Vivian lives her life in the shadows, hunting down and killing vampires. But when a vampire saves her life, she finds him making an offer that’s hard to refuse.  Accepting Everett’s offer means Vivian is putting a target on her back, one that he swears to protect with his life. Weighing her options, and her feelings, Vivian must decide if working with Everett is worth risking her life. 

Thrust into her decision by an ex-lover who tries to kill her, Vivian and Everett embark on a journey to save humanity. Vivian learns that Everett has more at stake than she thought - literally. Secrets collide, old alliances are broken, and an ultimate power is harnessed, as Everett and Vivian will have to decide if an ancient proficiency will save their lives or kill them both. 

In the Shadows is created by Ann Brooks, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

IN THE SHADOWS

Vivian stood in a thick fog of deceit that clouded around them both, as she stared at Everett. He was waiting for an answer, an explanation that she didn’t want to give knowing how it would sound. Knowing how it would make her appear after what they did last night. Of course, there was a part of Vivian that wanted to stay in that bed, curled up next to his naked body. She wanted to feel him press against her, allow him to trace her body with his fingers, but that was not her life. 


No, Vivian, had a different path set into motion many years ago. She could never be that person she wanted to be with Everett, nor could he be that person with her. They both were forced onto different paths by a world that had decided a long time ago what they were and who they had to be. 


“Everett, as I said last night, nothing has changed.”


“I can see that.” His claw clinched. “I can also see that we have both been deceived.” He glanced at the neatly made, empty bed. 


Chapter 64: Different Paths