Half-vampire agent Emily Johnson, is working for the government, trying to rid the world of all the dangerous vampires that hunt humans at night. After nearly a decade of hunting down the evil bloodsuckers, she finally lands a case that she can't seem to solve.

Then a mysterious vampire enters her life, throwing everything into chaos. Everything she thought she knew about vampires is questioned as she fights her feelings for him.

When attempts on her life throw her into a bizarre partnership with the vampire, Emily must decide: does she fight the feelings and try to go back to life the way it was? Or does she give in and risk not only her life but the world as she knows it?

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I froze again, my gaze on the glass door leading out to the balcony. It was like deja-vu all over again. A tingle went down my back at the sight of bright blue eyes staring back at me.

Night Blessed is created by J.L. Archeron, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author. 

Night Blessed

Ezra led me up the staircase as the vampires shuffled in behind us. I could feel many sets of eyes on us and tense automatically. Ezra paused, and a low snarl erupted from his chest. Suddenly there was the sound of movement on the first level and when I looked back, there was no one there. I glanced back at Ezra to see the irritation fading from his eyes.


"You sure can clear a room out," I said with a smirk.


His protectiveness was something I hadn't seen from him before, and I wasn't entirely sure how to feel about it. For one thing, I had never really been protected in my past. Not even as a child. And for another, I had never expected to be protected by the vampire king of all people. 


But when I saw him standing there, acting as my valiant protector against his own people, my feelings for him changed. I went from feeling exhilarated and terrified to something else entirely. Something that I wasn't sure I was willing to admit to myself. Not now. Maybe not ever.


Chapter 33: Protection