Charlotte is a traveling historian with a specific interest in old towns, which is what brings her to the forgotten Willow Creek. Her research takes a drastic turn when she discovers that the place is harboring a mysterious castle that belongs to an even more mysterious vampire Lord. She will do anything to unlock the secrets of the little town, even offering up her blood. However, Charlotte soon finds out that she may have bitten off more than she could chew.

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“So, what is it that you think you’re offering me that isn’t what you’ve already agreed to?”
“If you can answer the simplest difficult questions for me, then I’ll offer you a living taste,” Charlotte said.
Silently, he closed the distance between them. Charlotte’s eyes closed while he neared her neck, his lips just above her skin.
“Drinking so savagely from anyone is just not the way I do things.”

In The October Wind is created by Rachelle Keener, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

In the October Wind

Charlotte didn’t want to make it too obvious that she was curious about their unexpected guest. Even though she still wanted answers from Lord Hunt, her curiosity was enough for the moment to set those issues aside. Despite the fact that she was in the middle of a tangled mess with Lord Hunt, she still had a passion for history. This Lord Vincent Eclaire had a part he played in Lord Hunt’s past, that much she had figured out from both the things that Lord Hunt told her and what she was able to find about him. 


It was for that reason that when Lord Hunt stood abruptly to rush off and follow after his new employee, Charlotte hung back a little bit. She waited until he went down the pathway before she followed them. Honestly, she wasn’t sure if he would have allowed her to go along with him if she had asked or not. So instead of asking, she had just decided to follow and listen in on whatever conversation she might be able to catch between them. 


Chapter 23: Unexpected Visitor