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Book 1 Blurb:-
Peri has been running since she was fifteen – using her magic to stay safe. 'They' can track her magic tho, so she has to use it sparingly. In Vegas, for a cash in hand job, and things turn nasty! She knows the amount of magic she would have to use to escape unscathed would bring 'them' right to her.
Before she can use the vast magic required two males appear and aid her. One a wolf, one an ancient vampire. Josef, the vampire, and Gabe, the wolf, are more than a little interested in this skinny girl. What ensues shocks both of the strong males – this girl is more than a stray, more than a witch – it looks like she is a mate – for both of them!?
Will Peri stay? Will they keep her safe? Who, if any, of the two will she choose? Just how much power does this stripling of a girl have locked inside her?
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Book 2 Blurb:-
Peri has finally stopped running and found safety with Gabe and Josef ... her Wolf and her Vampire. Now she is getting strong, physically and magically, and she is ecstatic with her two mates. She is not about to let anyone take that away and she surprises even herself with her power.
However, a psycho sect has been hunting her for over six years, and they are closing in. Her own father is the leader of this sect, but she is more than willing to do whatever she can to take him down. Destroy him for everything he is, everything he does, before he does to others what he did to her.
With an ancient Vampire and a powerful Wolf by her side she just can't fail ... can she?
Book 3 Blurb:-
Peri has finally defeated her own father, the psycho leader of a sect that has plagued her since childhood. Now she looks forward to a life she never thought she’d have, in love with both Josef and Gabe.
As the three of them prepare for their future, they become involved in helping their friends Kyle and Sabrina go on the run, tracking down a kidnapped child and advising the supernatural cop Ronan. It’s an exciting life for Peri, being the mate of both a Vampire and a Wolf!
Unknown to them, the magical sect has gained a new leader. Even more vicious than her father, it’s only a matter of time before this maniac rips apart Peri, Josef and Gabe’s world…
The Witch, The Wolf
and The Vampire
Book 1
by
A K Michaels
© 2013 by A K Michaels All Rights Reserved
This book, or any portion thereof, may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission by the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
DEDICATION
I would like to dedicate this book to my husband and daughter for their support in my writing. Giving me the confidence to follow my dream. Something I thought I would never do – so thank you very much. I love you dearly.
Also a particular mention to two special people – Colette Wills and BreAnna Eichhorn. Their kind words gave me a boost just when I needed it. Thanks girls!
Chapter 1
Peri was tired, she had been following this deadbeat for days. Finally she was near. Her spell had worked and she was closing in, thank God.
She needed the money she would get for the bounty, her funds all but gone. She was going to have a nice rest, after this one. She was sick of dealing with these lowlifes. She was fed up of the bruises, too, she was still healing from the run-in she had with this creep’s neighbor.
It had to be done, though. She needed something personal of the guy’s, so she could track him. When the drunk neighbor found her rummaging through the few possessions in the dingy apartment, she wasn’t sure who was more surprised, her or him.
The guy had been huge, but luckily for Peri, it was all blubber and not muscle. After a bit of a tussle, she had him down and out, not before he had thrown her against the filthy kitchen counter top, though. She had a lovely big bruise along the top of her butt.
She could’ve used her magic to heal herself, but she didn’t like to abuse the power she had. Plus, the more magic she used, the easier it was for others to track her. Ones that she so did not want to find her. So she would get this guy and move on, again. Always moving, always looking over her shoulder.
One suitcase of clothes was all she had, she always went everywhere traveling light, she never knew when or if ‘they’ would catch up with her.
She had her car and a suitcase of clothes...shit, that was pitiful. She shook her head, better than the alternative.
She was cold waiting outside for her target. He was inside probably getting drunk. She hoped so, drunk ones were always easier for her to take down. They were always so sure of their male prowess in front of a slim girl. Not once did they expect what they got from her.
A cold, hard smile came over Peri’s face. She thought she would give this one a couple more hits, just for making her wait in the cold.
Vegas. Again. Why do all those shits run here? She had been in Vegas for the last three out of four deadbeats she tracked down. Vegas was fine if you were here for fun. If you had the cash to have fun that was. She had never had any fun in Vegas, not once.
Peri looked at her watch, again, wishing the shit would just leave. She had the number of the ‘official’ bounty hunter she worked with on speed dial. As soon as she had the guy, he would pull himself out of his nice hotel room and come pick him up, letting her do all the work for half the money.
It rankled her, but she had no other option. She had to stay under the radar, paid in cash, no bank accounts, no paper trail. It was a hell of a way to live.
Her attention had wandered, and it took her a few seconds to realize her guy was leaving with another in tow. Shit. Two. Oh well, here we go. Peri took a deep breath and moved out from the large garbage dumpster she had been behind.
“Hey – Ross Simpson! I’m taking you in, hands behind your back!” Peri moved towards the two men, both looking at her now with shock and more than a little amusement on their faces.
“Aw shucks, little lady, why don’t we have some fun instead,” the larger of the two men drawled. Not her guy, she ignored him.
“Ross Simpson – I won’t say it again, hands behind your back!” Peri pulled out the plastic ties she used and walked on, now near.
Her guy cursed and the other laughed. “Are you shitting me? You think I’m gonna let you take my friend here, go away before you break a fingernail!” The large guy was now frowning in annoyance at her intrusion.
“Not going to happen, I’m taking him in. Sorry, but I need the money.” Peri smiled and her smile took them off guard. It was all she needed.
Her spell was in her mouth and spilling forth before they took another breath, and she took down the larger, mouthy one first. He flew backwards, hit the wall hard, and slumped down, a surprised look on his face.
“Ross – hands, now!” Peri was shouting now, and she saw the moment he decided to fight. Not again. Peri thought, why don’t they ever come quietly? Ross’s hand shot out and punched her, landing on her shoulder instead of her face. It hurt and she was now getting angry. If that had landed, he would’ve busted some teeth, and she couldn’t afford to get them fixed.
Peri used her power as a Witch and her martial arts together, having done this numerous times before. She struck out with her leg down low, a side sweep, and Ross went down. As he tried to grab her, she used her power to throw his hand aside, shock evident on his face.
Peri jumped on top of him and punched him in the face. She heard his nose crack, and she thoug
ht she had broken a knuckle or two. Shit. That hurt.
Quickly, and with practiced ease, she had him turned over and her plastic restraints on him. She pulled him up and started to walk to her car, pulling her phone out to call the bounty hunter. All she said was “Done!” and hung up, knowing he would be there soon.
It was at that moment she realized she had a problem, a big problem.
More than a few drunken men had come out at the ruckus and stood watching, a couple had smiles on their faces, but most were almost growling at her. Dammit, she would need to use a lot of magic to get out of this and if she did, ‘they’ would know. Fuck.
*****
Josef and Gabe were walking back to their car, when they saw the commotion. They looked at each other and smiled, stopping to watch the show.
A young woman with very long dark red hair was attempting to take down two large men.
Gabe leaned against the wall and crossed his arms and ankles, obviously wanting to see how this went down.
Josef watched with cold detachment, the Vampire not nearly so worried as his friend. Mainly because his heart was as cold as his look. Gabe wasn’t going to stand around and see a woman get hurt by two men, but Josef hadn’t got heated up about anything in so long, he couldn’t remember the last time.
Josef settled in to watch, knowing Gabe wouldn’t move on till he knew the woman was okay. He sighed, heavily. Sometimes his friend’s goodhearted nature grated on him. Humans, leave them to it, was what Josef thought.
They watched the scene unfold and both stood up straight, when the larger of the two guys went flying through the air. How the hell had she done that?
Interest now piqued Josef, and he sent his powers out. He was very old and with that age brought power. His senses told him she wasn’t entirely human. What was she? Not a Wolf or a Vamp, no, possibly a Witch? He wasn’t sure, but she had his attention now.
The other guy, the one she seemed to be going after, punched her. Gabe growled and Josef placed a hand on his arm to keep him in place. Josef wanted to see what the girl did.
What she did was a martial arts move that Josef and Gabe knew well, they had both used it too many times to count. The guy went down and tried to grab her, but his hand was thrown away, as if by some invisible force. Then she jumped on him and punched him square in the face.
Even at a distance, both heard the nose break. Josef was sure he also heard her knuckles break, that must’ve hurt her. It didn’t slow her down, and she moved slightly up in his thoughts about her.
She had her guy and both Gabe and Josef went to move on, show over. Then their enhanced hearing heard her curse and they turned, there were now more than a few men, and they didn’t look happy. The girl was now in serious trouble.
Gabe looked at his friend and gave a lopsided grin. “What do you think, Jo, want to help a lady in distress?”
Josef sighed. “This is a new suit, Gabe, do you know how much it cost?” Josef was fingering the material of his made-to-measure suit and frowning.
Gabe laughed. “Come on, live a little!” Gabe chuckled and took off towards the girl, pulling to a stop behind her. She must’ve heard him because her head swung around, and he could see the worry in her eyes, eyes that he almost fell into. Shit, she was gorgeous.
“No need to worry, thought you could do with a hand,” Gabe said, a cheeky grin on his face.
Josef appeared next to him and stared at the men in front. Shit, he was probably going to work up a sweat. His new silk shirt would be ruined.
*****
Peri whirled around, hearing someone behind her. She was truly fucked, if she had them at her back.
What she saw was a very large man with blond shaggy hair, very dark brown eyes, and a cheeky grin. Said he thought she could do with a hand?
Then another male appeared, far too fast for a human, and he was dressed in some kind of posh suit. A scowl on his face.
“Uhm...thanks...my partner’s on his way to pick him up, I only need a few minutes.” Peri had no idea why she had just said that.
“No problem. My name’s Gabe, by the way, and this cheerful fella here is Josef. Saving damsels in distress is a hobby of ours.”
Josef coughed. “A hobby of his more than mine, I’m only helping out because of the numbers.”
Peri thought the man, or whatever he was, Josef, looked cold and hard. Detached and not remotely interested in what was going on. Her Witch senses told her they were similar to her, as in non-human, but she wasn't absolutely certain what they were. If she had to guess, she would say that Josef was a Vamp and Gabe probably a Wolf, but hey, she could be wrong.
A shout went up from the men and Peri looked around, a couple of the more adventurous walking towards her. Two, she could deal with two without too much magic.
“Here, hold him, don’t let him get away!” Peri pushed her bounty towards Josef, who grabbed hold but with a look of distaste on his face.
Peri turned towards the men coming her way and she started her spell, a smallish one, not wanting to get any unwanted attention. She lowered her head, centered her body, spoke the words, and raised her head. Her hands held out in front of her and her hair flew out behind. Both men were thrown back a few feet and landed in a heap.
As the two men fell, it was obvious to her the rest were getting angry, quite a few moving towards them. Peri turned to Gabe with a questioning look and he nodded, letting her know he was going to help her. They moved forward together, leaving Josef in charge of Ross.
Gabe was fast and Peri realized he probably was a Wolf, he moved with their grace and speed. Gabe hit the men in front and decimated them, his blows knocking them out, or throwing them away to the side to land in a heap against the brickwork.
Peri got stuck into it with a guy who had slipped past Gabe, using every trick she had ever learned. Moving fast, sweeping, punching, soon she was in a down and dirty fight with the guy.
He was sober, so alcohol wasn’t impairing him in any way. He was a good fighter, too, and it took everything Peri knew not to get her lights knocked out.
She didn’t escape scot-free, she had a bloody lip, her nose was dripping blood, and one of her eyes was nearly closed. Fuck, she couldn’t afford to go to an emergency room for treatment. Anger took over, she went all out, and finally the guy lay on the ground, in just as bad a state as she was.
Peri looked around, Gabe had taken care of most of the others, on his own? The rest were now retreating back into the bar, not wanting to face Gabe.
Peri moved towards her bounty and wobbled, she had been hit harder than she had thought. She straightened her back, ‘never show weakness,’ her mantra running through her head.
As she reached Josef, her contact appeared, coming in from the street, just like him to arrive after all the action. She grabbed Ross and moved to meet him. As he walked towards her, she saw how relaxed he was, of course, he had spent the last few hours relaxing in a bloody hotel room while she zeroed in on their bounty. A flash of anger appeared in her eyes, as she once again thought on her doing all the work while he didn’t do a fucking thing!
His name was Jim, but she didn't think she had ever called him by his given name. Contact was usually by texts and when he came to collect the bounty, she would hand them over and ask for her money. Tonight would be no different.
She closed the distance between them and handed Ross over. Peri saw Jim glancing at Josef, who was standing talking to Gabe, his back to her. A worried look was on Jim's face. What was that all about?
She didn’t know and didn’t care, all she wanted was her money. “Hand it over.” Peri’s voice was a little shaky, but her face was grim.
Her contact stole another glance at Josef then handed her an envelope with cash. He turned and walked away, leaving quickly, far quicker than she had ever seen him move before. Peri saw him glancing back more than once, his eyes on Josef.
Peri put t
he envelope in her inside pocket of her jacket. She needed that to get through ’till the next case. She was starving, not having eaten since the day before. Maybe that was why she was feeling woozy and not the punches that guy had managed to land.
Gabe trotted over, a huge smile on his face. A very good looking face, Peri thought. “Uhm, thanks, Gabe, was it?”
A huge smile crossed his face. “Yeah, sorry didn’t get your name?” Gabe raised his eyebrow in question, as Josef joined them.
Peri half-smiled back. “I didn’t give it...” She didn’t finish, but keeled over right into the arms of the very cold, hard Josef.
Chapter 2
Josef looked down into the face of the young woman. She was battered, bruised, and very skinny. He was certain she hadn’t been eating properly.
His gaze took all of her in, and his interest was aroused. Who was this girl that stood toe to toe with men to earn some cash? What kind of power did she have that she could throw grown men around with a wave of her hands?
He was sure she had much more power in her than she had used, he could feel it. Why hadn’t she used it? Where Gabe was kind-hearted, Josef was not. However, when he saw a puzzle, he liked to unravel it.
He always had to know the ins and outs of things. Would stop at nothing to get the information he wanted. Whether it had to do with a business deal, a personal matter, or in fact, a lone, young woman fighting men on her own and using only a fraction of the power he knew she had.
Gabe was staring at the female, his Wolf senses taking all of her in. Once more, as her scent hit him, he got hard and Josef coughed. “What’s going on with you, Gabe?” The Vampire spoke in a cold tone, and Gabe had no idea, so just shrugged his shoulders casually.
“So what do we do with her?” Josef asked, more to himself than to his friend.
Gabe smiled. “Oh, I think we need to take her home, Josef, don’t you?”
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