Blood Betrayal

By Celine Chatillon

Vampire Vlad Drakul has found the love of his existence in the beautiful and intelligent businesswoman, Sofia Martinelli. But is the sex-loving vixen all who she appears to be?

Leo Van Helsing cherishes his family’s calling. A bit too much, perhaps. He’ll see the heinous bloodsucker dead and he’s not above using others to obtain his goals—even if it kills them.

One fatal night in Istanbul will change Vlad’s afterlife forever. Can he abide a Blood Betrayal?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Apr 14, 2012
• ISBN: 9781771111249

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Vampire Vlad Drakul has found the love of his existence in the beautiful and intelligent businesswoman, Sofia Martinelli. But is the sex-loving vixen all who she appears to be?

Leo Van Helsing cherishes his family’s calling. A bit too much, perhaps. He’ll see the heinous bloodsucker dead and he’s not above using others to obtain his goals—even if it kills them.

One fatal night in Istanbul will change Vlad’s afterlife forever. Can he abide a Blood Betrayal?

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Blood Betrayal

Copyright © 2012 Celine Chatillon

ISBN: 978-1-77111-124-9

Cover art by Martine Jardin

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Blood Betrayal

The Kindred Book One

By

Celine Chatillon

To all my readers and fellow writers at eXtasy Books: Thanks for the many years of companionship and support.

Uncle, don’t tell me you had a hand in this—this monster’s transformation?

Vlad hung his head low. Not directly, but yes. He cornered me one night in Istanbul seven years ago. He said he wouldn’t harm us if I told him our secret. So I told him about the antibodies in our blood that would pass on the gift of the Kindred…the curse of eternal life…

—from the novel Help! I’m Falling for the Vampire Next Door by Celine Chatillon

Chapter One

Seven years ago, Istanbul

A soft breeze blowing off the dark, rippling surface of the midnight Bosphorus kissed the planes of his cheeks. Vladimir Drakul awoke from his rage and looked down at his well-manicured hands… His well-manicured hands covered in blood, her blood.

And, for the first time in almost a thousand years, he wept.

One month previous, Bucharest

Vlad, darling, you know how much I want to stay but…

Sofia Martinelli had it all—beauty, charm, wit, intelligence and wealth. To top off that impressive list she possessed his heart as well—or what passed for a heart in one of the Kindred. Vlad hated getting technical while he was in a romantic mood.

It didn’t stop Sofia from bringing up business, however.

I have to go back to work, she said, sighing. My bosses do need to speak with me at the home office every so often.

Yes, yes, I know. You need to be in Milan for the board of directors’ meeting on Tuesday. It’s always a Tuesday it seems. Smiling, he tenderly removed a stray hair from her cheek. He knew how much she liked to keep her thick, golden locks in place, even after the most unruly of lovemaking sessions. When will you return to Bucharest?

She frowned and pulled the sheets up to cover her voluptuous curves. The thin covering didn’t stop Vlad from wanting to take her then and there, the old-fashioned way, the way God and nature intended lovers to be. Fortunately, Sofia was a very modern woman and enjoyed experimentation.

I can’t say when I’ll be back—it’s not up to me. My bosses say they want to reward me for my excellent sales record. That could mean they’ll take me out of the Eastern European division and position me somewhere else where I can improve the company’s sales record. She gently caressed his cheek, then wound her fingers through his shoulder-length black hair. "I don’t want to go. I must go. I hope you understand."

I understand.

The words came easily to him, but the emotions behind them did not. He wanted her to stay. For the first time in a millennium Vladimir Drakul felt close to a woman—to this woman. He felt more than just the hunger to satisfy his physical needs and…nutritional requirements. His brain had been engaged by Sofia’s sophistication and depth of knowledge, his heart engaged by her unselfish giving and receiving in matters of love.

Yes, even loners like the Kindred desired intimacy with others at times. The object of affection did not have to be of their kind—in fact sometimes it was better when it came to expressing their sexuality fully. Many of his kind had simply forgotten they possessed genitalia and the soul-stirring sensations that could be engendered there. Vlad was glad he was not one of them.

We’ll still have this weekend together, won’t we? he said, raising an eyebrow.

She looked him straight in the eyes, slowly lowering the sheet to reveal