She turned around and saw her friend Skye. “Sorry, what?” The shouts as well as the singing and drumming didn’t make communication easy.

“This looks like a good spot,” Skye said.

Daisy walked over to Skye and her other friends, Zane and Pierce. Together, Daisy and her friends were Monster Hunters, a team they formed at university to explore all things paranormal. Their vlogs and website were essential watching and reading for all those who were interested in finding out if the myths and legends of paranormal beings had some substance to them.

Of course, since meeting and befriending Amelia Debrek and Byron, the Principe of the Debrek vampire clan, she knew the truth about the paranormal world. It was all real, but she could tell no one, as she had promised Amelia and Byron.

But even though she knew the truth, Daisy still felt her friends’ goal to document different mythical legends and sightings was worthwhile—plus she liked spending time with her friends.

“Okay, let’s set up,” Daisy said. Zane, their camera guy, came up close and tried to take off the scarf she wore around her neck. She tensed and took a step back. “Don’t, Zane.”

“We need to see more of you. It’s a warm spring night.”

“Just get ready to record, Zane. It’s up to me what I wear,” Daisy said.

He pursed his lips in anger but then backed off. It was a warm May evening, but she had to wear this warm scarf to cover the bite she had received from Victorija Dred. Victorija was the leader and Principe of the Dred vampire clan—a clever and remorseless killer, and enemy to the Debrek clan.

Much to Daisy’s horror, she and Victorija Dred were now blood bonded. The night Victorija attacked Amelia Debrek at The Sanctuary, a club where paranormals and humans mingled, Daisy protected her friend, and Victorija had tried to drain her blood at her neck. But instead of killing her, Victorija recoiled at the first taste, and they’d shared a moment in time that Daisy still didn’t understand.

Afterwards, when the bite mark didn’t heal as it should have done, Daisy came to understand that her DNA was compatible with Victorija’s, and she had become blood bonded to her, just like Amelia was to Byron Debrek.

Byron explained that Victorija now needed Daisy’s blood to survive, just like Byron needed Amelia’s, or she would plunge into madness. Of course, Byron and Amelia loved each other and gladly accepted their bond.

Victorija was a homicidal killer and she would only use and abuse Daisy for blood. Daisy had been keeping a low profile at Byron’s insistence for a few months, but she couldn’t miss going to the Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh. It was one of the best nights for paranormal events in the calendar, and one where Monster Hunters had to be.