Taming the Vampire: Over 25 All New Paranormal Alpha Male Tales of Contemporary, Military, Shifters, Billionaires, Werewolves, Magic, Fae, Witches, Dragons, Demons & More by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Raven Books
Published: 2016-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

By sunset, deep lines of worry etched Dorian’s face. Within an hour of their reunion, he’d learned enough about the Sicilian to know that by dawn, he’d be riding away with Gloria in tow—willing or unwilling.

The mysterious Sicilian had arrived in the village on midsummer’s eve with the cloak of a nobleman and a leather sketchbook tucked under his arm.

“He’s an artist,” Gloria explained, moon-eyed. “He’s drawn so many lovely sketches of me.”

Dorian winced. “An artist?” he grated. “Charcoal on paper provides little food or warmth on a cold night.”

When her lips thinned into a line, he swallowed the remainder of his criticism, and it took a fair amount of cajoling to get her talking once again. When she did, he panicked all the more.

Only a mere three days after the man’s arrival, the first Night Viper attack had occurred.

“But my love had naught to do with that,” she insisted, reading his alarm. “Faithfully and each night, he joined the village men to search for the viper. He even valiantly battled the wolves. Wolves, Dorian. Huge white and gray ones.”

“With his charcoal?” Dorian muttered acidly under his breath.

That made her walk away, delaying the conversation yet again. He spent the remainder of the day wheedling himself back into her good graces, all the while fretting over her blindness on the matter.

Finally, as the sun fell, he found himself again in her peaceable company.

“He should be here soon,” she promised, slipping her arm through his as they left the barn and headed towards their childhood home. “I’m so glad the two of you will finally meet.”

Dorian ran his hand along the back of his neck, wishing he could say the same, but a flock of birds exploding from the nearby trees distracted her from his silence. She watched the birds disappear into the gathering gloom before turning back to him.

“He must be there,” she said with an eager smile. “He always startles the birds so.”

Dorian arched a brow at the bizarre statement. “I canna wait to meet him,” he said, trying his utmost to mask any trace of mockery in his voice.

Aye, he couldn’t wait to meet the man. ‘Twas clear he was a lily-livered fool, idly passing his days in sleep and his nights in the sketching and seduction of innocent women. He deserved a sound thrashing—maybe even more—before being sent off with haste.

He took one look at his sister’s face and clenched his jaw. Apparently, he hadn’t disguised his true feelings as well as he’d thought.

“Dinna be so pigheaded, Dorian,” Gloria snapped. “He’s a fine, upstanding noble, and an honorable man.”

He begged to differ, but this time, he merely nodded and kept his lips sealed.

“Aye, then,” Gloria nodded, satisfied enough. “Come.”

Silently, they trudged through the snow and up to the cottage door.

“I’ve not been here in some time,” Gloria admitted as she lifted the latch. “Ach, ‘tis in sore need of a cleaning with all the dust and cobwebs.”

Forcing his voice to remain calm and mild, Dorian prodded, “And where have you been staying? Is it warm at least?”

Gloria picked at her skirt and hesitated.

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