Forever Night: A Hidden Novella by Colleen Vanderlinden

Author:Colleen Vanderlinden [Vanderlinden, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Building Block Studios LLC
Published: 2014-05-21T00:00:00+00:00

Days and weeks passed by in a blur once Shanti began her life with the vampires. Her nights were either spent training or hunting with Ronan, and on Wednesdays and Fridays, she worked with Nain’s team.

Every day was pretty much the same for the first couple of months living with the vampires. She’d wake, and meet with the rest of the family. They’d go out in groups of three, usually, except for Shanti who always went out with Ronan. She liked the burly vampire. He reminded her a lot of Nain, but with fewer rough edges. She saw Rayna occasionally, though the queen was usually busy meeting with other vampires. She was slowly but surely gathering support, making it clear that she was the one in charge. The only problem was that vampires as a rule don’t especially like being told what to do. They’re not really the types of beings who band together for the common good. Ruthlessness was one attribute almost all of them shared, and trying to make them get along was a nightmare.

So she was keeping busy. She liked the vampires. They were all good people. Rayna and Ronan set the example, and their people followed it. They treated one another respectfully, watched out for one another. The rehabilitation team was made up of five vampires who were some of the nicest people she’d ever met. Patient, which was absolutely necessary in their role. She’d watched them in action more than once now, had seen them bring in new vampires fully into their bloodlust. They’d fed them, cared for them. They took their time, listened, suggested ways to control the bloodlust. How to watch out for it, how to anticipate it. Every new vampire they brought in was given a room in the mansion or in the guest house. A room with no windows, and locks that only opened from the outside, for their safety and everyone else’s. Learning to deal with the bloodlust was a long, sometimes painful process, and they were given all of the time they needed. That alone made working with the vampire queen worth it; it was nice to see someone trying to step in before these vampires had a chance to become problems.

Shanti didn’t take much time off, and, really, she didn’t want any. If she had too much free time, she spent it feeling homesick. Brennan’s son had been born about a month ago, and while he was cute, Shanti almost felt guilty every time she held him.

If Molly had been around, it would have been easier. Molly always made Shanti feel better about how insane their life was. Shanti was surrounded by people, but didn’t feel like she had anyone to talk to.

If she hadn’t shoved Zero out of her life…

But that wasn’t worth thinking about. After a couple of weeks, he’d stopped calling. He was never pushy or demanding. Usually he would check in and let her know she could call him if she ever needed to talk.

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