A TASTE OF TEMPTATION: Vampire King And His Hybrid Bride

the endless valley, traversed a couple of mountain

rry me, but he was very tired too, as he was unable to fully recove

rrain of low bushe

d, looking ahead, then glancin

pie." I grinned at him. "Let's

t be able to track us as easily, and they might just give up. As for the witches

e I sprang, ready to put t

then stilled, th

into the sky along the hori

wled. A flare of red light shot into the sky above one

us the prey. Rag

place while we slept. They herded us here. The shifters a

ed to catch me, a com

we'll have to fight another hard battle. I thought lif

'd be bored if life wa

rama ahead of us. "I'll be honest with you, sweety pie, I'm a little tired to

hours ago," he grated. "I al

hands. "Aren't you the vampire king?" Don't you have minion

ords out of your little mouth, Ollivara. Words matter. And since I don't have any

I tugged the open front of his trench coat as worry nagged at me. "I'm not sure if we will make it this time

you over my dead body,

I might not be too fond of you, since you carry this attitude that

and down. A riot of emotions darted across his

ng but unnecessary," he s

to preserve himself. Warmth swelled in my chest

ng about?" I growled. "I'm t

s helping me keep my fear at bay. It was the first time I'd a

r bitter end to

end today," he said. "

nd you're the muscle. When I say charge, you charge. When I say run, we run like there

lefield ahead with a vicious and ca

the bushes, not looking back to see if the vampire was follo

en in the front dropped to one knee, strings taut and arrows nocked. Five men stood

red. "And thirteen is definitely a cul

n white robes, as if they were virgins, spread their legs wide and stretched their arms, re

ed claws, and armoured jeeps backing them up. Thankfully, the shifters from the hills had stopped howling to intimidate us si

us here and plan

uch extremes to catch a nobody like me. A man's ego could really destroy the world

his fucking face. If he threatened my life or my vampire's life, I

I just

I halted, he was right beside me. He showed no fear, but t

ing at the enemy army approaching the two of us. "F

r last, Sunshine,

farewell. I quite liked it. I'd die with the memory o

in and half-snarl. "Call me Phia. Th

'd shift in the heat of the coming battle and let the vamp have a glimpse, but the

on grabbed me by the arm, pulled me back, and shoved me be

he battle had come for us, and we were very much surrounded. "I'll use my meek appearance to deceive our enemies. I'll even pretend to surrender and cry a little when I get closer to them. The

us would get out of here ali

It'll be a military battle. You'll stay behind m

cking

to sow any contention between us bef

in full battle mode. There was n

really don't like those arrow

houlder made me shiver for a second. Jason di

lades glinting with murderous light as he brandished them in front of him. They'd cut down any arrows that came near

of surprises and was

ws rocked the hills that studded the horizon in a half circle. The rocks and mountains were