Natasza Waters - Arizona Lightning

Sensual Romance

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Arizona Lightning (Book One) Vyro Creek series

Copyright 2020 Natasza Waters

E-book ISBN: 978-0-9952598-8-1

First Publication: July 2020

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To my husband.

Eternity is not long enough.

Sheri Fredricks, my crit partner. Thank you for always giving me something to think about.

A big thank you to Carolyn Shelly Depew owner of Write Right Edits.

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giros Translation Ageless Commonly called Biological vampires or Pure Bloods. (giros are birthed from a human woman. The sire (father) is a Biological vampire)

Akthartos Translation Impure Commonly called Second Bloods or copies. (Akthartos are created through the process of exsanguination and blood share from another Second Blood to give immortality. Second Bloods can be identified by two narrow perpendicular ridge lines on either side of the forehead)

Anastthike Translation Resurrected (A human turned by a Biological vampire)

Arch Translation Principle (One male or female chosen as the highest ranking member of the Presbuteros until their death)

B-juice Commonly used term for stored blood versus fresh from the vein

Cuisle Used like the endearment Darling but literally means pulse or vein

Dimiourgs Translation Creator (A Biological or Second Blood who creates an immortal being through the exsanguination process)

Entols Translation Commandments (Written by the Prime Vrykolakas. A document outlining the laws of the Vrykolakas and the protection of human kind)

Grintaller Disorder Occurs when a vampyr is blood starved. Initial warning sign is permanent aging. Some Vrykolakas use this to alter their features. If blood consumption ceases for a prolonged time the disorder progresses into the final stage which cannot be reversed and results in death.

Mthair Translation Mother

Presbuteros Translation Elder (Thirteen male or female Biological vampires sit on the Vrykolakas council. Can be used in reference to the term elder or the council)

Prime Vrykolakas Legend states the Prime was the first vampyr. Responsible for writing the Entols and creating the first Biological vampyr and the original Second Bloods.

Prostateftik Translation Protection (Biological warriors known as Protectors selected to participate in the mating ceremony)

Queen se Anamon Translation Queen in Waiting (A woman, human or immortal, who is or will become the mate of the first born male of a Biological (king) Vasilis)

Seanmhthair Translation Grandmother

Sire Translation Biological father

Translation Mate

Vampyr General term sometimes used for the undead who drink blood to survive.

Vrykolakas General term used for all vampire kind. Greek in origin. The species have two distinct strains.

Vrykolakas Hierarchy

Mate: Highest ranking Vrykolakas or human in a house. Rare in occurrence. Initially accomplished by the mating mark followed by the mating secretion injected by a vampire into his future mate. Requires a ceremony witnessed by the Presbuteros. Binds two beings for eternity. Cannot be cleaved. Generally occurs between a Biological and a human.

First Wife: Human or vampyr. Ranks above all other wives and blood slaves except for a mate. Relatively rare since the male vampire cannot break the pact. Only the female can cleave the union. In the case where there are both human and vampyr wives in a house, Vrykolakas defaults to First Wife.

Wife: Common term for human or vampyr that agrees to join a vampires family in a pact. Only the wife can cleave the union.

Blood Slave: Human who agrees to provide a fresh source of nourishment to a Vrykolakas.

Name Pronunciations

giros g-ir-os

Akthartos Ak-ath'-ar-tos

Anastthike An-as-ti-thi-ke

Mthair Maw-her

Padraig Paw-drig

Prostateftik Pro-sta-tef-tik

You think we can burn these moving boxes? Tess asked, plopping an armful of cardboard in the back of Aris one-ton, then swiped the droplets of sweat from her brow.

Lynn, her sandy blonde hair pulled into a high ponytail, trotted down the weathered and somewhat bowed front steps of the ranch house with another armful of collapsed boxes.

Whos gonna complain? Ariana asked, looking around the open desert surrounding them on all sides.

Their deed to the newly purchased ranch in Arizona had three names on it. Ariana Holland, Tess Hawkins and Lynn Trapner. Three women who had obviously lost their minds when they bought five thousand acres of semi-arid land in addition to the five-thousand-acre grazing lease, a couple thousand cattle, six horses, and a ranch house. The mangy cat with knotted black fur and a white patch under his chin came with the house. And none of them were letting the furball with attitude inside until they gave it a good flea bath. They did name him, though. Festus seemed fitting.

Ari looked at the broken boards on the front corral and added, Lots of backbreaking work to get this place in order.

Lynn slid the cardboard into the bed of Aris pickup, then hopped onto the tailgate and put her weight on the pile to flatten the load. Satisfied her job as human compactor was complete, she sat on the edge of the truck and swung her legs over the side above the wheel well.

Burning that stuff isnt good for the environment, Lynn said, staring at the horizon. Maybe they have a recycling place in town.

Ari leaned against the one-ton. Town is less than a quarter of a football field in length and consists of one main road, called Main Road, and two adjacent streets. I sure didnt see a recycling center when we passed through. Think they do things a little differently here.