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    Betrayed: A Cyn and Raphael Novella
    Betrayed: A Cyn and Raphael Novella
    Betrayed: A Cyn and Raphael Novella
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    Betrayed: A Cyn and Raphael Novella

    By D.B. Reynolds

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    Love. Loyalty. Betrayal.

    Love . . . the ache in your heart when you meet The One. It can take you to soaring heights; it can leave you bleeding in the wreckage.

    Loyalty . . . the thing which binds a Vampire Lord to his children for eternity . . . unless it spoils from within, birthing hatred.

    Betrayal . . . it comes in many forms and from many sources.

    War has come to the North American vampires, and Vampire Lords are reaching across territorial lines to strengthen allies and weaken enemies. The most powerful Lord of them all, Raphael, could change the course of the war and determine who raises the final banner of victory. But at what price? And will his mate, Cyn, be the one to pay it?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBelleBooks
    Release dateNov 30, 1971
    ISBN9781610261098
    Betrayed: A Cyn and Raphael Novella

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      Really like me some Cyn and Raphael. Despite this being a novella, I think things got heated up pretty damn good here for the other books and that's saying something for me because I am not the biggest novella fan. Loved that there was some tension in a relationship that was established so early in the series, but still is in the spotlight and continues to keep us on the edge of our flat surfaces that we find ourselves reading. Great!

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    Betrayed - D.B. Reynolds

    Other ImaJinn titles by D.B. Reynolds

    The Vampires in America Series

    Raphael (Book One)
    Jabril (Book Two)
    Rajmund (Book Three)
    Sophia (Book Four)
    Duncan (Book Five)
    Lucas (Book Six)
    Aden (Book Seven)
    Vincent (Book Eight)

    (Coming November 2014)

    The Cyn & Raphael Novellas

    Betrayed
    Hunted

    Betrayed

    A Cyn & Raphael Novella
    by

    D.B. Reynolds

    ImaJinn Books

    Copyright

    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons (living or dead), events or locations is entirely coincidental.

    ImaJinn Books

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    Ebook ISBN: 978-161026-1-098

    Print ISBN: 978-161026-1-081

    ImaJinn Books is an Imprint of BelleBooks, Inc.

    Copyright © 2012by Donna Beltz writing as D.B. Reynolds

    Printed and bound in the United States of America.

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.

    ImaJinn Books was founded by Linda Kichline.

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    Cover design: Debra Dixon

    Interior design: Hank Smith

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    Couple (manipulated) © Konradbak | Dreamstime.com

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    Dedication

    This one’s for all of my readers who asked for more of Raphael and Cyn.

    Chapter One

    Grand Junction, Colorado

    CYNTHIA LEIGHTON stepped out onto the private deck, feeling the velvet brush of cool, dry air over her skin. That first touch of the high desert always felt good, sensuous almost. But after a few hours, she knew she’d be longing for the damp California coast, every inch of her body feeling parched and shriveled. She smiled at the thought and slid the heavy glass door shut behind her.

    The house they were staying in, one of Raphael’s many properties, was a marvel of modern architecture perched high on a rocky mesa. From the front of the property, one enjoyed unparalleled views of a swanky golf course. A lush swath of green, it was close enough that the vampires benefited from the view, but far enough away that they were in no danger of anyone’s curious eyes or stray fairway shot colliding with the windows. But that was the other side of the house. The view from where she stood was very different.

    She dropped her towel and robe onto a chaise lounge and stepped to the edge of a pool which filled most of the deck space. Steam rose from water that glittered turquoise blue in the otherwise dark night. Beyond the pool’s infinity edge was the barren sprawl of Grand Valley, nothing but dry desert and rocky hillsides as far as she could see, broken only by the occasional twinkle of someone else’s house lights in the far distance.

    Cyn stared down into blue water that seemed to stretch all the way to the horizon. There was a second pool at the other end of the house, but this one was right off the master suite and reserved for Raphael and Cyn’s private use. She dove in, the warm water closing over her head, soaking into her pores and letting her forget for a moment that they were far away from the wet ocean air of home. She surfaced and began stroking through the water, quickly settling into a rhythm.

    Most people thought of mountains and snow when they thought of Colorado. So did Cyn. Raphael had a house in Boulder and a smaller one in Vail, too. Both of those places typically saw some serious snow action in winter. But not so much here in Grand Junction’s high desert. There were plenty of mountains, and it did get cold, but snow wasn’t all that common, just a few inches a year. She moved smoothly through the water, swimming parallel to the infinity edge, back and forth, until her muscles went beyond warm and into the burn.

    Over the muted sound of her own swimming, she heard the soft rumble of the sliding glass door opening. She shot a quick glance in that direction as she made her turn and saw Raphael standing in the doorway. He smiled, but before he could say anything, a phone rang, and the next time she looked over, he’d gone back inside to answer it.

    Cyn figured it must be more super-secret vampire stuff if he didn’t want to have the conversation outside, even on this private and reasonably isolated deck. Of course, sound carried in the thin air of the high desert.

    Cyn finished her last lap and boosted herself up and out of the pool. The air was much colder now that she was wet all over, despite the pool’s warm temperature, or maybe because of it. She hurried over to the chair near the door where she’d left her things, glancing inside as she pulled on her robe. Raphael was still on the phone, but he looked up and met her gaze, holding up one finger to indicate he’d be off shortly.

    Cyn shrugged and picked up a towel for her wet hair. A violent shiver rippled down her body, and she’d just decided it was time for a hot shower and some warmer clothes, when the door opened and Raphael stepped outside.

    "How was your swim, lubimaya?" He took the towel from her and began gently drying her hair.

    Good, she said, leaning back against his chest. I was just about to take a—

    She heard the crack of a rifle shot and twisted to shove Raphael to the ground, but he was already dragging her down with him, his arms wrapped around her as they hit the wooden deck. Two seconds later, Juro was there, throwing himself in front of Raphael and Cyn as a second shot shattered the high desert’s peace.

    The shot was still echoing when Cyn shoved at Raphael from within the cocoon of his arms. Inside, she hissed. You’ve got to get inside.

    Inside, Juro rumbled at almost the same time. Before he manages a third shot.

    Raphael tightened his hold on Cyn. On my command, Juro. We move together.

    Juro nodded silently, his eyes gleaming dark yellow as he searched the charcoal blackness beyond the pool’s edge, trying to do the impossible and locate the shooter.

    Ready, Raphael said. Now. He was up and moving while Cyn’s muscles were still coiling in response to the command. All but carrying her, using his vampire-gifted speed, he raced into the house, with Juro a small mountain behind them, guarding his master’s back with his body and life.

    Once inside, they moved immediately away from the windows. The glass was bullet-proof, but not even bullet-proof glass could repel every type of bullet these days. And none of them wanted to linger to close the door. Instead, they hurried straight across the dark outer room of the suite and ducked into the conference room, which had no windows and a full communications console.

    Juro was already on his cell phone as they entered the conference room, snapping out orders. Cyn could hear vampires racing down the halls, heard the roar of SUV engines as teams of security people fanned out to search for the shooter, even though she knew he’d be long gone by the time they got there. And that was assuming they could find his hide. Those shots could have come from anywhere in the valley, as far away as two miles if the shooter was skilled enough. Hard enough to locate in daylight, almost impossible at night, and with nothing to go on.

    Raphael hustled Cyn over to a seat against the wall and then turned to Juro. How badly are you injured? he asked his security chief.

    Only the arm, my lord. It will be healed by tomorrow night.

    You’re shot? Cyn surged to her feet and rushed over to where Juro stood near the conference room door. She reached for his bleeding arm, but he caught her hand.

    It’s nothing, Cynthia, he said, his bass voice unusually gentle. It will heal. You need to stay inside.

    Cyn pursed her lips in disgust. Combine

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