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  I’d already happily quit my job at Carter Homes, as this kill I just made would pay my rent for months.

  We walked down the street in the direction of Moon Chasers, and I asked, “Where do you get your info from? I mean, how did you know Johnny here”—I indicated the small vacuum that now swung from Karina’s fist—“had been killing people for that long?”

  Evan smiled. “How many questions are you going to keep asking us? We have our ways. We have connections. My brothers are very, very old. One even has a bit of a psychic gift. You don’t worry your pretty little head about it, and just learn what we teach, and we’ll continue to pay you for it.”

  I nodded, and we walked in silence for a few minutes. Then I looked at Evan. “Question. Do you shift on a full moon?”

  He nodded. “Sorta. I shift into something between the Wolf-Man and Bigfoot.”

  I chuckled and said, “I think you and I are going to be good friends, Evan.”

  As we entered Moon Chasers, I could see Beckett sitting at our favorite table with my gin and seltzer waiting for me. He’d somewhat forgiven me, but did not agree with my new profession. However, Beckett was smart and knew he should probably stay on my good side—not that I would ever hurt him. I really did cherish him as a close friend.

  Ryder also sat there, both of them tolerating each other enough, and Sanja was also here. We were celebrating my quitting Carter Homes and their college graduations.

  “Ugh, wolf,” I heard a vampire say, sneering as he walked by Ryder.

  Admittedly, Ryder was not happy about coming to a vampire bar, but he did it for me.

  I plunked myself in his lap and kissed his cheek. “Thanks for coming.”

  “Anything for you,” he said smiling. Then he kissed me.

  “Gross. Drink your gin,” Beckett said.

  As I pulled away from Ryder’s face, I grabbed my drink and looked up to see Kellan walk into the bar, his two guards following closely. Our eyes met with intensity, and memories of what we’d done in that upstairs office weeks ago flooded me, causing me to shudder all over. This was the first time I’d seen him since then. I had wondered why he hadn’t been around, but it wasn’t like I had the guy’s address or cell number so I could ask. Not that I would have anyway.

  Then he smiled knowingly at me, and I knew at that moment that I was in big, big trouble where my heart was concerned.

  I dragged my gaze away from the infuriatingly handsome bastard and looked at my new friends, Evan and Karina. They were training me to kill vampires, to be the best murder-for-hire there was. The pay was nice, but my endgame here was that I was doing it for practice so I could kill the biggest vampire of all.

  Linden’s murder would be slow, it would be sweet, and by my very own hand.

  THE END

  Book 2, The Lunar Curse, is releasing February 15, 2018. You can preorder here!

  Would you like to read Evan and Karina’s story? This short novella, titled Violent, A Sick Little Werewolf Story, is available FREE here!

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  Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)—Eurythmics

  Alive—Sia

  Whisper—Evanescence

  She Used To Be Mine—Brooks & Dunn

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  Hungry Like The Wolf—Duran Duran

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  Who’s Your Daddy?—Benny Benassi ft. David Guetta

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  Gone Too Soon –Daughtry

  You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid—The Offspring

  Wrong Side Of Heaven—Five Finger Death Punch

  To Be Human—Sia

  Wanted Dead Or Alive—Daughtry

  Sad Beautiful Tragic—Taylor Swift

  In The Air Tonight—Phil Collins

  To Build A Home—The Cinematic Orchestra

  American—Lana Del Rey

  Shape Of You—Ed Sheeran

  Better—Plumb

  No Promises—Cheat Codes (Feat. Demi Lovato)

  Runaway—Bon Jovi

  The Light—Disturbed

  Nothing Else Matters—Metallica

  Speak Up—Pop Etc

  Cut—Plumb

  What You Want—Evanescence

  I Can Do This—Plumb

  Fiction—Author

  Heat Of The Moment—Asia

  Shine—Birdy

  Down With The Sickness—Disturbed

  Invisible—Taylor Swift

  My Immortal—Evanescence

  Helium—Sia

  Brighter—Author

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  C.J. is a USA Today Bestselling author living in Colorado. Lover of red wine, wearer of fabulous shoes, and a die-hard Niner fan, she’s also an editor at heart. She’s the author of over 20 novels and short stories that contain both contemporary/new adult and paranormal romance that are a little bit badass, a little heart-wrenching, and sorta funny (to her, anyway). Almost all of her books usually contain law enforcement or military undertones, since strong, brave, alpha men and women are her weaknesses. When she’s not writing, she can be found working at a very strange day job, which may or may not have some mild influences on her gripping stories—so strange, in fact, she may just write a book about it one day.

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