Dear Reader,
Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best
friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing
prowling the night: I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries,
I've protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are
safe in a world where nothing is ever certain. All I want in return is a hot
babe in a red dress, who wants nothing more from me then one night.
Instead, I get a runaway Mardi Gras float that tries to turn me into roadkill
and a beautiful woman who saves my life but can't remember where she put my
pants. Flamboyant and extravagant, Sunshine Runningwolf should be the perfect
woman for me. She wants nothing past tonight, no ties, no long-term
commitments.
But every time I look at her, I start yearning for dreams that I buried
centuries ago. With her unconventional ways and ability to baffle me, Sunshine
is the one person I find myself needing. But for me to love her would mean her
death. I am cursed never to know peace or happiness-not so long as my enemy
waits in the night to destroy us both.
–Talon of the Morrigantes
