by Tigris Eden
“We need to fucking unionize.” Royce said. “Get benefits, and some sort of 401k plan. I need to start putting away for my family.”
Jes and Belinda smiled.
“Too much shit is going down for a vacation Royce. Shut up and listen to what the captain has to say.” Ronin grabbed his seat and promptly grabbed Belinda’s hand who was sitting between both her men.
“Gabe called this meeting, not me.” Dravaggio said at the other end of the table.”
All eyes moved over to where he stood. This sucked on so many levels, but there wasn’t anything to be done for it. His time was running out.
“I’m leaving.”
“For how long.”
“When will you be back?”
“What the fuck.”
These were all said at the same time, and Gabe understood. He’d been with them since the beginning of Shadow Unit, but there was no other choice.”
“I can no longer stay here, my time is short. Dravaggio has assured me he’s already found a proper replacement.”
“Gabe why?” This came from Jesminda.
“Yeah, dude, what the fuck!” Royce asked. Adam and Dietrich didn’t voice any of the opinions and Hawke popped away on his gum.
There was no rule saying stopping him from telling them the truth.
“I have to assume my other duties.”
“And those would be.”
Gabriel dropped the guise he’d always held around his team members. Gone was the military cut and uniform. In its place was longer hair, and wings. Dark grey wings dusted in soot.
“Motherfucking hell! He’s a death angel.”
“I’m not just a death angel. I’m the death angel. I’m Gabriel Harbinger of Death.”
Glossary
Amrita: Immortal Goddess of Nectar
Deva: An endearment. It means love or loved one.
Ferals/Blue Bloods: A breed of immortals enslaved by the Gods for their ambrosial blood. They were sometimes called Blue Bloods, as their blood is blue. Their blood contains healing qualities and induces the drinker into a euphoric state. They were believed to be extinct.
House Dead Crest: One of the three Royal Vampiri houses. Rumored to be from death demons
House Red Haven: One of the three Royal Vampiri Houses. Rumored to be from war demons
House Vayne: One of three Royal Vampiri Houses. Rumored to be from true blood demons
Lycans: A shifter breed of werewolves. They are of lesser class than those directly descended from Lycaons.
Lycaons: A race of werewolves that are direct descendants of the Arcadia King son of Pelasgus and Melioboea. He tested Zeus by serving him a dish of his slaughtered son to see whether the God was truly omniscient. In return he was turned in to a wolf.
Matria: The Matriarch of the Phoenix Enclave
Nesting: A phase of deep sleep that a female phoenix goes into before her death.
Phoenix: Mythical Immortals said to be descendants of Alexander the Great. There are five Houses now bonded as one. The females go through their nesting phase, then their death, and finally their rebirth.
Red Sun Organization: A radical organization of immortals who believe they should not bow to human society.
Regs/Regular: Vampires that are considered regular. They do not have fangs, and can only drink blood that is compatible to their own.
Shadow Unit: A group of Immortals put together in a task force to police their kind. They are a covert group and only the highest ranking officials of the world, know about their existence.
Sharma: A priestess from House Phoenix
Slave Law: A law for Regs to live in servitude to a royal house before they can become part of the family through a Blood Vow.
Tasting: A bacchanalia of sorts for Ferals to come together to find their mates.
The Agency: A secret organization that keeps tabs on The Shadow Unit.
VAB: Vampire Blood AB it’s a drug sold to humans and other immortals looking for a high. It’s illegal to sell and punishable by death in some Houses.
Vampiri: Royal members of one of the three Vampire houses infected with a demon strain of blood. They have fangs, and can drink from any blood source without an adverse reaction.
Thanks for reading Burned In Shadows, if you enjoyed the story I’d love to hear your thoughts. Via, email or even better via review on Goodreads, Barnes and Nobles, and or Amazon. Thank you again for spending time with the characters. Bonded In Shadows is a Novella that will be out in spring of 2014, featuring all your favorite Shadow Unit characters.
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4. In the Waiting Line-Zero 7
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Books by Tigris Eden
Shadow UNIT Series
Enslaved In Shadows
Burned In Shadows
Bound In Shadows Novella- Spring 2014
Redeemed In Shadows- Summer 2014
Romantic Tales: Bedtime Stories
Season 1
Featuring:
The Genesis Project*
Full Length Novel with additional 30K- Winter 2013
Season 2
Red Hawk Mercenary Group: Ghost
About the Author
Tigris Eden, described by Ty Langston, is beloved mother, friend, cook, accountant, author, wife and weaver of stories long and short. Family, writing, music, and movies are her life. She aspires to be the best at what she does, inside and outside her circle of crazy. You can find her stalking her author friends on Facebook and twitter. You can also find her on her website at www.authortigriseden.com .
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Part I Ferals
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Part II The Phoenix
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Epilogue
Glossary
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