Free Hunter: Volume 1 (The Lillian Rayne Series) by Ella Price Page A

excitedly.
    I
scoffed. “We are not supposed to be united. This is such bullshit!” I was
furious now. The night started out looking like everything was going to go
according to plan. I had another vampire bagged, and I was in a decent mood
until Tanner ruined the entire thing. I knew it wasn’t his fault, but that
wasn’t going to stop me from acting like it was. I placed my stake back in its
case on my hip, then stalked toward the street. Tanner followed me. He was
keeping his mouth shut which was smart. I was going to go to my uncle’s house
and find out what the hell was going on.
    “You
know my dad is expecting you to be angry. He even had Luca and Damon stay in
tonight so they could be there when you get there,” he said amused.
    “He’s
damn right I am angry. Why would he want a truce with them anyway? They kill
people. They use them as food and slaves. They would do it to us if they
could,” I growled.
    “Ya,
but dad said this guy Kai is the real thing. He is from both sides. He thinks
we can unite. Of course it doesn’t include all vampires. There will just be new
rules so we can’t just kill any vampire we see.” Tanner reminded me a lot of my
uncle. He was so optimistic and confident in what he was saying. It was both
annoying and comforting. Tanner didn’t understand because he had a family. His
family wasn’t slaughtered by vampires like mine was. He obviously didn’t
understand my hate for them.

 
    We
walked the rest of the way to my uncle’s house in silence. My uncle was the
head of the council. His house was the meeting place for all the hunters in the
area. The house was surrounded by a huge iron fence. It was just on the
outskirts of downtown Wilmington. Riverfront was walking distance, and the bars
and dark alleys was where I did most of my hunting. It was a huge place that
housed several hunters; mainly ones that didn’t have homes or families of their
own like me. As I approached the house I could tell there was something going
on. There were cars everywhere; the house was packed.
    I
walked into the house and the foyer was packed with hunters. Most of the faces
I recognized. They quieted as I entered the room. I had earned a reputation
among the hunters. For my age I had the most kills on record. I had several off
record, but I kept those to myself. I had turned eighteen a few months ago and
since then I was able to decide when and where I wanted to go. I had been
hunting since I was thirteen and training since I could walk. I was one of the
hard core hunters. There were fewer of those these days. I ignored the quiet
murmurs as I stalked toward my uncle’s study. Tanner stayed close on my heels.
He obviously didn’t want to miss anything. I didn’t bother knocking; I never
did. My uncle sat behind his desk. A small smile played at his lips when I
barged in. He thought it was amusing. He knew I was going to show up. I
disregarded everyone else in the room. I wasn’t here to talk to them, I wanted
to talk to my uncle.
    “What
the hell is going on?” I asked angrily.
    “Kai
this is my lovely niece Lillian Rayne,” he said glancing at someone behind me;
then he looked back at me. “I thought you would be here sooner,” my uncle said
amused.
    “I
just found her on the south side. She is hard to track,” Tanner said
apologetically.
    “Yes
thank you for ruining my kill by the way,” I growled glaring at Tanner. He
stepped back looking a little startled by my sudden outburst.
    “There
are new rules Lillian. We are trying to make a truce, and in order to do that
we all have to follow certain rules,” my uncle said firmly.
    I
scoffed. “I was doing my job. He had a girl.”
    “I
am afraid all of this is my fault,” a male voice said from beside me. He was
the man my uncle addressed, and he had been there the whole time I just didn’t
bother to really acknowledge him.
    I
was caught slightly off guard by how good looking he was. He was tall and tone.
He had the body of a