âYouâre the only woman I want, Chelsea.â
âWhen I started falling in love with you,â she told him, âit felt like dying.â
âAnd now?â he asked, his hands settling on her hips.
âNow I finally know how it feels to be alive. Not just parts of me, but all of them.â Her long hair streamed over her shoulders as she shook her head. âI donât know to explain it. Itâs like you woke me up. Made me open my eyes.â
The instant she whispered, âMake me yours, Eric,â his fangs burst into his mouth so hard that it hurt.
His wolf prowled beneath his skin, brimming with instinct and the need for possession, but he had to make sure this was what she wanted, because once done, there was no going back. âAre you sure this is what you want, Chelsea?â
âIâm sure,â she said a little breathlesslyâ¦
Dear Reader,
The BLOODRUNNERS series is one thatâs been near and dear to my heart since I first wrote Last Wolf Standing back in 2007, and Iâm so thrilled to finally be bringing you Eric Drakeâs story. I love his smart-ass sense of humor, his bad boy ways, and the undying sense of loyalty he has for the people he cares about. But I never really understood how intriguing he was until I had to start playing around inside his head. Thanks to his bloodline, Eric is one of the most powerful Lycans in the Silvercrest pack, and yet, in the wake of his fatherâs treachery, his entire world seems to be crumbling around him. Thatâs when the feisty, all-too-human Chelsea Smart storms into his lifeâ¦knocking the gorgeous werewolf right on his sexy backside. Sheâs the last kind of trouble he needs, and yet, Eric finds himself fighting a temptation greater than any heâs ever known.
Before I go, I just want to shout out masses of thanks for making the Bloodrunners a part of your lives. I promise there are more adventures to come!
Best wishes,
Rhy
RHYANNON BYRD is an avid, longtime fan of romance and the author of more than twenty paranormal and erotic titles. She has been nominated for three RT Book Reviews Reviewersâ Choice Awards, including best Shapeshifter Romance, and her books have been translated into nine languages. After having spent years enjoying the glorious sunshine of the American South and Southwest, Rhyannon now lives in the beautiful but often chilly county of Warwickshire in England with her husband and family. For more information on Rhyannonâs books and the latest news, you can visit her website at www.rhyannonbyrd.com or find her on Facebook.
For Crystallâ¦
(aka Cici)
Sorry you had to wait so long, sis!
Love you lots!
THE BLOODRUNNERSâ LAW
When offspring are born of a union between human and Lycan, the resulting creations may only gain acceptance within their rightful pack by the act of Bloodrunning: the hunting and extermination of rogue Lycans who have taken a desire for human flesh. Thus they prove not only their strength, but their willingness to kill for those they will swear to protect to the death.
The League of Elders will predetermine the Bloodrunnersâ required number of kills.
Once said number of kills are efficiently accomplished, only then may the Bloodrunner assume a place among their kin, complete with full rights and privileges.
THE DARK WOLF
A Dark Wolf bloodline is the purest of the Lycan race.
They are the most primal and powerful of their kind. Visceral. Predatory.
Creatures of instinct and hunger.
They are the potential for all things good and evil.
And when it comes to humansâ¦they are a deadly nightmare just waiting to happen.
DARK WOLF RISING
Something dark is comingâ¦
Eric Drake had always believed that if there was one thing that didnât mix well, it was humans and wolvesâwhich was why he had a bad feeling about the current situation. Or more specifically, about the woman.
Climbing out of his truck, he stared through the hazy glow of silver-threaded moonlight, struggling to make out the features of the female sitting behind the wheel of a sky-blue Volkswagen bus. A human female. And a ridiculous-looking bus. With a whimsical confection of puffy white clouds painted down its sides, the vehicle looked more like something that belonged on a laid-back, surfer-laden beach in Southern California, rather than the rugged terrain of the Maryland mountains. It was parked in a narrow field, just behind a small line of trees that hid it from the nearby road and any passing cars, which had obviously been the driverâs intention.
Fortunately, a pair of Silvercrest scouts had discovered the bus and its occupant while patrolling this private stretch of road. It split off from the main highway a few miles back, then slowly wound its way up toward Shadow Peak, the mountaintop town the Silvercrest Lycans called homeâa fact which made this particular area exceptionally dangerous if you were humanâ¦and nothing more.
Eric didnât want to think about what could have happened to the woman if sheâd put herself in the path of a ravenous werewolf out roaming the dark woods in search of prey. As a rule, his pack didnât feed on humansâand those who did were marked as rogue wolves, hunted down and assassinated by the Bloodrunners. But to find a defenseless human alone in the mountains while on the hunt for fresh meat would be a temptation some might find difficult to resist. Despite knowing it was wrong, the dark, destructive craving could all too easily overpower a Lycanâs reason and sense of rightness.