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    Zane - The Guardian Angel (The Brookehaven Vampires, Book 3.5)
    Zane - The Guardian Angel (The Brookehaven Vampires, Book 3.5)
    Zane - The Guardian Angel (The Brookehaven Vampires, Book 3.5)
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    Zane - The Guardian Angel (The Brookehaven Vampires, Book 3.5)

    By Joann I. Martin Sowles

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    ***This story is to be read AFTER Tainted Blood***

    Being chosen as one of the Fallen is an honor among the angels. Yet, it was an honor Zane had not wished for.

    On Laney’s nineteenth birthday, Zane fell with the mission to keep her safe, but he was never given that opportunity...

    In this Brookehaven Vampires novella, you will step into the mind of Laney’s guardian angel, get a glimpse of his life before the fall, and see what our world looks like from his point of view.

    *Mature Content Warning* 18+
    The Brookehaven Vampires series contains mature themes, including sexual content, violence, strong language, and alcohol use. It is intended for a mature audience.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJoann I. Martin Sowles
    Release dateNov 24, 2013
    ISBN9781940905013
    Zane - The Guardian Angel (The Brookehaven Vampires, Book 3.5)
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    Joann I. Martin Sowles

    Joann I. Martin Sowles is the self-published author of The Brookehaven Vampires series. She prefers fantasy to reality, loves anything purple, and is a devoted Mickey Mouse fan.She can spend hours talking about her favorite books, music, movies, and TV shows with anyone willing to listen.When she’s not consumed by her writing, Joann is busy spending time with her family or avoiding housework.To find out more about Joann and the Brookehaven Vampires, visit her website at:www.brookehavenvampires.com

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      Zane - The Guardian Angel (The Brookehaven Vampires, Book 3.5) - Joann I. Martin Sowles

      THE BROOKEHAVEN VAMPIRES NOVELS

      Laney

      Darkness

      Tainted Blood

      Zane – The Guardian Angel

      Cursed

      Joann I Martin Sowles

      November, 2013

      Brookehaven Publishing

      Rocklin, California

      PUBLISHER’S NOTE:

      This is a work of fiction. The characters, names, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, business establishments, or locales is entirely coincidental. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume responsibility for author or third-party Web sites or their content.

      Copyright © 2013 by Joann Sowles

      Smashwords Edition

      Brookehaven Publishing

      P.O. Box 352

      Rocklin, CA 95677

      info@brookehavenpublishing.com

      Sowles, Joann I. Martin.

      Zane – the guardian angel : the Brookehaven vampires / Joann I. Martin Sowles.

      p. cm.

      SUMMARY: An angel, Zane, struggles to save the life of Laney. Takes place in a small college town in Northern California.

      LCCN 2013919354

      ISBN 978-0-9844867-9-3 (Hardcover)

      ISBN 978-1-940905-00-6 (Trade Paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-940905-01-3 (eBook)

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced, distributed, stored in a database or retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the author and publisher.

      The scanning, uploading, and distributing of this book via Internet or any other means without permission from the publisher, is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      for Willa

      I’m sorry…

      Acknowledgement

      To my amazing friends:

      Kim Duncan

      Jennifer Kirchman

      Jennifer Ottman Smith

      &

      Susan Trapnell

      Thank you for helping make Zane’s story better than I could have imagined.

      Also, to my fantastic Brookehaven Street Team.

      You ladies are truly amazing!

      AUTHOR’S NOTE

      You are about to enter Zane’s world and mind. This story is to be read AFTER Tainted Blood.

      In Zane’s view, you will get a glimpse into his life before the fall, along with a view of what our world is like to that of an unwelcomed outsider. The story begins just after Zane receives his assignment and leads up to the sneak peek of book four, Cursed, which is available at the end of Tainted Blood.

      These are the final days of Zane’s sanity…

      Much love,

      JIMS

      Contents

      Zane

      Section 1

      Section 2

      Section 3

      Section 4

      Section 5

      Section 6

      Section 7

      Section 8

      Section 10

      Section 11

      Section 12

      Section 13

      Zane

      They call us Guardians. The Fallen. We are angels, sent from our realm to protect your kind from the ones you call vampires, or, believe it or not, greater evils.

      For many of you, vampires are of your own kind. They are the ones from which you descend. Most of those we are sent to protect—our charges, as we call them—are unaware of this little fact, and they rarely have such lineage. If a charge is a descendant of the vampire race, they are so far removed that the line is hardly traceable.

      Typically, we do not protect the vampires or their direct descendants. In fact, we loathe them. We are sent to rescue those who are the descendants from realms outside of your own. Your realm, your world, just happens to be a melting pot for the supernatural. It is a place where those like me can safely blend in amongst many, many other kinds.

      My assignment was one of the few exceptions to the rules. My charge, a descendant of the vampire line, was also a descendant of one from a realm unlike mine, or even your own. Do not get me wrong, it was an honor to receive this particular mission. Only, I did not wish to have the honor. I wanted my Willa, my one true love. I wanted to stay in my realm, marry Willa, and with her, eventually start a family.

      In order to achieve this dream, I would have to fulfill my mission to save the one who descends from two different realms. In order to save her, I must fall. In order to return, I must complete my mission, which meant I must take her virtue. This was something I did not wish to do.

      In addition to my unsavory task, I must present three gifts to God in order to return home. Three gifts that were not so easily found.

      I fear I might fail. I fear I might never see my Willa again. I fear what I must do.

      *****

      Zane? I heard Willa’s sweet voice call to me.

      Over here, I called back. I quickly folded my assignment scroll and pushed it deep into my pants pocket. I could not let her know. Not just yet.

      There you are, she said as she rounded the tree where I was perched. She smiled; her beautiful, grayish-green eyes sparkled in the sunlight as she gazed up at where I balanced on a high branch. I received word that you wanted to speak with me, she said.

      I sighed as I gazed down at my love—at my whole life. I forced a smile to reassure her, and then I leapt from the branch, gracefully landed beside her, and folded my wings as I straightened. I would complete this assignment so that I could return to my heart.

      Taking her soft, dainty hand, I kissed the back of it. I have news I must share with you, my love.

      With her hand still in mine, I led her across the field to a nearby brook behind my family’s home. We sat side by side with our fingers laced together, and we dangled our bare feet over the edge of the rickety bridge while the sun warmed our wings and the exposed portions of our skin. Beneath us, the water slowly trickled by.

      What news do you have to share? Willa questioned after a while. She tilted her head to the side as she gazed at me. Her beautiful, long hair slipped down her arm as she did so.

      I had been silent too long. I could see that she was growing uneasy.

      Being chosen as one of the Fallen was something Willa and I had feared might happen. Not all of my kind are chosen. Only unwed males fall, but not all males. My news was sure to break her heart, just as it was breaking mine.

      Willa was not yet of age to be united in marriage. Not in our lord’s eyes. Yet, we were ready to dedicate the rest of our lives to one another. We had been for some time. We could have submitted an appeal and wed early. Perhaps it would have been approved, but we did not have much longer to wait. Foolishly, we thought we would be safe. Sadly, I had been chosen in that small window of time that was left before Willa would be of age to marry.

      Zane, my love, Willa said, her dainty fingers touching my face, turning it toward hers so that she could look into my eyes. You are frightening me. Please, do tell me of your news.

      Gazing into Willa’s eyes, I could see how nervous she was. Releasing her hand, I dug the assignment from my pocket. I was shaking as I handed the folded parchment to her. Her eyes widened. Without even looking at it, she knew what

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