Black Rose (The Blood Hunter Series Book 1) by Jade Landrie

Author:Jade Landrie [Landrie, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-FIVE

January 15, 2010

The sound of someone banging on the bedroom door jolted me awake. Groaning, I turned to find the door ajar. I pulled the blankets over my head, hissing at Vail, and shielding myself from the harsh fluorescent light spilling from the hallway.

“Get up,” Vail threw my jacket at me.

“No, I want to sleep in.” I rolled under the covers, stretching my legs. “The sun just set.”

“You’re helping me tonight. We are going to see Vladimir,” Vail said.

“Vlad the bad?” I said, poking my head out from under the covers.

“Don’t call him that. But yes, Vlad.”

Vladimir was a very old and well-known Vampire on this side of the country. He lived a couple of hours away from here and ruled a dark Vampire coven. All Vampires either knew his name or feared it—or both. No one willingly went to see him, but of course, Vail was going to do just that. She always took whatever steps were necessary to find the answers she wanted.

I’d heard stories that Vladimir used to be a fortune teller. One day, he encountered a stranger who asked about their future. When Vladimir revealed the truth, the stranger was not pleased. In a fit of rage, they turned him into a Vampire. For centuries, he wandered the shadows under the thumb of his master. Tired of living in someone else’s shadow, he killed his master and claimed power for himself.

“Yes, I sent a letter to him asking for his counsel, and he responded. We are seeing him tonight,” Vail said.

“Tonight?” I thought of Connor. I was left feeling weightless after our date. Sharing parts of my life with him made me feel more like myself, even though there was still that one major secret that I would never tell him.

“Yes, so get dressed. I want to be home before the sun rises.”

“Okay,” I grumbled, getting out of bed and stretching my arms above my head.

“Also, you should have a shower. You smell like Connor. I don’t think it’s a good idea for a Vampire to head into the mecca of Vampire dens smelling like a human.”

I sniffed my hair, and she was right. I could still detect traces of Connor’s soap and kisses lingering on my body. I quickly showered, got dressed, and joined Vail in the car.

As she drove through the night, a couple of hours passed with idle chit-chat and the radio providing a soundtrack to our journey. Three hours later, we were in an industrial area by the river. Surrounding us were large warehouses and docks, with plenty of human work sites nearby. I scanned the buildings, wondering where Vladimir’s encampment could be.

We stepped out of the car, and Vail led the way toward a fenced-in empty lot. She opened the chain-link gate, and we entered the barren space. I was about to tell Vail that I thought she was mistaken because there was nothing but gravel surrounding us, but as she continued to walk ahead of me, she disappeared.

I followed her, walking through the invisible barrier.

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