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    The Righteous
    The Righteous
    The Righteous
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    The Righteous

    By Jenna Maclaine

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    Devlin: warrior, mercenary... vampire.
    Justine: human, courtesan... slayer.

    Sent to Paris by the High King of the Vampires, Devlin is not prepared to fall in love with the very woman he was hired to kill.

    This short story is a prequel to the Cin Craven series, first published in The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJenna Maclaine
    Release dateJul 5, 2011
    ISBN9781466180086
    The Righteous
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    Jenna Maclaine

    Jenna Maclaine has a BA in history from North Georgia College & State University. When she isn't writing she spends her time caring for the 80+ animals that share her family farm in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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      Book preview

      The Righteous - Jenna Maclaine

      THE RIGHTEOUS

      a short story from the Cin Craven series

      featured in the Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance

      by

      Jenna Maclaine

      SMASHWORDS EDITION 2011

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      PUBLISHED BY:

      Jenna Maclaine on Smashwords

      The Righteous

      Copyright © 2008 Jenna Maclaine

      ISBN 978-1-4661-8008-6

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

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      Prologue

      Castle Tara, Ireland

      1675

      The warrior stood with his hands braced on the huge oak table, his brow creased in concentration as he studied the map laid out before him. The flickering flames of the firelight played over the thick muscles of his chest and cast his face into shadows. As she watched, he tucked a lock of hair behind one ear. How she longed to reach out and brush his hair back, to feel the soft stands that changed from black to brown to a coppery blond between her fingers. He looked so very young tonight and yet centuries had passed since he’d been born into this world. Physically, he appeared as though he’d seen no more than twenty-five years but his age showed in the hardness of his eyes and the sharpness of his tongue.

      Morrigan, if you must be here the least you can do is not skulk about in the shadows, he snapped.

      The goddess sighed and stepped into the room. Good evening, my love.

      He raised his dark, angry eyes to hers. I am not your love.

      She felt a surge of pleasure as she noted the way he watched the sway of her hips as she walked toward him. Such harsh words from lips that used to speak naught but tenderness to me, she said.

      He grabbed

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