Alexandra Ivy's HUNT THE DARKNESS Blog Hop
HUNT
THE DARKNESS
Guardians of
Eternity, #11
Publication
Date: June 3, 2014
Publisher: Zebra
Genre: Paranormal
The
vampire, Roke, is raw, sensual, always in control. Yet somehow he's allowed the
unthinkable to happen: a nymph-like witch named Sally has used her magic to
trick Roke into mating with her. The pair will remain bound for eternity unless
Sally breaks the spell. The trouble is, she has no idea how. . .
Mating with Roke was an accident; at least that's what Sally keeps telling herself. She's on the hunt for her demon father, whose identity holds the key to releasing the spell. The search won't be easy with Roke shadowing Sally's every move. As they mate with a ferocity that leaves them both aching for more, Sally isn't sure if her world is more dangerous without Roke—or with him. . .
Mating with Roke was an accident; at least that's what Sally keeps telling herself. She's on the hunt for her demon father, whose identity holds the key to releasing the spell. The search won't be easy with Roke shadowing Sally's every move. As they mate with a ferocity that leaves them both aching for more, Sally isn't sure if her world is more dangerous without Roke—or with him. . .
EXCERPT
There were few people or demons who were more familiar with
the complex spiderweb of tunnels better than Styx.
Before his mating to Darcy, he’d lived in them for several
decades along with the previous Anasso.
Which meant that he knew every secret passage and hidden
nook.
A knowledge he put to quick use less than an hour after he
and Viper had arrived.
Once they’d formally lodged their petition with a dour-faced
Sota demon and been shown to their bleak caverns where they were supposed to
wait for an opportunity to have their dispute heard by the Oracles, Styx had
led them from the public chambers to the dank tunnels beneath.
Stepping through the illusion of a seemingly solid stone
wall, Styx pulled his large sword free of the sheath strapped to his back.
“Bring back old memories?” Viper demanded, ridiculously
wearing black chinos and a white ruffled shirt with a brocade vest. His silver hair was braided, emphasizing the
beauty of his elegant face, and the sword he carried looked like it should
belong to a fencer, not a warrior.
But only an idiot would believe that Viper wouldn’t have
their heart carved out with a flick of his wrist.
Styx, on the other hand, didn’t bother with subtlety.
Leather, shit-kickers, and plenty of snarly attitude.
Simple.
“Not so old,” he said, leaping over a large boulder that
blocked their path. “Although it does
seem like another lifetime.”
Viper easily kept pace.
“Who would have thought just a year later we’d both be mated and saviors
of the world?”
Styx snorted. “Be
careful, Levet takes full credit for being savior of the world.”
“He would,” Viper said dryly.
Styx kept his attention on the widening tunnel, well aware
there were cracks in the uneven walls where an enemy could hide.
He wasn’t about to walk into an ambush.
“I’ll gladly allow him to have the glory if it keeps him out
of my hair.”
Viper gave a short laugh.
“Yeah, good luck with that.”
“Miracles happen.”
“True,” Viper drawled.
“You found a mate who hasn’t stabbed you with a stake.”
“Yet.” Styx pointed
out, an indulgent smile curving his lips.
He wanted this business done so he could return to
Darcy. The faster the better.
They turned down another tunnel that ended in the appearance
of a dead-end. This time, however, when
they stepped through the illusion there was an unmistakable scent of decay.
“Viper,” he growled, coming to a sharp halt.
His companion moved to stand beside him. “I smell it.”
Styx wrinkled his nose.
“Fairy.”
“Dead fairy.”
Styx nodded toward the nearby entrance to a small
cavern. “Ready?”
Viper shrugged.
“Always.”
Together they entered the cavern, discovering the fairy
lying on the in the center of the smooth floor.
Without a sound Viper was sprinting toward the far end of
the cavern, searching behind the nooks and crannies that could hide the killer.
Styx knelt beside the body, reaching out his fingers to
touch the dead man’s throat as he made a physical inventory.
Outwardly the fairy appeared unharmed. His long hair red hair was untangled, his
pale skin unmarred, his lean body in one piece, and there wasn’t so much as a
drop of blood on the traditional robes that were given to most petitioners.
Rising to his feet, he watched Viper return.
“Anything?” he demanded.
The younger vampire gave a shake of his head. “No, whoever did this is long gone.”
Styx glanced back down at the fairy. Most demon bodies disintegrated within a
matter of hours, sometimes minutes. It
was a necessary precaution to avoid detection by the humans.
Alexandra
Ivy is the New York Times bestselling author of the Guardians of Eternity
series, the Immortal Rogues series and the Sentinels.
Alexandra
graduated from Truman University with a degree in theatre before deciding she
preferred to bring her characters to life on paper rather than stage. She
currently lives in Missouri with her extraordinarily patient husband and
teenage sons.
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I have been wanting to start this series, it just seems to get better and better with each new installment. Thank you for sharing with us today, I am looking forward to hopping around for the tour :)
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