Distract my hunger (21 page)

I’ve
contacted
“The
Order
of
the
Black
Iris
“just
in
case
you
sought
their
help;
they
said
nothing,
just
as
I
had
expected:
but
I’m
sure
they
will
seek
you
and
I’ll
be
following
their
footsteps
closely.
They
were
hard
to
find,
but
I
have
always
had
my
ways.

They
are
very
secretive
and
secluded,
but
they
believe
in
your
child
with
their
whole
soul.
Who
knows,
I
might
even
join
them!
After
all,
the
council
must
have
a
price
for
my
head
by
now
and
I’m
quite
certain
that
The
Order
could
use
an
ancient
such
as
me,
don’t
you
think?
I
don’t
believe
they’ve
had
many
from
the
original
council
joining
them,
you
two
wouldn’t
have
done
so
because
it
would
have
been
too
easy
to
find
you,
and
without
you
two,
there
were
only
four
of
us
left.
I
feel
deep
in
my
soul
that
I
could
be
of
some
use
once
the
time
has
come.
I
might
be
destined
to
even
things
out,
with
me
on
their
side
there
are
three
ancients
on
each
band.

Please
be
safe
Juniper;
please
let
the
stars
allow
us
to
meet
again.
I’ll
stand
on
your
side
this
time,
even
if
it
means
my
doom.

Till
we
see
each
other
one
more
time,

Be
safe,

Morgause

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

X
. Williamson was born under the wolf moon once upon a midnight with the bloom of a
Nightblooming
Cereus
.

Her childhood was marked by a storytelling family and books, developing an everlasting love for the art of words.

She currently lives in South America with her close family in an early Twentieth Century house surrounded by her animal friends: several cats, dogs, parrots and possums keep her in touch with the animal realm every day.

Every January the
Nightblooming
Cereus
still blooms in her garden, fragrant, fragile and wonderful; bringing new night-stories to tell.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I
would like to thank each and every person that made this story possible. To the people who encouraged me earlier on, when only the first manuscript was building up, without you it might have not blossomed later on to this. Thanks too to those of you who encouraged me later on and pushed me to finish it, some pressure has always helped me get things done.

To my friends, well guys, what can I say? I honestly want to thank you for all your support and for asking me constantly how things would end in “Distract my Hunger”. You made my characters feel real and truly come to life. Caro and Juan especially made me believe that my vampires existed at times. Thanks! I know that I was unbearable some days with all the book and vampire talk and completely nonexistent other days, still, you kept my back.

I really have to acknowledge all the inspiration I got from the tons of supernatural books and movies I’ve been surrounded by since I have conscience. Therefore, thanks to each and every person that ever gave me a fantasy book or DVD as a present. Thank you Dad for all the gruesome stories you told me while I grew up and Mum for piling my room with books.

Thanks Bruno for helping me with the first cover idea! I think I will never be good enough with spoken words to thank you enough.

Dorothy, your advice was invaluable! It really takes a librarian to truly know how to take a writer to the next level. You are an angel.

Thank you all for believing in me and for waiting patiently for the book to come out. I hope it was at least half as good as you expected. Don’t worry Taka, you’ll get to know the end of the story in book two (or three); hang in there!

My characters were only believable because of my students, so thank you all for just letting me be your teacher. You helped me maintain a fresh memory of my teenage years.

And last but not least, I have no idea of how to thank enough my awesome boyfriend and my beautiful family after all these months of constant book mumble and extra stress. You made juggling work, studying and writing possible. Your love is truly what makes my world go round; it inspires me and brings me to the next level. Thank you so much! I love you!