Blood Wars, D. Richardson [summer beach reads TXT] 📗

be outnumbered. There are a lot of vampires, a lot of witches, and a lot of fey. But humans outnumber all of us two to one. Plus, it doesn’t matter how strong we are or how much power we have, enough bullets will still put us down.”

“How do you know all of this? I mean, you know about creatures we never knew existed and you know at least a little about battle and the odds. We never knew any of this.” I shrugged.

“I was raised with this. My parents trained me and what they couldn’t teach me the coven could.”

“They trained you to rule.” Nikolai answered softly. I didn’t have an answer.

Chapter 8

Zeke

 

 

“Zeke, come to bed.” Celeste whined from behind me. I longed for the day that I could dispose of her. Unfortunately she still served a purpose. It was so much easier to let her deal with the prisoners than to do it myself.

“In a moment.” I answered as I finished reading the letter that had arrived only moments before. I couldn’t help the smirk that appeared on my face.

It seemed my brother finally joined me in the world of vampire. And it wasn’t even by the hand of that nuisance Jaide. Though it was caused by their bonding and subsequent mating. Either way the end justified the means. I would have him under my control yet.

I had nearly succeeded before. If it wasn’t for that annoyingly forthright Jaide he would already be at my side. And when I had learned that Jaide had run from him I had had high hopes. But it seemed their bond was stronger than I had originally thought, since he followed her.

But she wouldn’t be a problem much longer. I had learned a long time ago that the path to obedience was the control of those they loved. Even now I was retracing her steps to find all that she had been close too. When I had those I would have her.

She would be inconsequential if the majority of the vampire nation did not already see her as their queen. I had begun my plans of vampire domination a decade ago. Ever since I had traced back my family tree. Even then I knew that my destiny held more than college and a career. I existed to rule, and rule I shall.

I searched for the vampires even then. I found Celeste and she was kind enough to introduce me to that world. It took some convincing but I finally got her to change me. Of course the first thing I did was dispose of my biggest obstacle, my annoying parents. They had forced me to spend years in therapy and to take medication that stunted my genius.

I didn’t count on Devon walking in on me. I had always intended for him to be by my side. I had planned on showing him my discoveries and convincing him to join me. I had planned to start small, just gain a small gathering, then growing slowly. I had not known at the time that the vampires already recognized a royal family. A sorry excuse for one as they did not even bother to rule anymore. And had not ruled since the time of Dracula.

So I was left with manipulation. It was pure luck that I even found Devon. Celeste had already been working for the so called hunters, and immediately reported his appearance to me. Celeste had impressed me back then. She was mistaken for a disgusting born vampire by then. As centuries ago she had tortured a witch in order to gain a spell that allowed her to walk in the light. Something I planned on doing once I got my hands on one of the pesky spell casters.

The humans were proving to be a nuisance as well. I had no intention of stopping at the vampires anymore. I would rule both races when this was over. But for now my success relied on a truce between us. They held the manpower and the weapons I needed. At least until I gained enough loyalty from the rest of the vampires. I needed to show them how much power I could give them.

If only I had been able to grab Devon before he escaped with the rest of them. Instead he had to go run to that miserable uncle of ours. Then gain the alliance with those disgusting dogs. They may prove to be more than just a nuisance.

I shook off my disappointment. I would rule over them all before everything was done. I just needed to be patient. I knew of the three spies they had in the human’s group. They were of no consequence to me. Let them know of my whereabouts for the time being. It only allowed me the chance to feed them false information. When the time came I would dispose of them properly. Until then they gave me an advantage.

I stood and stretched before joining Celeste in our bed. As annoying as she was in her bid to manipulate me she had an amazing body. One that I enjoyed multiple times throughout every night.

As she opened her arms to me the sheet slipped below the crest of her breasts, and I took my time enjoying the sight. Yes, she served a purpose yet. I rested my hands on her hips as I hovered over her, the extra strength in my muscles making it possible. I brought my lips to the hollow of her throat and breathed deeply before sinking my fangs into her soft skin. As she moaned in her pleasure I let the rest of my stress slide away and delved into the gloriousness of her body.

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Publication Date: 11-06-2013

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