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body to protect her.
Today. Tomorrow. Forever.
***
It was hours later when Annette slipped into the lab room in the depths of the alpha’s house. Jane and Aidan were upstairs, no doubt lost in each other’s arms. They thought the danger had passed.
She wasn’t so sure.
“I think this is a really bad idea,” Bob Heider muttered from behind her. “The last thing I want to do is piss off Aidan Locke.”
Her gaze slid over the floor—the broken pieces of her mirror. And…
Aidan’s blood. She knew it. Just the way she’d always known certain things. Annette picked up that bloody chunk of glass. The instant she touched it, her hand chilled.
It’s not over. Not yet.
“You need to run tests on this blood,” she said, giving the chunk of glass to Bob. “Run the tests and then tell me what you find—”
“No.” Not Bob’s voice. The growled word had been far too dark and deep for Bob. Paris. Shit. She peeked to the left and saw that Paris was standing in the shadows of the room. He’d been watching them the whole time, and now his gaze was on the glass. Very slowly, his golden stare rose until he was looking straight at Bob. “You tell me what you find.”
Oh, no. This wasn’t going to be good.
Because Annette strongly suspected that Jane wasn’t the only one changing. Aidan had given his blood to a vampire. He’d bonded with her. His wolf…it hadn’t attacked Jane. An alpha should have attacked her. The difference in her blood—that mix of wolf—might be enough to confuse the others in the pack so that they wouldn’t attack, but an alpha wolf should have still felt the primal urge to kill her.
Only…he hadn’t. And he hadn’t killed Vincent, either.
Because Aidan is changing, too.
The rules of the paranormal world were changing. And she was very, very afraid of what might come next…
The end.
For them all.
***
Jane rolled over in bed and smiled up at Aidan. She’d thought her chance with him was over—that her life was over.
And, well, her human life was gone. She was still getting used to her fangs—if she wasn’t careful, she’d bite her own lip. And the heightened senses made things a little confusing but…
I have Aidan.
For her, having Aidan was what mattered. He was at her side. He had her back. Just as she had his. Their bond was so deep. Deeper than blood.
Deeper than family.
“Why do you look sad?” Aidan asked her.
Jane blinked quickly. She’d thought he was sleeping. “I was…thinking about my brother.”
“Don’t.”
She gave a bitter laugh. “Not that easy.” And this was the hard part. “Aidan, I know you plan to kill him.”
“Because he fucking shot you, yes, I—”
“Don’t.”
He drew in a deep breath.
“Let me handle him. He’s my family. My responsibility.” Even though she didn’t know what the hell she was going to do about Drew. Not yet.
Kill him?
No. Because while she might be a vampire, while she might not have total control of her new self yet, Jane knew she wasn’t a murderer.
She was still a cop. And her job was to uphold the law.
To protect.
“He won’t hurt you again, Jane,” Aidan promised.
“No, he won’t.” She’d make sure of that. She leaned forward and pressed a kiss to Aidan’s lips. “You know…things can be easier now.”
“Easier?” Doubt was heavy in his voice.
“Just think…with all of this extra strength and power, I’ll be able to track down criminals twice as fast as I did before.”
He groaned.
“And I pity the dumbass who tries to resist arrest with me,” she added.
“Jane…”
“What? The world doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom.” It wasn’t. She’d survived her change, she was with Aidan and, for the most part, she still felt like her old self. “I will use this change to help me. To help others.”
Because despite Annette’s orders, Jane didn’t intend to stop playing hero. Not now…maybe not ever.
Aidan stared at her, silent.
“There are some things that you just can’t change,” she said.
His expression softened. “No, I guess you can’t.” His fingers slid into her hair and he pulled her down for a kiss. “I love you.”
And she would always love him.
Her werewolf.
Her partner.
Her mate.
The End
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The final book in the Blood and Moonlight trilogy, BITTER BLOOD, will be available in spring of 2016! Aidan and Jane will be back one last time…and the changes coming will blow their world apart.
A Note From the Author
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About The Author
Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader best-seller. Cynthia is also a three-time finalist for the RITA® award. Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written over fifty novels and novellas.
Cynthia is a southern girl who loves horror movies, chocolate, and happy endings. More information about Cynthia and her books may be found at: http://www.cynthiaeden.com or on her Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/cynthiaedenfanpage. Cynthia is also on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cynthiaeden.
Her Works
Paranormal romances by Cynthia Eden:
BOUND BY BLOOD (Bound, Book 1)
BOUND IN DARKNESS (Bound, Book 2)
BOUND IN SIN (Bound, Book 3)
BOUND BY THE NIGHT (Bound, Book 4)
BOUND IN DEATH (Bound, Book 5)
THE WOLF WITHIN (Purgatory, Book 1)
MARKED BY THE VAMPIRE (Purgatory, Book 2)
CHARMING THE BEAST (Purgatory, Book 3)
DEAL WITH THE DEVIL (Purgatory, Book 4)
Other paranormal romances by Cynthia Eden:
A VAMPIRE'S CHRISTMAS CAROL
BLEED FOR ME
BURN FOR ME (Phoenix Fire, Book 1)
ONCE BITTEN, TWICE BURNED (Phoenix Fire, Book 2)
PLAYING WITH FIRE (Phoenix Fire, Book 3)
ANGEL OF DARKNESS (Fallen, Book 1)
ANGEL BETRAYED (Fallen, Book 2)
ANGEL IN CHAINS (Fallen, Book 3)
AVENGING ANGEL (Fallen, Book 4)
IMMORTAL DANGER
NEVER CRY WOLF
A BIT OF BITE (Free Read!!)
ETERNAL HUNTER (Night Watch, Book 1)
I'LL BE SLAYING YOU (Night Watch, Book 2)
ETERNAL FLAME (Night Watch, Book 3)
HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT (Midnight, Book 1)
MIDNIGHT SINS (Midnight, Book 2)
MIDNIGHT'S MASTER (Midnight, Book 3)
WHEN HE WAS BAD (anthology)
EVERLASTING BAD BOYS (anthology)
BELONG TO THE NIGHT (anthology)
List of Cynthia Eden's romantic suspense titles:
WATCH ME (Dark Obsession, Book 1)
WANT ME (Dark Obsession, Book 2)
NEED ME (Dark Obsession, Book 3)
BEWARE OF ME (Dark Obsession, Book 4)
MINE TO TAKE (Mine, Book 1)
MINE TO KEEP (Mine, Book 2)
MINE TO HOLD (Mine, Book 3)
MINE TO CRAVE (Mine, Book 4)
MINE TO HAVE (Mine, Book 5)
FIRST TASTE OF DARKNESS
SINFUL SECRETS
DIE FOR ME (For Me, Book 1)
FEAR FOR ME (For Me, Book 2)
SCREAM FOR ME (For Me, Book 3)
DEADLY FEAR (Deadly, Book 1)
DEADLY HEAT (Deadly, Book 2)
DEADLY LIES (Deadly, Book 3)
ALPHA ONE (Shadow Agents, Book 1)
GUARDIAN RANGER (Shadow Agents, Book 2)
SHARPSHOOTER (Shadow Agents, Book 3)
GLITTER AND GUNFIRE (Shadow Agents, Book 4)
UNDERCOVER CAPTOR (Shadow Agents, Book 5)
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (Shadow Agents, Book 6)
EVIDENCE OF PASSION (Shadow Agents, Book 7)
WAY OF THE SHADOWS (Shadow Agents, Book 8)