Devil's Dream: Shade of Devil Book 1 by Shayne Silvers

Author:Shayne Silvers [Silvers, Shayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Argento Publishing
Published: 2019-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

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I had spent several hours exploring the underground, meeting new friends and removing some of the more troubling residents. The lack of light was no deterrent to me since my eyes naturally adjusted to the numerous shades of shadow.

It was my natural habitat.

The herds of prey were surprisingly plentiful in my new realm. And I learned quite a bit about the present state of affairs. Ironically, many of those I met were well acquainted with monsters like vampires and werewolves and something called aliens. I had been intrigued at first, until I’d learned they’d been referring to beings from the night sky who had somehow traveled down here in metal ships to sexually assault humans.

I very quickly dismissed these wild claims, hoping they were false.

As malnourished as I was, drinking too much blood too fast was dangerous. It would make me blood drunk. So, I toed the line, drinking as much as I thought I could manage without incapacitating myself, and I was careful to only choose victims who were enemies of the friends I had made—of which I’d made plenty. Many of the less useful individuals had become incredibly pliable to my requests once I began handing out jewelry and the baggies in my backpack.

I’d learned that the flour was in fact something called cocaine—a drug that made people remarkably excited and energetic. I’d watched them snort the fine powder, of all things. I hadn’t dared to take part in case it affected vampires differently than humans. Seeing how twitchy and neurotic many of my neighbors were, I feared myself entering such a state.

It closely resembled me when I’d once become blood drunk.

And it had taken a dozen of my strongest vampires to restrain me for long enough to return to my senses. Dracula had been one of them. Back when he had been a staunch supporter and, dare I say, friend. But that had been long before I decided to leave Europe. Before my motivations had changed.

They, led by Dracula, had continued to desire more blood. Power. Domination. I thought back on those old days, sighing sadly.

As powerful as I had been, I had been no match for literally hundreds of vampires, and I knew that a coup was being arranged behind my back. My only alternative to self-banishment would have been to start a civil war, which would have sent Europe back into the dark ages.

So, I’d chosen to explore the world, teaming up with my old friends Lucian and Nero—who had experienced similar power struggles in their own communities. Ultimately, we had chosen to adventure across the ocean upon hearing recent news from Spain about a New World. It had cost us a significant amount of money to fund the exploration, but money had never been a problem.

I’d made an arrangement with the King of Spain behind closed doors for passage, privacy, and food aplenty. I may or may not have enthralled him.

Nevertheless, he’d been beyond agreeable to my terms—a ship, a crew, and his silence

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