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Even though there was a twenty-two year difference between her and Nicu, they still were able to form a bond. He had always been the brother who would not let her get away with anything.Rules were to be followed. She knew that he would protect her with his life and truly wanted what was best for her, even though she may not like it. Out of the four brothers, he was the most overbearing and the most protectiveofher.
She arrived at Adrian’s door. She knocked quickly, waiting for a response. She heard a muffled ‘come in’before she flew intohisroom.
“AdrianOlaru!”
“Shit!” he groaned, taking one look at her with her hand on her hip and foot tapping. “Oh, no! I’m not telling you anything!” He backed awayfromher.
“What is Nicu talking about? He said that a threat is being handled?” She gave him her best puppy dog eyes. “Someone has threatened me? I haven’t done anything toanyone!”
He let out a large sigh. “You know Nicu will have my head for this! Shut the door,” he said, pointing to the door. She slammed the door shut before plopping down on Adrian’s extra-largerecliner.
“This does not leave this room,” he said. She nodded her head, anxious to find out what was going on. Of course, she wouldn’t tell anyone, apparently she was the last one to find out. “There have been sightings of a few necros inthecity.”
Necros or necromancers were supernatural beings that practiced the darkest of black magic. They were creatures that fed on life forces and needed to consume human souls and energy. Their powers enabled them to summon the dead to do their bidding. Necromancers and vampires had been mortal enemies for as long as the history books date backintime.
“Necros in the city? What are they doing here?” she asked. AfterThe Battlebetween necros and vampires fifty years ago, necromancers disappeared from the face of the Earth. Just overnight, they vanished, never to be seen again. Many have speculated that they went into hiding in a different realm, but that theory was neverconfirmed.
“We don’t know. We haven’t been able to catch one yet,” Adrian said, rubbing a hand acrosshisface.
“But what does that have to do with me?” she asked confused. Why would she be the target of thenecromancers?
“Sodan, the necromancer king, has offered a truce. His term for peace is that he wants you to mate with his son,Xalak.”
