The Last True Vampire by Baxter Kate

Author:Baxter, Kate [Baxter, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781466856479
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2015-06-02T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

17

Of all the dhampirs Ronan knew, Eric Jenner was the only male more ruthless than himself. Jenner was a true warrior down to the marrow of his bones, fierce and stalwart. A big son of a bitch, too. Even for a dhampir. Once Mikhail turned Jenner, he’d be a force to be reckoned with. A vampire worthy of the position Ronan was about to give him. And he’d be up to his neck in bullshit before he had a chance to adjust to his new existence.

“Siobhan won’t be pleased.” Jenner’s voice boomed without any effort to project, deep and gruff. “She’ll have your balls when she finds out.”

She’s already got them. Ronan pushed the details of his arrangement with Siobhan to the back of his mind and focused his attention on the task at hand. “You let me worry about her.”

Ronan had known Jenner for almost as long as he’d known Mikhail. It was blind chance that Ronan had stumbled upon the orphaned vampire mere days after he’d escaped from the hell the slayer had left him to die in. Knowing that the future of the race depended on Mikhail’s survival, Ronan hadn’t wasted a second in getting him out of Europe. America had seemed like a world away. Hell, it had been more than two hundred years ago. Jenner had been living in the country for a few months and Ronan had befriended him. So much history. Ronan had thought to take Mikhail far from the Sortiari’s reach. And now that anonymity Ronan had hoped to give his friend was long gone.

“There might be others in the coven who would want to be turned,” Jenner said, thoughtful. “Though Siobhan’s sowed the seeds of her hatred well. She could convince a snake it could fly if it suited her mood.”

True. Hadn’t she convinced Ronan to trade his body for the codex? “I’m not interested in making an enemy out of her, and stealing her people from under her nose isn’t the way to keep her placated.”

“Hers isn’t the only coven in the city. Who else have you reached out to?”

As Ronan’s sole employee, Jenner could be counted on in any situation. He was one of very few Ronan trusted, and beyond capable. But the male was no diplomat. He broke bones first and asked questions later. “I’ve contacted Samuel and Juliana. Their covens are second largest to Siobhan’s.” Of the thirteen dhampir covens scattered throughout the city, none were as powerful as Siobhan’s. Petty squabbles broke out occasionally, but no one seemed interested in testing the female’s mettle. “Three more have contacted me in the past week. As you can guess, they’re all jumping at the chance to transition.”

Jenner snorted. “And tip the scales of power, no doubt.”

That’s what Mikhail and Ronan were afraid of. “They’ll have to be vetted. Their allegiances made.” A price would have to be paid for Mikhail’s blood and it wasn’t simply their souls. “We can’t have vampires running amok all over the city. Boundaries will have to be drawn.

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