A SHADE OF VAMPIRE 53: A HUNT OF FIENDS BELLA FORREST CONTENTS Also by Bella Forrest Problems reading? New Generation List Family tree 1. Harper 2. Avril 3. Harper 4. Fiona 5. Scarlett 6. Harper 7. Fiona 8. Caia 9. Harper 10. Avril 11. Harper 12. Caia 13. Harper 14. Harper 15. Fiona 16. Avril 17. Harper 18. Fiona 19. Harper 20. Fiona 21. Avril 22. Harper 23. Scarlett 24. Jax 25. Caia 26. Hansa 27. Avril 28. Harper 29. Fiona 30. Scarlett 31. Harper 32. Hansa 33. Harper 34. Caia 35. Avril 36. Harper 37. Harper 38. Draven Read more by Bella Forrest A L S O B Y B E L L A F O R R E S T HOTBLOODS (Brand new vampire romance series!) Hotbloods (Book 1) Coldbloods (Book 2) THE GIRL WHO DARED TO THINK The Girl Who Dared to Think (Book 1) The Girl Who Dared to Stand (Book 2) The Girl Who Dared to Descend (Book 3) The Girl Who Dared to Rise (Book 4) THE GENDER GAME (Completed series) The Gender Game (Book 1) The Gender Secret (Book 2) The Gender Lie (Book 3) The Gender War (Book 4) The Gender Fall (Book 5) The Gender Plan (Book 6) The Gender End (Book 7) A SHADE OF VAMPIRE SERIES Series 1: Derek & Sofia’s story A Shade of Vampire (Book 1) A Shade of Blood (Book 2) A Castle of Sand (Book 3) A Shadow of Light (Book 4) A Blaze of Sun (Book 5) A Gate of Night (Book 6) A Break of Day (Book 7) Series 2: Rose & Caleb’s story A Shade of Novak (Book 8) A Bond of Blood (Book 9) A Spell of Time (Book 10) A Chase of Prey (Book 11) A Shade of Doubt (Book 12) A Turn of Tides (Book 13) A Dawn of Strength (Book 14) A Fall of Secrets (Book 15) An End of Night (Book 16) Series 3: The Shade continues with a new hero… A Wind of Change (Book 17) A Trail of Echoes (Book 18) A Soldier of Shadows (Book 19) A Hero of Realms (Book 20) A Vial of Life (Book 21) A Fork of Paths (Book 22) A Flight of Souls (Book 23) A Bridge of Stars (Book 24) Series 4: A Clan of Novaks A Clan of Novaks (Book 25) A World of New (Book 26) A Web of Lies (Book 27) A Touch of Truth (Book 28) An Hour of Need (Book 29) A Game of Risk (Book 30) A Twist of Fates (Book 31) A Day of Glory (Book 32) Series 5: A Dawn of Guardians A Dawn of Guardians (Book 33) A Sword of Chance (Book 34) A Race of Trials (Book 35) A King of Shadow (Book 36) An Empire of Stones (Book 37) A Power of Old (Book 38) A Rip of Realms (Book 39) A Throne of Fire (Book 40) A Tide of War (Book 41) Series 6: A Gift of Three A Gift of Three (Book 42) A House of Mysteries (Book 43) A Tangle of Hearts (Book 44) A Meet of Tribes (Book 45) A Ride of Peril (Book 46) A Passage of Threats (Book 47) A Tip of Balance (Book 48) A Shield of Glass (Book 49) A Clash of Storms (Book 50) Series 7: A Call of Vampires A Call of Vampires (Book 51) A Valley of Darkness (Book 52) A Hunt of Fiends (Book 53) A SHADE OF DRAGON TRILOGY A Shade of Dragon 1 A Shade of Dragon 2 A Shade of Dragon 3 A SHADE OF KIEV TRILOGY A Shade of Kiev 1 A Shade of Kiev 2 A Shade of Kiev 3 THE SECRET OF SPELLSHADOW MANOR (Completed series) The Secret of Spellshadow Manor (Book 1) The Breaker (Book 2) The Chain (Book 3) The Keep (Book 4) The Test (Book 5) The Spell (Book 6) BEAUTIFUL MONSTER DUOLOGY Beautiful Monster 1 Beautiful Monster 2 DETECTIVE ERIN BOND (Adult thriller/mystery) Lights, Camera, GONE Write, Edit, KILL For an updated list of Bella’s books, please visit her website: www.bellaforrest.net Join Bella’s VIP email list and she’ll send you an email reminder as soon as her next book is out. Tap here to sign up: www.forrestbooks.com Copyright © 2017 by Bella Forrest Cover design inspired by Sarah Hansen, Okay Creations LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. P R O B L E M S R E A D I N G ? If you experience any problems reading this ebook - such as pages skipping, etc. - it’s a common Kindle glitch. Just delete the ebook from your device and re-download it, and the problem should solve itself. If not, contact Amazon’s customer support; they’re usually very helpful and efficient. N E W G E N E R A T I O N L I S T Avril (vampire): adopted daughter of Lucas and biological daughter of Marion. Blaze (fire dragon): son of fire dragons Heath and Athena. Caia (part fae/human): daughter of Grace and Lawrence. Fiona (vampire): daughter of Benedict (son of Rose and Caleb) and Yelena. Harper (sentry/vampire): daughter of Hazel and Tejus. Scarlett (vampire): daughter of Jeramiah (son of Lucas Novak) and Pippa (daughter of Cameron Hendry). F A M I L Y T R E E If you’d like to check out the Novaks’ family tree, visit: www.forrestbooks.com/tree H A R P E R ( D A U G H T E R O F H A Z E L & T E J U S ) ith a face on our enemy and Fiona missing, our W entire mission on Neraka had just taken a much more dangerous and urgent turn. Not that it had been breezy or stress free before, but the stakes were suddenly higher, as it wasn’t just about the lives of innocent Maras and Imen anymore. Fiona’s predicament, abducted by a daemon and most likely taken to the Valley of Screams, took center stage. We all stood in our part of the infirmary, with the side door leading to other rooms boarded up and sealed, and the front door heavily guarded by Correction Officers. Minah and the daemon’s body were under the same preservation and protection spell as we went over all the known facts, the many questions we still had, and our options moving forward. “There are just so many things wrong with this picture.” Heron sighed. “I never expected it to get this complicated.” “Our priorities are clear, though,” Hansa replied, her gaze fixed on the dead daemon’s face. His horns poked out from his thick black hair, sharp, their tips slightly reddened from the flesh they must’ve torn through over the years. “We need to get Fiona back, first. We’ll then return here, send one of us back to Calliope, and find out what the hell they’re doing with that prison. There are hundreds of Maras and Imen still missing, and daemons lurking around, eager to nab more.” “She must be somewhere in the Valley of Screams,” I said, remembering Minah’s account of her capture. “What do the maps we have say about cave formations in those gorges?” “A few have been noted, but only with estimates of depth and length,” Avril replied, moving closer to the maps spread out on the table close to Patrik’s bed, along with our journals and the handful of scrolls I’d nabbed from the Exiled Maras’ library. “There is a higher number of them through one specific gorge, though I’m not sure how much of a difference that will make. We will be following the tracking spell for Fiona, but we need to know what to expect from whatever route it takes us through, and the safest and fastest way out, once we retrieve her.” “Okay, Avril, can you and Jax help set possible exit routes?” Hansa asked, then looked my way. “Harper, go summon the Five Lords, please. They need to see the face of their enemy.” One of them already has, I thought to myself, remembering my earlier encounter with Caspian. I nodded and left the infirmary. It was close to one in the morning, and all three moons were still out, glowing softly against the black sky. The six Correction Officers posted outside were staring out toward the Valley of Screams, their hands behind their backs. They were dressed in dark brown and gray, a blue badge sewn onto each right arm—they weren’t meant to draw attention when scattered through the crowds, but they sure had mine right now. I stopped in front of them, then moved closer to one, until he couldn’t help but look me in the eyes for a brief moment before resuming his empty stare. I was angry and had way too many question marks hovering over my head—did they know about Caspian and his masked endeavors? What were they doing in that prison? Why did they let the daemons in to attack the inmates? “We found your prison,” I said, but the Mara kept a straight face. “One of the gates opened at midnight, and let daemons in to feed on the prisoners. Is it something you people do on purpose? Is that what happens to those who oppose Azure Heights? They get their souls eaten? We brought a daemon back, too.