Blood Vivicanti (9780989878586) (7 page)

The mansion’s main doors
had been broken from their hinges. They lay in splinters on the
black and white tiles.

The sofas and the tables
and the grandfather clock were shattered and smashed and trampled
underfoot.

Now that strange scent
struck me hard. The whole mansion reeked to high heaven, as if a
thousand unwashed bodies had come hurtling through there like some
wild stampede. My hand covered my nose and mouth to try blocking
out the overpowering odor. But it was no good.

I could see through the
doors down the hallway. Other rooms also lay in utter disarray. The
kitchen floor was lined with broken china and teacups. The carpet
in the billiard room was torn apart.

The library looked like a
warzone. Books had been flung from their shelves. Bookcases were
toppled over one another like dominos.

The mansion had been
completely destroyed.

Look for more in

The Blood
Vivicanti

Part 4

OTHER BOOKS BY
BECKET

Key the Steampunk Vampire
Girl and the Dungeon of Despair

Key the Steampunk Vampire
Girl and the Tower Tomb of Time

The Christmas
King

ABOUT THE
AUTHORS

BECKET

Becket has a BA in music
composition, an MA in Systematic Theology, and an MS in Industrial/
Organizational Psychology. He was a Benedictine monk for many
years. For the last nine years, he has worked as Anne Rice’s
assistant, and has spent that time learning from her. He is also
the author of
Key the Steampunk Vampire
Girl and the Dungeon of Despair
. You can
find Becket at www.becket.me

ANNE RICE

Anne Rice has written over
30 books about vampires, werewolves and other such blood drinkers.
Her works include
Interview With the
Vampire
,
The
Vampire Lestat
, and most recently
The Wolves of Midwinter
.
You can find Anne at www.annerice.com

CREDITS

Cover design

Becket
www.becket.me

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