Blood Feud
By Patti O'Shea
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This is a short story that was originally published in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF VAMPIRE ROMANCE 2.
Demons and vampires have always been enemies, but centuries ago they reached an uneasy peace. A truce now threatened by a demon who's murdering vampires.
As an enforcer for her vampire clan, Isobel's job is to protect her people, but she's surprised when she's ordered to work with a demon to find the killer. She never expected her new partner to be Seere, the lover she'd abandoned.
The last thing Seere wants is to fall under Iso's spell a second time. But as they work together to find the killer, he learns that being near Isobel is more explosive than a Blood Feud.
Patti O'Shea
Nationally bestselling author Patti O'Shea has won thirteen awards for her writing and been nominated for many more. Her books have appeared on the Barnes & Noble, Waldenbooks, and Borders bestseller lists and have earned starred reviews in prestigious publications such as Publishers Weekly and Booklist. At various points in her life, Patti O'Shea wanted to be a doctor, a pilot, an archeologist, an astronomer, a figure skater, a ballerina, an oceanographer, a marine biologist, and a photographer before she discovered writing at the age of fourteen. That's when she knew what she really wanted to be when she grew up. By the time she entered the University of Minnesota, she realized she'd need a practical career. She chose the School of Journalism and took classes in nearly every discipline the college offered. After graduating with a degree in Advertising Copywriting (and far more credits than she needed), she promptly went to work for Northwest Airlines-in accounting. Since then she's moved throughout the company, working in departments like Technical Records, Tech Publications, and is currently in 757 Engineering. Born with a need to see everything, Patti has traveled to far off and exotic places like Papua New Guinea, Fanning Island, and the Yukon Territory in Canada. Along the way, she's had the opportunity to experience a lot of cool things. In Alaska, she saw a humpback whale breach near the catamaran on which she sailed; she's visited a salt mine in Austria and traveled to a lower level by sliding down a wooden rail; and she's seen a shark fin break the water in Australia right next to the small boat she was on. She's visited just about every one of King Ludwig's castles in Germany; watched the cliff divers of Acapulco; and was nearly mugged in a parking lot in Los Angeles. With her wanderlust sated, Patti finally decided to get serious about writing. She quickly discovered that her travel and her eclectic education were all training to become an author. It's helped her to know a little bit about a lot of things since she's had characters that have been computer geeks, army officers, private investigators, demons, thieves, and other assorted careers. She's even managed to incorporate pieces of some of the places she's visited into her stories.
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Blood Feud - Patti O'Shea
Blood Feud
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Patti O'Shea
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Blood Feud
The stench of death assaulted my senses as I stood on the sidewalk, looking up at the sooty, tan brick facade of the warehouse. White paint obliterated the name of the business that had once used it, but I could make out the words Trading Company anyway. Graffiti covered the lower portion of the structure, a riot of color and symbols that meant nothing to me. Deserted roads, broken streetlights, and a full moon obscured by passing clouds made everything seem eerie.
Of course, it was just as likely that my unease was caused by what awaited me in the building—a demon and a dead vampire, the seventh member of my clan killed this month.
I glanced over my shoulder. For a moment, I thought about hopping in the Aston Martin DBS I'd left parked at the curb and racing off. That wasn't an option because my clan lord had been adamant that I handle this. His insistence puzzled me. Given my past, I thought he'd want to keep me as far away from demons as possible.
While it continued to bother me, I had to trust my ruler. And I could come up with one strong reason for choosing me—I might be his sole option. Chances were no other enforcer was willing to work with a demon, and if the murderer wasn't caught tonight, there might be an all-out war by sundown tomorrow.
It had taken more than three hundred years and cost countless lives before a truce had been negotiated between vampires and demons. Prejudice and hatred remained, but the peace had lasted nearly eight hundred years. Now, the entire thing might unravel before morning. It was my job to make sure that didn't happen.
Huffing out a breath, I extended my senses to scan the building. No