A Hunt Among Vampires (The Angel Series) Read Free

looks back at me. His face is completely void of any emotion.
    As I start moving closer to Christien, his eyes flash to concern so I stop moving. Only a slight nodding motion confirms that he does not want me to come closer, but I cannot figure out why.
    Vampires drop from hiding in the trees all around the property. I grab the daggers from under my arms instinctively.
    “That will not be necessary, ma chatte petite . They are only revealing themselves to me. They cannot attack me without the expressed permission of the Vampire Council.” He smiles knowingly towards Jolene.
    Jolene’s face tightens in anger. “The Governors were only brought as a precautionary measure to secure my safety.” She says smugly.
    “No one here will attack you without just cause. If you are looking for a fight Jolene, it will not be with me unless you are the one to start it.”
    “I did have reason to believe you would be the one starting a fight.” Jolene murmurs.
    “I am not a rogue!” Christien blurts out angrily.
    “Am I to take your word for it?” Jolene snaps back.
    “Look Jolene!” I interrupt their argument. They both look at me, anger building up between them. “You can’t just come here and accuse Christien of being a rogue vampire. You have no proof and it is not your decision to make anyway. You have delivered your message from the Council. Now it is time for you to leave.”
    “And who do you think you are?”
    “She is not your concern.” Christien replies heatedly.
    Jolene watches me move closer to Christien as the Governors begin to surround us. The tension level is rising when I feel a cool electrical wash of Christien’s power spread outward, making my skin tingle. The Governors pause in mid step and stare at Christien in surprise.
    Jolene asks in an alarmed tone. “What are you doing?”
    “You have no right to provoke me and mine! We have done nothing to warrant this threatening behavior.” Christien stares directly at Jolene.
    “You should not be able to manipulate this many Governors.” Jolene states nervously.
    “You have no idea what I can do.” Christien snarls warningly.
    They stare at each other for minutes before Christien releases his hold on the Governors.
    “We will return to the Council with your request.” She motions to the Governors and they all move away, disappearing into the tree line. Jolene gets into her car and drives away.

Chapter 2
     
     
     
    Christien sighs in exhaustion. “They are gone. I apologize for taking so long to get here. I left as soon as Roman told me what was happening.”
    “I’m just glad you got here when you did.” I walk up and kiss him softly in greeting.
    “We should go inside and … talk. Or, perhaps we can do something else?” He hints in a whisper with a devious grin on his face.
    “There won’t be anything else happening until we talk about what we are going to do about this Vampire Council issue.” I joke half-heartedly.
    We walk inside the house and join Kayle in the living room. After everyone is sitting comfortably, Christien, Kayle, and I begin discussing the events of the evening and decide on what to do over the next several weeks.
    Kayle crosses his legs in the seat across from us. “Did you find out any more information from Hassan’s vampires tonight, Christien?”
    Christien settles his arm on my shoulder, relaxing. “I was able to read some of their minds and I found out that the attack last week was staged by Demetri and Jacques to give Hassan time to escape without detection. If they were able to capture Jessica in the process, they were going to deliver her to Hassan before joining him wherever he may be. Unfortunately, none of the vampires left in the building know where Hassan went. It would be safe to assume that he left sometime that afternoon, after my escape from the warehouse, to somewhere in Europe. Apparently, he has met with the Vampire Council already and they have sent an envoy to bring me back or possibly have