Demon from the Dark
(The tenth book in the Immortals After Dark series)
Kresley Cole
Dedicated with all my heartfelt thanks to Louise Burke, publisher extraordinaire.
I'm on a man-fast. Why bother with them? The good ones are always taken. Or they're weirdly uninterested in a capricious wild child with continuous legal problems.
My enemies have deemed me fearless. 'Tis no compliment. The only males who know no fear are the ones who have nothing to lose.
Glossary of Terms
from
THE LIVING BOOK OF LORE
THE LORE"... and those sentient creatures that are not human shall be united in one stratum, coexisting with, yet secret from, man's."
* Most are immortal and can regenerate from injuries. The stronger breeds can only be killed by mystical fire or beheading.
* Their eyes change with intense emotion, often to a breed-specific color.
THE HOUSE OF WITCHES"... immortal possessors of magical talents, practitioners of good and evil."
* Mystical mercenaries who sell their spells.
* Separated into five castes: warrior, healer, enchantress, conjurer, and seeress.
* Led by Mariketa the Awaited.
THE ORDER"The immortal takers. Once captured by the Order, immortals do not return. ..."
* A multinational mortal operation created to study—and exterminate—immortals.
* Thought to be an urban legend.