Dark Matters

Originally appeared in the print anthology Unbound.

Following the slaughter of his parents, J.J. became an Agent of the Light. But now, in Vicki Pettersson's Dark Matters, his love for the beautiful killer who spared his life transforms the fierce defender into the most perfect predator of all.

Under the neon glare of Las Vegas, the master weaponeer knows that craving an enemy assassin violates every law of the Light. On the storm-swept ridges beyond the Strip, their clash ignites a hunger neither soldier can resist.

Caught between his leader's unyielding commands and a lover from the shadows, J.J. turns from the sanctuary that sheltered him. In the shadowed maze of the city, he stalks his own kind to keep their deadly alliance alive.
Paranormal Romance: A secret affair ignited on the dented hood of a Mustang during a high-desert monsoon shatters decades of sworn animosity.Urban Fantasy: Zodiac warriors battle through the neon underbelly of Las Vegas, unleashing elemental chest glyphs in a clash hidden from mortal eyes.Enemies to Lovers: Inked with a shoulder tattoo of fear and desire, J.J. defies his own troop leader to protect the rival assassin he cannot resist.Supernatural Mystery: When a mortal Seer is slaughtered at a Fremont Street motel, a dangerous omen forces two lifelong adversaries to choose between duty and passion.Also by This Author: The Taken, The Lost and The Given.