Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

Author:Kerrelyn Sparks [Sparks, Kerrelyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampires, Romance, Fantasy, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780062107770
Amazon: B00LEXCNF2
Barnesnoble: B00LEXCNF2
Goodreads: 21857321
Publisher: Avon
Published: 2014-12-30T05:00:00+00:00

“Stay down.” Russell crouched behind a large boulder with Jia.

She looked around. “I don’t recall coming to this campsite before.”

“We haven’t. There’s no good cover here for spying.” He’d brought her to the northernmost camp, close to the Tibetan border. There were no trees to hide behind, just dry, barren ground with a few scattered rocks and boulders.

Since the land was unsuitable for farming, the population was sparse. With no people to control, Han rarely visited this outpost. But it had occurred to Russell that it also made a good area for him to hide in.

Peering around the boulder, Russell spotted a truck emerging from the wide gate. Another truck followed. And another.

Were they deserting the campsite? “I need a closer look.” He glanced at Jia. “Will you be all right here?”

She nodded. “Be careful.”

The concern in her eyes was hard to bear. She was killing him with all her talk about feelings. What did she expect from him? She was engaged. As soon as their mission was done, she’d marry her prince and go far away. He’d probably never see her again.

And even if he could win her heart, what did he have to offer her? A cave he didn’t own? The stuff inside the cave wasn’t his. He’d borrowed or stolen most of it. The ranch in Colorado was gone, sold years ago while he’d been stuck in a coma in a cave in Thailand. He had no home to take her to. No family. He was a penniless vampire vagabond.

He had to be honorable to Jia. Honor was about the only thing he had left.

“I’ll be right back.” He teleported into a dark, shadowy spot outside the barricade, then levitated enough to peer over the top.

The soldiers were packing up and leaving. Russell spotted the officer Wu Shen supervising. Wu Shen had helped them before. When Darafer had taken Dougal’s wife prisoner, the officer had sneaked into Tiger Town to let them know where she was. It had been his way to repay them for rescuing some of his family members who had been forced to work at Darafer’s demon herb farm. Darafer had turned them into living zombies.

Russell teleported into the camp, hiding in the shadow between two buildings. Wu Shen stepped back as another transport truck drove through the gates.

“Captain, sir?” Russell called out softly in Chinese.

Wu Shen turned, then his eyes narrowed. He barked out more orders to a nearby group of soldiers, and as they hurried away, he strode toward the shadow where Russell was hiding.

“What are you doing here?” Wu Shen whispered.

“I was going to ask you the same thing,” Russell said.

Wu Shen snorted. “You should leave before I order my men to capture you.”

“I would just teleport away. What’s going on?”

Wu Shen’s eyes flashed with anger. “Why should I tell you anything? You and your friends killed my sons at Beyul-La.”

Russell stiffened. “You had sons there? In the cave?”

“Yes. The cave you blew up.”

Russell winced. “It’s true we trapped them in there.

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