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Once Bitten
Book One of the Alexa O’Brien, Huntress series
Trina M. Lee
(c) 2009
Published 2009
ISBN 978-1-59578-537-4
Published by Liquid Silver Books, imprint of Atlantic Bridge Publishing,
10509
Sedgegrass Dr, Indianapolis, Indiana 46235. Copyright © 2009, Trina M. Lee.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of
the author.
Manufactured in the United States of America
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Editor
Leigh Hogan
Cover Artist
Dawn Seewer
This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents and dialogues in this book
are of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any
resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is completely
coincidental.
Blurb
Alexa O’Brien is a professional huntress and a werewolf with the ability to
conduct and manipulate metaphysical energy. When she is inexplicably drawn
to the enigmatic vampire Arys Knight, the dangerous power they create
together becomes more than either of them anticipated. As a result of their
actions Alexa risks the loss of more than her remaining humanity, she risks
losing the very person who holds her heart, Shaz Richardson.
When her former lover and Alpha pack member Raoul is framed for murder,
he comes to her for help and Alexa is forced to face past emotions and
betrayals that were never laid to rest. As the murders continue she is torn
between past hurts and present loves. Amidst the rush of power and the
struggle for control, Alexa must dig deep within herself to discover where her
heart truly belongs. As secrets are revealed and lies exposed, she comes to
discover that not everyone is who you think they are and the greatest loves are
undying.
Chapter One
Dusk, it’s my favorite time of day: the perfect in-between time where day
meets night for a few fleeting moments. The sky was too dark to feel like
daytime yet not dark enough to be called night; it was, however, dark enough
for vampires. This would have been the perfect evening to gossip over
specialty coffee or take a stroll on the beach.
Instead, here we were about to execute yet another vampire.
The hour was still early; the sun hadn’t fully settled beyond the horizon.
Brilliant pink faded softly into orange across the western sky. The mosquitoes
were beginning to make their evening appearance, and I swatted at one that
buzzed around my face.
The name on the file folder read Patrick Morgan, but I happened to know that
was just one of his many aliases. Most vampires had a handful of identities.
They needed to, after so many years of existence. Richard King was the name
last used by Morgan. He recently used it to purchase a new house in the hills,
a millionaire estate. When we’d obtained the address and gone in, he’d been
nowhere to be found. His victim, however, was.
She’d been tied up in a windowless, basement room right where he’d left her.
Unfortunately, he’d left her too long. The days-old corpse was a completely
putrid, bloodless mess. A self-made torture device held the mutilated remains
in a grotesque, unnatural position. It wasn’t a pretty sight.
Obviously, Morgan wasn’t killing solely for survival; he was old enough to go
without feeding for days at a time. He was a sick, twisted vampire who had
most likely been a sick, twisted human. I was looking forward to taking this
one out.
I sat with my associate and friend, Jez St. Claire. When she’d learned that
Morgan’s youngest victim had been thirteen, she had insisted on joining this
hunt. She grew up as a child of abuse, so she lived out a personal vendetta
every time she took out a monster like him.
We lounged on the outdoor patio of a gourmet coffee shop in downtown
Edmonton.
From our seats, we had a perfect view of the hotel where Morgan was tracked
to last night. We would see him the moment he stepped out the door.

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