When half-elf Gideon's elf brother Braden runs afoul of a powerful old vampire, Gideon steps in to help him, suggesting it might be a good idea to recruit a dhampir. Reluctantly, because the only one he knows enjoys flirting with his lover, the witch Delilah, Braden agrees. Thus sexy Edan joins the team, and immediately sets his sights on Gideon.<br><br>Vampire Vicario lives in New Orleans, so the team heads down there, staying at a B&B owned by another witch, Maeve. She agrees to help them, and together they come up with a plan to destroy Vicario. A plan complicated by the fact Vicario's tame sorcerer can see dhampir when they're invisible, thus potentially making it impossible for Edan to take Vicario's head.<br><br>To succeed in saving Braden will require all their combined skills. At the same time, Gideon is facing a personal battle: how to deal with his growing attraction to Edan. The sex is great, but there is more to a relationship than that, as he well knows. Can the two of them move beyond the physical -- if they survive the conflict with Vicario -- or will their differences tear them apart?

The Half-Elf and the Dhampir

I didn’t mean to fall for him. Not even close, and definitely not when I’ve only known him for such a short time. That’s not me. I don’t get involved. Not ever! Did he mean what he said? That he might love me? He shook his head in dismay. You don’t know me, Gid. No more than I know you. Yeah, you’re an interesting man but then I’ve known interesting men before and left them without a thought. Why you? How is it you left a hole in my life when you walked away, you stubborn man.


He opened the fridge again to take out eggs, and then, after greasing a frying pan, he broke three into it, stirring them viciously. Stubborn as hell, but then so am I, I guess. I’m not giving up my life here to satisfy some insane idea of his that we could live in the middle of nowhere and make it work. It wouldn’t. Like I told him, I’d go crazy with nothing to do.


Chapter 42