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  Dark Muse: An Indie Paranormal Sampler

  Edited by Dave Ferraro and Nicole Passante

  Cover Layout by Nicole Passante

  Dark Muse: An Indie Paranormal Sampler, Copyright © 2012 Dave Ferraro

  Blood Warrior: The Alexa Montgomery Saga: Book 1, Copyright © 2011 by H.D. Gordon

  The Scarlet Dagger, Copyright © 2011 by Krystle Jones

  Five (Elemental Enmity Book I) Copyright © 2011 by Christie L. Rich

  Her Dark Destiny (Hunters of the Dark #1) by Dave Ferraro, Copyright © 2011 Dave Ferraro

  Anomaly: The Tri-Realms Saga: Book One, Copyright © 2012 by Kristie King

  Angel Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy #1) by David Estes, Copyright © 2011 David Estes

  Meeting Destiny (Destiny #1), copyright © 2011 by Nancy Straight

  Therian: The Bloody Crescent Book I, Copyright © 2011 by Roxanne Kade

  Fate Fixed: An Erris Coven Novel. Copyright © Bonnie Wheeler, 2011. All rights reserved.

  Bridger, Copyright © 2011 by Megan Curd

  Beg For Mercy, Copyright © 2011, Shannon Dermott

  Sweet Blood of Mine, Copyright © 2012 John Corwin

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  DARK MUSE

  An Indie Paranormal Sampler

  Table of Contents

  Blood Warrior (The Alexa Montgomery Saga, #1) by H.D. Gordon

  The Scarlet Dagger (The Red Sector Chronicles, #1) by Krystle Jones

  Five (Elemental Emnity, #1) by Christie L. Rich

  Her Dark Destiny (Hunters of the Dark, #1) by Dave Ferraro

  Anomaly (The Tri-Realms Saga, #1) by Kristie King

  Angel Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy, #1) by David Estes

  Meeting Destiny (Destiny, #1) by Nancy Straight

  Therian (The Bloody Crescent, #1) by Roxanne Kade

  Fate Fixed (The Erris Coven, #1) by Bonnie Erina Wheeler

  Bridger (Bridger #1) by Megan Curd

  Beg For Mercy (Cambion, #1) by Shannon Dermott

  Sweet Blood of Mine by John Corwin

  Blood Warrior

  (The Alexa Montgomery Saga #1)

  H.D. Gordon

  Chapter One: Blood Warrior

  It wasn’t dead when I found it.

  I’m not even sure what drew me over to the window in the first place. But I went. I suppose I should have, even could have walked away at that point; let nature take its course. But I didn’t.

  Its neck was broken. Its wings outstretched and feathers riveted in a way more peacock than blackbird. I’d pushed open the window, having almost forgotten its deceitful boundary, though the glass was stained where the two had collided.

  And then I tilted, just bent my upper body so that I was leaning over it. It was in pain. No, I couldn’t be sure of this, and yet, I was. I think it was the eyes that captured me, held me there until the option of walking away had faded, leaving me with seemingly no choice at all.

  I backpedaled, reached out a calloused and cracked hand, and grabbed Capote off of my desk. Returning to the window, I raised the hardcover.

  My hesitation was brief, but present. It was wounded beyond repair. And, somehow, I thought I was doing what it wanted; what I would want were I the broken blackbird.

  Or maybe I was just justifying certain wants with inferred ones. Either way, it was the right thing. I took no pleasure in watching something suffer. Nor would I let it.

  The book fell at exactly the same moment the door opened.

  Chapter Two: Blood Warrior