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An Ellora’s Cave Romantica Publication
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Vengeance Due
ISBN # 1-4199-0688-7
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Vengeance Due Copyright© 2006 Lauren Dane
Edited by Ann Leveille.
Cover art by Syneca & Willo.
Electronic book Publication: August 2006
This book may not be reproduced or used in whole or in part by any means existing without written
permission from the publisher, Ellora’s Cave Publishing, Inc.® 1056 Home Avenue, Akron OH 44310-
3502.
This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales
is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the authors’ imagination and used fictitiously.
Warning:
The following material contains graphic sexual content meant for mature readers. This story has been
rated E–rotic by a minimum of three independent reviewers.
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rotic), and X (X-treme).
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ensuous
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W
ITCHES
K
NOT
:
V
ENGEANCE
D
UE
Lauren Dane
Dedication
First and foremost, I dedicate this book to the amazing citizens of New Orleans.
Your beautiful city has given me so much inspiration and your strength and tireless
energy in rebuilding her and your lives has been an amazing thing to see.
The usual cast of characters has been in play here—Ray, thank you for being so
tirelessly supportive of me and this amazing dream of mine. I love you.
My beta readers who make every book better—thank you!
And Ann, my most wonderful editor—thank you so very much for all the hard
work you to do help me take a bunch of words on the page and transform them into
something coherent.
Trademarks Acknowledgment
The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the
following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:
Bentley: Bentley Motors Limited
Cosmopolitan/Cosmo: Hearst Communications, Inc.
Glock: Glock, Inc.
Jimmy Choo: J CHOO (JERSEY) Limited Corporation
Kool Aid: Perkins Products Company
Laphroaig: Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine Limited Corporation
Vengeance Due
Prologue
Lee Charvez sat straight up with a scream on her lips.
“Lee!” Alex sat up from a dead sleep, landing on the floor, ready to defend her.
Aidan came rushing in at preternatural speed, incisors out, bloodlust gleaming in
his eyes. “What is it?” he asked, alarmed.
Lee was shaking so hard she could barely speak. The dream wouldn’t let go. She
tried to wake up, tried to shake free of it. Running her hands up her arms, she expected
to find blood caked there.
Aidan grabbed her upper arms and put his face close to hers. “Lee, wake up.
Darlin’, wake up! It’s a dream. We’re here. You’re safe.”
Her eyes slowly lost their panicked terror and gained focus on him. Her muscles
relaxed and she took in a huge gulp of air.
“Blood,” she managed to say through chattering teeth.
Aidan brought his wrist to his mouth and sliced it open and held it out to her. She
recoiled with a cry of dismay, the scent making her gag.
“Baby? What is it?” Alex said calmly, quietly. Shoving his own fear as deep as he
could, he reached out slowly. She was cowering against the headboard. He’d never seen
her like this. Even while facing a demon he’d never seen her so scared.
Aidan’s hurt feelings at Lee’s flinching away from him tore at Alex. But he shoved
that aside and put his concern for Lee’s panicked state ahead of that. He reached back,
squeezed Aidan’s hand quickly and turned all his attention back to his wife.
“I’m going to touch you, okay?” He brushed against her leg with his fingertips.
“Lee, honey, focus on me, okay? It’s all right. I’m here. Aidan is here. We’re in our
house. Nothing can hurt you. Wake up, baby, it was just a dream.”
She blinked several times and grabbed his hand, pulling it to her cheek and he
moved then, embracing her and murmuring against her hair.
Aidan hung back. Not entirely sure why she’d been so panicked by his blood—god
knows they’d exchanged blood during sex many times before. But not wanting to make
it worse, he watched Alex comfort her, trying to ignore the ache he felt at being
excluded.
After several minutes, Lee kissed Alex’s lips softly and pushed him back. “I’m okay.
It was a dream. It was awful. There was so much blood. My god, it was everywhere. So
much it coated every inch of my skin. It was in my throat and nose. The stench. It was
death blood. Torture blood. Pain. So much pain and suffering. I couldn’t stop it, I
couldn’t help and I felt so ashamed.”
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