Blood Wolf by Helen Hardt

Author:Helen Hardt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hardt & Sons

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“They have incredible strength, as well,” Isabella said. “The weakest vampire is as strong as the strongest human.”

“I’m sorry.” Suzanne jerked her head back toward her cousin. “What did you say?”

“They’re strong. Stronger than humans.”

“I see.” The fog of that perilous night cleared slowly, and images unfolded on a screen in her mind’s eye. The three men―were they indeed men?―attacking her, her heart pounding, her fear a palpable mass of emotion. Their eyes full of hunger, their mouths salivating, their bodies crushed against hers.

Then, out of nowhere, Damian.

He had plowed them into the ground. All three of them. Three vampires with super-human strength, and Damian had pummeled them as if they were the dust beneath his feet. How?

Suzanne shuddered as she erased the images from her mind. They hadn’t been vampires. That was the only logical explanation. Damian couldn’t have beaten three vampires.

Of course they hadn’t been vampires. What had she been thinking? Vampires didn’t exist.

She inhaled, tried to relax and force the chills from her neck. “When does the electrician get here?”

“That was an abrupt change of subject,” Isabella said.

“I’m afraid I’m done with this nonsense, Bell. You’ll never get me to believe there are vampires in Padraig.”

Isabella sighed, closed the book on Suzanne’s lap, and placed it on top of her dresser. “To tell you the truth, Suze, I’m not so sure I believe it, either.”

“Now you’re talking sense,” Suzanne said. “What should we do today?”

“I need to stick around. I want to be here when the electrician comes.”

“Can’t Dougal take care of that?”

“It’s my castle now, so it’s my responsibility. Plus, I’m the one who’s going to be paying for it. I hope the cost won’t be too dire.”

“You’ve got Merlina’s inheritance.”

“Yeah, but that’s not much, only fifty grand. It needs to last. Especially if I’m going to stay here.”

Suzanne’s head nearly spun off her neck. “You’re going to what?”

“I’ve decided to stay here and live at the castle.”

“Bell…”

“I’m not like you, Suze. I don’t have a big job that pays tons of money waiting for me back home. I’m a part-time waitress who does Tarot readings on the side. I can do that anywhere.”

“You’d turn your back on your home? Your country?”

“I’m not turning my back on anything. I’m facing my future. I belong here. I felt it as soon as our plane touched the ground. This is my destiny.”

Suzanne’s skin iced over. The thought of not having Isabella nearby speared into her heart like a hunting blade. “How can you be sure? We haven’t even been here a week.”

“I’m sure. There’s incredible lunar energy here. I felt it that first night. And so did you.”

Suzanne shook her head.

“Don’t try to deny it, cuz. I know you felt it. And now that I found Merlina’s Book of Shadows, it all clicked together. This is where I belong. I can learn so much here about my family and my craft.” She sighed. “About myself.”

Suzanne embraced her cousin. “I’ll miss you so much, Bell.”

“You could stay, you know.

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