair to be longer, or at least as long as the he. Trivial I know, but I am writing about my personal likes in my reading material. Also I love when the heroines are very in touch with their Amazonic side, but I rather they be femenine and elegant, instead of somewhat of tomboy as Jaxson is althoughe she is femenine in her own sort of way.
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