The Orcus Games: Mistress V (The Orcus Games Novella Trilogy #2)

By Louise Herman

The Underworld as no fury like Mistress V scorned...

Mistress V had it all...looks, power within the vampire clan and men at her disposal but she wanted more.

She wanted Ardan, to be precise.

He was unlike any other vampire she had turned before and she wanted him, needed him and was determined to do anything to get him...

Frustrated by his lack of interest and constant rejection, Mistress V is dealt another blow as Ardan is accused of a crime and is thrown into The Orcus Games, leaving her to watch her obsession fight for his life, whilst witnessing a second by second account of his budding friendship with fellow vampire contestant, Luan.

Unable to admit defeat, Mistress V plots and plans ways of getting to her man before it was too late but with every minute he is in the show, he grows closer to Luan, enraging Mistress V, leaving her to become more erratic and mentally disturbed, which has disastrous results...

The Prequel to the, ‘Split Blood’ series, this novella is a deliciously dark tale of power, lust and obsession...The Orcus Games: Mistress V will leave you licking your lips, thirsty for more...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Louise Herman
• Release date: Feb 6, 2013
• ISBN: 9780957296954

Louise Herman

Louise Herman is a North London Fantasy author obsessed with pear drops sweets and 80s Fantasy films.In between reading James Herbert novels and drinking too much coffee, she writes Young Adult Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance novels.Louise Herman has currently written five YA Fantasy books to date (December 2015); The Orcus Games Prequel Trilogy and The Split Blood series, which take the reader on a journey of magic, mystery, obsession and forbidden love with seductively dark consequences.For more information, please go to: www.louisehermanauthor.com

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CONTENTS

~ Chapter One ~

Let the Games Begin! – 5

~ Chapter Two ~

Blood Brother Arena – 15

~ Chapter Three ~

Public Enemy No.1 – 27

~ Chapter Four ~

A Vampire Scorned – 40

~ Chapter Five ~

Don’t Make a Sound – 55

~ Chapter Six ~

Moonlight Mirage – 68

~ Chapter Seven ~

Enemy of the Shadows – 80

~ Chapter Eight ~

Ghosts of the Heart – 88

THE ORCUS GAMES: MISTRESS V

By Louise Herman

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Books by Louise Herman

~ The Orcus Games Trilogy ~

The Orcus Games: Blood Moon

The Orcus Games: Mistress V

The Orcus Games: New Awakening

~ The Split Blood Series ~

Split Blood: The Ancient Codex – Part One

Split Blood: Rise of the Wolf

THE ORCUS GAMES: MISTRESS V

Louise Herman

CHAPTER ONE

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Watching Ardan fight for his life as he slipped over the edge of the waterfall made me want to scream in panic.

Is that your favourite to win? Is that why you’re taking such a keen interest in that one? Darcy asked. I took my hand away from the main ‘screen’ and composed myself.

The ‘screens’ were a number of translucent animals resembling large sea cucumbers beaming a live feed of the games through their bodies. Tied to the cave walls to prevent their escape, they floated around, as if they were bobbing in the ocean, as they documented the progress of each prisoner.

Darcy was a researcher on the show for the vampire division, and had always had a little crush on me, from the day he started the job. Young, eager and easily manipulated by my feminine charm, he had his uses - not least when I needed special favours that only an obedient assistant could carry out.

I ignored his question and looked at the other screens to continue monitoring where the other prisoners were in the Orcus Games’ artificial environment.

Right, we need to get this information down to Aries so he can start the show, I answered coolly as I handed him a fresh leather binder with all of the research, statistics of the contestants and their whereabouts in the jungle.

Darcy grasped the folder and ran out of the cavern as I continued to watch Ardan struggle to escape the rapids.

Victoria! You’re needed downstairs! one of the guards bellowed, at which I was escorted down the hallway to the doors to each arena.

What’s the problem? I barked as I regarded his slimy exterior with disgust.

One of the prisoners is already dead; we need you to fill in the paperwork on who will go in next, he replied. I flicked my long red hair over my shoulder and walked away in exasperation.

Please say it isn’t Ardan… I prayed, as I walked into the surgery section and witnessed the blood bath before me. Dr. Chronos stood in front of the deep red-stained slab, cutting into sections of the half-covered body, removing the spikes and teeth the hunter had lost during its fight with this contestant. The doctor was no longer wearing a pristine white overall, but a body suit drenched in crimson. I slowly walked over to the massacre scene, avoiding the flesh and organs that now dominated the floor.

What do we have here? I asked, trying to remain calm and confident.

Ahhh, Victoria. How are you today? he asked brightly as he pulled his soaked claw out of the body and extended it towards me.

I backed away, not wanting to ruin my freshly painted nails. He laughed at my aversion.

I’m fine, Dr. Chronos. Just coming to see who didn’t survive the first zone, I replied. He whipped off the saturated sheet, revealing a slaughtered elf with its insides hanging out.

Do you want any lunch to take back with you? There’s plenty here… A wave of relief swept over me and all I could think about was how fast I wanted to get back to the screens to watch Ardan. I thanked him for his offer, but not even the sweet taste of elf blood could lure me away from the cavern now. Bidding him a goodbye, I promised I would visit more often, and ran as fast as I could back to the office.

His face dominated the screen (and my mind) and I blindly signed the documents that were placed in front of me. I even allowed the workers to go on longer breaks, just so that I could absorb every inch of Ardan.

Sat daydreaming about how our lives could be after he escaped, I started planning trips to Europe, romantic evenings beneath the stars and replacing his daughter with our own designer child - one that we both could pick together to join our perfect family. There was nothing I wouldn’t do for him. As soon as I helped him escape, he would realise this and be in my debt forever,

He’s a cutie, isn’t he? one of the researchers commented as she joined me in my viewing.

Young, cute and naïve, with just the right amount of feminine allure to help her survive her vampire thirst, she wasn’t a threat - just an annoying pest who would do anything to be like me.