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Blurb:

He died for her protection, but true love never really dies.

Everywhere Odessa Black looked, she saw her fiancée, Hamilton Kring’s, face. Over a year has passed since his untimely death. Determined to escape his memory, she left the only home she’s ever known. A new city and job are supposed to be a way for her to start over. Until she discovers the world is far larger and darker than she ever imagined.

Hamilton Kring is technically dead. Reborn as Hamilton Morck, the last thing he expected was for Odessa, the only woman he’s ever loved, to waltz back into his life. With his murderer chasing after them, he’ll do whatever is necessary to keep her safe. Even if it means making a deal with the kind of demons he used to hunt.

Excerpt:

From above, Hamilton watched as some person followed Odessa from the subway station. They had their hat dipped low, so he couldn’t see much of their face. Though he had an excellent vantage point. He stood on top of a building. As much as he’d wanted to stay close to Odessa, he couldn’t risk her spotting him. Or anyone else. So, he’d chosen the best point of view from where he expected to see her close to her building.
Although, now he wished he had taken the lower ground. Then he could take care of the problem. Especially since this couldn’t be anyone Theo had sent. The male hadn’t gotten anything set up prior to his departure from the manor. Unless his sire had accomplished it afterward, but he would’ve heard from him if that was the case. They had cell phones for a reason.
He noticed Odessa pick up her pace below, and the person following her did the same. Though, they’d kept some distance between themselves and Odessa. Strange. They didn’t appear to have any intention of grabbing her, but he refused to chance it. He glanced ahead and noted the number of buildings between hers and his current location. If he needed to leap to the ground, then so be it. Best way to prepare for that was to get ahead a little.
Hamilton darted across the rooftop, leaped over the alley below, and rolled into a smooth landing on the next roof. He checked out the situation below. Odessa hadn’t yet noticed the pace of the person behind her. Not that he expected it would take much longer. His fiancée was a smart woman.
Just as he’d done with the previous roof, he charged ahead, pushed off just before hitting the ledge of the building, and jumped over the dark silence below. As he leaped from one rooftop to another, he spotted Odessa increase her pace twice more until she was running into her building. Certain she was now safe, he focused his attention on the one who dared to follow her. They lingered for only a moment by the staircase leading into her building and then continued on. He watched as they rounded the corner and headed into an alleyway.
This was his chance.
He ran across the roof and used the two nearby lower buildings to jump down to the ground below. It had taken a little work, but he positioned himself in front of the other person. While he still couldn’t make out the minute details of their face, he could at least identify the perpetrator as male. And he didn’t bother with questions. Those could come later. He balled up his fist and punched the man, sending him flying a few feet back.
The perpetrator skidded to a stop and smirked. “I recommend you walk away.”
“Not happening,” Hamilton growled. Simultaneously, he and the male charged at one another. He swung his fist at the man’s cheek, who dodged the hit. The guy’s uppercut hit him square in the jaw and threw him across the alleyway. With a loud thud, his back hit a dumpster. As if the assault of rotting garbage wasn’t bad enough, it took him a moment to shake off the sting between his shoulder blades.
How the hell had the guy done that? Aside from the obvious. The guy definitely wasn’t human. No human he knew of could accomplish such a feat. He got to his feet, snarled, and hissed as he eyed the empty spot where the man had stood. What the fuck? Where the fuck had the guy gone? Hamilton glanced one way down the alley, and then the other. Except he didn’t see anything other than a couple of large waste bins filled to the hilt with trash. He eyed the rooftops above, but didn’t catch sight of the guy.
Someone who packed that kind of power and disappeared this quickly. It had to be a vampire. Why would a vampire follow Odessa? He eyed the time on his watch. Not that it was really necessary. Even without checking how long he had, he sensed the sun was close to rising. His cell phone rang. Without hesitation, he answered it. Seemed pointless to look. Only one person had this number. “I’ll be home shortly,” he stated.
“You should’ve been home an hour ago,” Theo retorted. “Where are you?”
Yeah, like he was going to share that information with his sire. “Nowhere important. I’ll be back soon.” Before the male could utter anything else, Hamilton hung up. Despite all the questions running through his mind about the perpetrator, he didn’t have time to scour the alleyway for any clues to the guy’s identity.
Not that he intended to let it go. Night time would be here soon enough. Then he’d find out whatever he could. He’d search until he discovered the truth. No matter how long it took.

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