The Born Vampire Series (Vols. 1-3) by Elizabeth Dunlap

Author:Elizabeth Dunlap
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire, paranormal, new adult vampire adventure, new adult paranormal romance, new adult romance, vampire romance kindle books, vampire werewolf romance, born vampire
Publisher: Elizabeth Dunlap
Published: 2018-06-08T00:00:00+00:00

OLIVIER WAS WAITING for me outside Othello’s office. She had on her serious face and was ready for anything.

“Game plan?” she asked me. I continued walking and she followed me.

“Don’t know yet,” I admitted. “We need to talk to Cameron and Renard.” Keeping silent did not apply to them. Othello would’ve agreed. If I told him, that is.

“Agreed.”

I texted Cameron to find Renard and meet us in the smaller drawing-room. They came a few minutes later, just as Olivier was finished pulling the heavy red drapes together to block the last few rays of sunlight before the sun went down.

Cameron looked from my face to Olivier’s. “Something happened?”

Olivier jumped straight into it. “The turned are starting to rebel in the other Orders.” While neither man looked surprised, they still looked upset.

“We don’t know why yet, but we’re trying to find out,” I said.

Renard’s gaze fell to me, and he looked grave. “We know why.”

I looked away. “Those executions were necessary.”

“Non. Not that. Though it did not help. You are the reason, Lisbeth.”

That threw me. Me? What had I done? Okay, I admit, I liked throwing Randall into the sunlight and watching him burn up into a worthless pile of ash. It was heavenly. But that wasn’t enough of a reason to blame me for this because he totally broke the law and deserved it.

“Why her?” Olivier asked him. I met his eyes again as he continued.

“You broke the law, and you were spared. Randall broke the law, and he was executed.”

“He killed someone,” I said flabbergasted. “He killed Arabella. That is not the same thing as what I did.”

He was struggling to stop tears from escaping his eyes at the sound of his niece’s name. “Je sais savoir, I know,” he spat firmly. He let out a breath, never breaking from my gaze. “But they are not me. They do not see it that way. Technically killing a human is not against the law. The law is preserving human life as much as possible. It does not say no killing. The law you broke is vastly more specific. And the turned are outraged.” He lost his control over his emotions and turned away slightly, rubbing his hand over his chin to try and hide the turmoil going on inside him.

I focused on Cameron. “And you? What do you think?”

Cameron was clearly affected but in control of himself. “I think we all agree that Randall’s crime deserved death, and yours didn’t. But,” he added. “I also think that the other turned had these thoughts long before Randall, or even you, broke any laws.”

“She’s a scapegoat,” Olivier deduced. Cameron pointed a finger at her in confirmation. At least the turned here weren’t in contact with the turned from the other Orders. That would be a bigger nightmare.

Cameron continued. “They’re enraged that her life was considered more precious than his. Not just because she’s older. Because she’s Born, and Randall was turned. They believe they are being treated as inferior.”

“That’s not true,” I said.

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