Command My Heart ~ Book 2 - The Royal Blood Collection

Into The Wild

Dahlia has been given a mission, one simple request from the benevolent king of province five. Find his uncle. Silas hasn't sent word to his family in over a month. The king believes that his uncle is fine, but Dahlia knows that he's worried.

Her mission is to travel to the unrelenting wasteland of province three. In the hot desert, Dahlia searches for a man that she believes doesn't want to be found. She knows that she was specifically chosen for her ability to track and locate people. She's made a name for herself, doing the jobs where others have failed. Her reputation stands firm with a one hundred percent strike rate. She does not accept failure.

Finding Silas and convincing him to return will create a whole new world of pain for Dahlia. Faced with a stubborn man, she wrestles with the thoughts that this might be the one mission where she fails. Believing that failure is not an option, Dahlia does the unthinkable. She breaks her cardinal rule, not realizing how much it will change her future.

Dahlia's rules are not meant to be broken, but sometimes it's worth the chaos it causes. She will learn that life is not meant to be bound into a rigid space of conformity and in doing so, open herself to an entirely different life.

Chapter 1 ~

Pulling up the handbrake, I waited for the guard to approach. The grand gates before me were something that I'd wished to see while in this part of the province. Never did I think that I'd go beyond them.

"Can I help you, ma'am?"

"Dahlia Robards, I have meeting with his highnesses personal advisor."

"Identification please."

Reaching into my bag, I pulled out my wallet and handed the card to him. The guard looked at it and then me. I still looked like me even if the photo was taken when I had brown hair. As for right now, it was black. I couldn't get my hands on the right color at my last stop; I had to take what was on offer. Hiding was proving to be a pain in the ass.

The life that I led was not one that could involve anything that was high maintenance; packet dyes were all that I had time for. Then it was a case of pull it back, tie it up and move on. One day soon I'd have to return to my natural blonde, it wasn't something that I was looking forward to.

"Park your vehicle in the parking zone. I'll alert the advisor that you're here."

Taking my identification back, I returned it to my wallet, watching as the guard returned to the gatehouse. Moving my car into a parking spot, I turned everything off and got out. There was no point in locking it; Moke's were definitely not a secured vehicle. As a vampire, it probably wasn't a wise choice of vehicle, but I liked the freedom it gave. I only drove at night, so the fact that I was so exposed wasn't really an issue.

After my bag and body were inspected, I was allowed through the gate.

"Go to the front doors; the advisor is waiting for you."

"Thanks." I offered.

Eager to get this assignment and start it, I made the walk to the house short. The official and only residence of the leader for this province was rather understated compared to the others that I'd seen over the years. This one though, he's made quite a name for himself. The missing heir, returned his family to power and then started to consume other provinces.

His army would sweep into a province, and within the day, the royal family was gone. Given that his own parents had been taken down in a similar fashion, I didn't think this guy would do the same, but the rumors wanted to prove me wrong. I'd heard that there were no survivors. Over the years, I've learned not to believe gossip, preferring fact to be much better.