Heir of Blood and Moonlight (The Last Vampire Queen #1)

by Lindsey Sparks

Selene gifted magic to people who became like her, creating the vampires of the House of the Moon. They were fierce and graceful, and they could live forever, drawing power from blood and from moonlight. Helios gave power to warriors who could transform into mighty beasts, forming the House of the Sun. And lovely Eos blessed her chosen with command over nature's elements, and these witches made the House of the Stars.

“You will save us, my shining girl,” she had said as she pushed me into Javier’s arms, her eyes filled with desperation and heartache as tears streamed down her cheeks. “You will save us all. It is your destiny. But first, you must run.”

“Find Gavin, the vampire with the silver eyes. Only he can protect you now.”

Luna Sofia Teresi Athanasiou, fourth in line to the Teresi throne and a potential High Queen of the House of the Moon, became Sophie Matthews, just a girl who lost her way, then found herself again somewhere far, far away from where she had started.

“You did what you had to do to keep our boy safe,” Wes said. “I was with you the whole time, Soph. The whole time. I’ll always be with you, but it’s time to let me go. Live, firefly. You have to let yourself live.”

I guffawed. “You fucked me by accident?” “I fell in love with you by accident,” he threw back at me.

“Not just with him,” Bastian said. “A queen requires a harem to maintain her power. One immortal isn’t enough.”

“The fourth consort in a queen’s harem is traditionally her vengeful blade, smiting all who have wronged her,” he said, gazing down at me with fierce intensity. “I will gladly fulfill this role, unless you have another in mind for me.”

“I am her Fourth, and you have betrayed her,” Ash growled. “It is exactly my place to ensure this wrong is righted.” Gavin clenched and unclenched his jaw. “Tell her,” Ash demanded. “Or I will.”