Rachelle Keener

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

“What did you just say?” Lord Eclaire asked. His eyes were set on her and his voice dropped. 


“That’s what happened, isn’t it? You killed her because of Lord Hunt’s betrayal,” Charlotte said. She was standing her ground despite knowing that he could easily kill her. 


Charlotte knew she was playing with fire by confronting him on her own. She felt that if he knew someone had figured him out, he might be inclined to take his leave, if she kept her mouth shut. Bargaining with a vampire was dangerous work. They were much stronger than she was in every sense of the manner. Even if he was injured, she didn’t doubt that he could still snap her neck like a twig. The laws protected signed servants and humans from killings, but that didn’t mean there weren’t vampires that broke those laws. She wanted to do something though, if only to keep Lord Hunt from another fight. 


Chapter 31: The True Story