Prince of Demons 1: The Order of the Black Swan by Victoria Danann

Author:Victoria Danann [Danann, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, paranormal
Publisher: dba 7th House Publishing, Imprint of Andromeda LLC
Published: 2014-12-13T06:00:00+00:00

As they walked through the Hub on the way to the lounge, Lana noticed that she was getting appreciative glances and smiles from a couple of the outrageously cute guys. She knew she should be feeling dazed and confused and should be looking like she’d been tasered, yet she was more accepting of all the weirdness that had absconded with her life than she thought a person should be. If the sensations weren’t so acute, she’d be sure it was all a dream.

Elora suggested a couple of giant comfy chairs in a corner next to a friendly-looking gas fire. It was early in the day for drinking so the two of them had the place to themselves. The barkeep on duty brought over two shot glasses and a bottle.

“Leave the bottle. Oh and could you call down to the Sovereign’s office and get whoever’s on duty to run a Field Training Manual up here? If nobody’s there, call Monq.”

“Very well, Lady Laiken.”

Lana downed a shot like a champ, hissed while shaking her head and making a face, then said, “Okay. Lay it on me. Starting with why that chap just called you Lady Laiken.”

Elora smiled. “We’ll get there soon enough. Let’s get the most shocking thing out of the way first.” She sat back in her chair. “The chief function of this facility”, she waved her shot glass to indicate the environment, “is to control the spread of the vampire virus.” Lana cocked her head. “Yes. Vampire do exist. They were humans who were bitten by someone carrying a virus transmitted through saliva.

“The buff guys are vampire hunters. Knights of the Order of the Black Swan. The teenagers are students who may be knights one day. We’ve been battling this threat to humanity for several hundred years. If you want to hear an oral summary of how the organization came to be, I will make an appointment for you to have tea with our resident historian slash research scientist slash philosopher slash psychiatrist.”

She saw Lana’s eyes flare slightly at the mention of the last achievement. “It’s no big deal. When I was making an adjustment to this dimension, I went to see him three times a week. He’s a genius. Also crazier than everybody else in Black Swan put together.”

“No. I, ah, no.”

“No pressure, but I think my sessions with him helped. And making friends.”

A boy with bright red hair jogged over to them and held out a small book with a thick yellow paper cover. “You asked for this?” He handed the book off to Elora and gave Lana an engaging smile, which Elora noticed.

“Speaking of making friends,” she said, “no time like the present. Malcolm Cavenaugh, this is Ms. Ravin.”

“Call me Lana.” She gave the kid a little smile.

“Call me Mal.”

Elora chuckled. “That’s all kiddo. Come back in a few years.”

“Yes, ma’am,” he said as he turned and jogged away.

Elora handed the little book to Lana. “While you’re spending time alone processing, take a look at this. It

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