Sami Kareem

"Now, hopefully he actually makes a comment about my appearance," Oksana thought hopefully.

As if on cue, Assar opened his mouth... Oksana tensed, wanting to hear the compliment she knew had to be coming.

Instead in an incredulous tone he asked, "How many dresses did you bring?"

Oksana's earlier growing confidence and ego deflated…

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Infected as a child, ostracized as an adult, Assar has spent most of his life hunting vampires.
Oksana, a sanguine vampire raised from birth to rule her family's clan finds herself thrust into the seat of power at the abrupt murder of her parents. Together the unlikely pair must solve a murder, catch a killer, and deal with the most complicated issue of all, their undeniable attraction to each other.

Can one who is termed tainted, dirty and a half-blood who kills her kind and a beautiful Sanguine vampire work harmoniously together…not just on the battlefield?

Dark Intrigues is created by Sami Kareem, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Dark Intrigues

“Assar!” she screamed as she ran over to where he lay crushed under the bulk of the monster. 


She gripped the monster's flank, and with a scream of effort, pulled the enormous beast off the hunter. 


“Oh, gods!” She gasped as she took in the broken form of her companion. He was covered from head to foot in both red and green blood. His clothes and armor were torn to shred, and she could see his numerous wounds from the fight. She even saw bone exposed in some spots. His face was deathly pale, and his eyes were losing all color.


She hastily felt for a pulse, and somehow miraculously it was there. It was weak, but it was still there. She had no idea what he had drank, but whatever it was, had increased his healing factor far beyond even hers. It seemed to be wearing off though. She needed to feed him more of whatever it was he had drunk. It was the only chance for him to survive this amount of trauma.


Chapter 32: Cost of Victory