The Jaded Hunter by Michelle M Pillow

Author:Michelle M Pillow
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub, pdf
Tags: Vampires, Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Gothic, Occult & Supernatural
ISBN: 9781586087166
Publisher: New Concepts Publishing
Published: 2005-11-09T05:00:00+00:00

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Jaden sighed in her sleep as she drifted in peaceful dreams. Her limbs were heavy and calm. She could feel a breeze moving tantalizingly over her skin and the strange, uneven texture of grass beneath it. She could detect the warmth of the sun shining brightly on her face, kissing her warmed flesh. In the distance a bird sang a cheerful summer song.

A cheerful song she thought skeptically. A frown marred deeply on her brow as anger seeped in. A bird!

Her eyes popped open. Jaden sat up from her grassy bed in trepidation. Before her was a land blanketed with rolling grasses and swaying weeds. Beneath her was the cushioned bed of a field. The perfumed scent of wildflowers wafted on the temperate wind, their color dotting the ground all around her. It was daytime. The sun was bright--too bright for an old vampire to venture into--and she was alone.

Darting to her feet, Jaden spun in circles. A forest stood nearby, no sign of fences or roads or people. In the distance, she thought she heard the hooves of horses, but the sound was so faint she couldn’t be sure. Tyr was nowhere to be found. Had he let her go? Did he decide she was innocent and that was that? Did he abandon her in the middle of Norway without a word?

Anger at being discarded like a cheap whore bubbled inside of her. Her fists balled in outrage until she realized that something wasn’t quite right. She wasn’t in the mountains, and what the devil was she wearing!

Looking down in amazement, she saw a long, heavy gown of dark blue. Beneath the gown was an undertunic of cream, tightly fitted to her frame. Tiny buttons decorated up the length of the tight, long sleeves. The skirts constricted her legs as she tried to move beneath the unfamiliar weight of the cumbersome dress. The dark blue overtunic gown hung open at the sleeves, arcing like a giant tank top beneath her armpit to her hips. Gold embroidery laid thick over the square neckline and hems and a gold cord draped around her fitted waist, swinging as she moved to touch just below the knee.

Looking around, she felt a fluttering at her neck. Thinking it to be a bug, she wrinkled her nose and jumped to the air. She frantically swatted the dangerous creature away. Instead of smashing an insect, she managed to tear a wimple and veil from over her face. They fluttered to the ground, discarded. Taking a deep breath, she jumped again as the overly long lengths of her hair blew into her vision. The ends reached a good distance past her waist.

"Uh," she said, trying to clear the long locks from her mouth and eyes. Finally, managing to tame the wild tresses back, she held them to the nape of her neck in a fierce grip. She instantly looked around for a knife so she could cut them off.

"Tyr!" she screeched.

"Yea, m’lady," he bowed gallantly.

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