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    Knight Fall
    Knight Fall
    Knight Fall
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    Knight Fall

    By Alexis Dare

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    They're vampire detectives, and to do their job they must fight their attraction ... until they can't.

    Valerie Knight and Devon Fall are vampires. They are also detectives in New Atlanta who are chasing a violent sociopath who targets registered prostitutes. Valerie has always kept herself isolated. She has a difficult time trusting anyone after a past in which her Master used and abused her and forced her to treat humans as nothing more than chattel. The past haunts her so much that she can't completely give in to her instinctive desires. Devon Fall is her handsome and mysterious new partner who has some secrets of his own.

    As they track down the vile perpetrator, Val and Devon dance around their attraction to each other. Every movement seems to bring them closer to the inevitable passion, but Valerie tries desperately to hold him at arm's length. She's never given her heart to anyone, and she can't imagine ever being vulnerable to another of her kind after what her Master put her through.

    When Valerie's life is threatened by someone from her past, Devon must race to save her from the clutches of her formidable enemy. Can he be her savior...in more ways than one? Can Valerie put the past behind her and give in to the passion she feels every time she's near Devon?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreams & Wishes Press
    Release dateFeb 4, 2016
    ISBN9781311025920
    Knight Fall
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    Alexis Dare

    Alexis Dare lives in a small Southern town. During her free time, Alexis loves to read and can often be found with a book (whether it be the paper or digital kind) in her hands. She can also play a mean game of Pool and enjoys playing it with her family. Alexis is a laid back kind of gal and can be content lounging in her pjs while spending time with her husband and children. Summer will find her splashing around in the pool and judging contests between her boys to see who does the best jump off the diving board. She loves having the summers off to be with her family. Forever fascinated by the paranormal, Alexis pens novels featuring werecreatures (love those Alphas!), vampires, ghosts, and more! Her first novel, Witchy Wolf, was just recently published in the box set, Fated Mates: The Alpha Shifter Boxed Set by Insatiable Reads, which hit the USA Today and NYT bestselling lists. This book is the first of a series about Chloe Jackson and her dealings with biker Gabriel Denton. So keep an eye out for the other books in the series and read them all, IF YOU DARE! To find out more about Alexis, visit her website at www.alexisdare.com.

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      Knight Fall - Alexis Dare

      Knight Fall © October 29, 2014 by Alexis Dare

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      All rights reserved under the International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, organizations, events or locales is entirely coincidental. All sexually active characters in this work are 18 years of age or older.

      This book is for sale to ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It contains substantial sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which may be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be access by minors.

      Cover design © 2014 Willsin

      First Edition October 2014

      Warning: the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

      Knight Fall

      By Alexis Dare

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      May 20, 2264

      Val smelled the blood before she saw it. Even though she chose to no longer drink blood from humans, the scent still affected her. She fought to control her instincts. If her eyes glowed neon green and her fangs descended, the uniformed cops around her would likely react quickly, even in their confusion. She wouldn’t be able to mesmer all of them before at least one got a shot off, and the last thing she wanted to do was to contaminate the scene with her blood. She should be able to clean up, but she couldn’t be certain she’d remove all traces. Not to mention the difficulties of covering up what had happened. She didn’t have mind control powers like some vampires. She could only give gentle nudges through Mesmer, and that might not be enough. Luckily, after 225 years of being a vampire, she had developed an iron will and tamped down the sudden need to vamp out. Prevention was much easier than damage control. She entered the bedroom and surveyed the scene.

      Detective Knight.

      Val nodded at the uniformed cop. Sarge. What do we know? The sergeant wiped sweat from his brow. Val thought from the redness of his pale, freckled face and the way his uniform shirt looked as though the buttons would pop off at any moment due to his excessive weight, added to the copious amount of sweat she could smell before she entered the room, that Sgt. Willis was a heart attack waiting to happen.

      The call came in to dispatch as an anonymous tip. The caller stated that someone at this address had been killed. Dispatch traced the call to an unregistered communication unit. The closest available Unis came to check it out and found the dead body. The victim has been identified by scan as Mary Brown. DOB 2 – 2 – 32 which puts her at 32 years of age. Background scan showed she’s a P2 with a pimp who goes by the name of Moe ‘D.

      Val frowned. A P2 level prostitute worked on the street, and even though the 2 denoted a pimp controlled her services, it didn’t necessarily mean she lived with him.

      The Sarge scrolled down his handheld to refresh his memory on the rest of the victim’s information. No children on record. Only living relative is a sister whose last known address is New L.A. The victim’s last known is a flop on Henry in Old Town.

      Have you located the owner of the house?

      The Sarge shook his head. There isn’t one. House is listed as unoccupied. Put on the market six months ago. It’s listed with Walter & Carrington Realty.

      The name of the realty company surprised Val. Walter & Carrington Realty generally only accepted listings in high income areas. This neighborhood was not on the lowest end, but it was definitely lower than middle class. Not Walter & Carrington Realty’s usual client.

      Anything else?

      That’s all we know right now.

      Thanks Sarge. Have your Unis canvas the neighborhood. I’ll take it from here.

      Val scanned the room, her eyes taking in every detail. The realtor had done a decent job of staging it considering the neighborhood. The walls were painted a cheerful blue, and lacy white curtains covered the barred windows. Aluminum furniture filled the room, but that wasn’t unusual. World War III destroyed the majority of the plants and trees, so they were now considered an endangered species in most safe zones. Only the richer citizens could afford to hire the furniture makers who went outside the safe zones to find wild trees not on the endangered list.

      Val’s eyes finally came to rest on the bed. She had saved it for last on purpose considering it was the main focus of the crime scene. What had once been a fluffy white comforter made of the same synthetic lace as the curtains was now crimson spattered. The vic lay spread eagle on the bed. Blue nylon rope bound her wrists and ankles to the dull silver head and foot rails of the bed. She was completely naked except for the scrap of red cloth covering her eyes in a make shift blindfold.

      Violent slashes marred both breasts. The nipple was missing from the right one. It looked as though it was a clean slice. Drying blood ran in trails down her skin to the bed. Some pooled on her flat stomach. Val continued to study the body. When she came to the pearl handle sticking out from between the victim’s legs and the copious amounts of blood underneath this section of the bed, her lip curled in disgust. Monsters definitely walked amongst the humans, but too often, it was one of their own playing the part.

      Nasty business, huh?

      Val had heard the Coroner walk up behind her moments before, but she wanted to finish her study of the victim’s body.

      In our line of work, it usually is.

      Coroner Michael Brooks was one of the few humans who knew of the existence of vampires and other supernatural creatures. Val had once told him it was a miracle he survived to tell the tale of his first encounter. It didn’t surprise her though. Dr. Brooks was a smooth talker and had gotten out of more sticky situations than Val could count.

      He peered at her through bright red specs. You pick up anything out of the ordinary?

      Having a medical examiner who was aware of the supernatural community came in handy on occasion. He could handle and gloss over weirdness of anatomy or other oddities about the shape of the body.

      Nothing that I can tell. Of course, if a supe decides to mimic a human in killing, it won’t be readily apparent. Unless it’s a troll of course. Those suckers leave a scent trail on the body that doesn’t disappear for weeks!

      Dr. Brooks covered his hand with his mouth to stop the loud laugh from escaping. The man didn’t know

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