#5 Chosen by the Vampire Kings: BBW Romance (Part 5: Red Lust) by Charlene Hartnady

and what? The winner
gets me.”
    “It
will be for the best, Cenwein.” Brant’s dark eyes pleaded with her.
     “Says
who? The two of you?” Tanya folded her arms. Maybe if they were locked around
her middle she wouldn’t use them to beat some sense into these two morons.
Before either of them could answer, she continued. “And the loser. Is this a
fight to the death? When I say goodbye to one of you”—her throat tightened and
she stumbled on the last few words—“will it be for good?” Her eyes pricked, but
she refused to give in. There was no way she was going to cry. She was too
damned angry.
    “Cenwein…”
Brant took a step towards her.
    “Don’t
come near me and don’t you dare call me that.” Thankfully her voice was stronger
this time. “So, are you fighting to the death?”
    “We
will fight until one concedes.” Zane turned hard eyes on Brant.
    “Neither
of you will concede, so one of you will die. You both allowed me to go through with
the mating ceremony knowing that you were going to fight. You also both allowed
me to think that I had a say in this matter. I meant every word I said back
there. All the while the two of you knew that this is how it would end.” A tear
tracked down her cheek. It irritated her. She wiped it away with the back of
her hand and took a deep breath. “I’m wearing both of your rings damn it.” She
stomped her foot.
    “The
mating is not complete until fully consummated with body and fang.”
    “You
don’t get it.” She shook her head. “I didn’t ask for you to choose me.” She
locked eyes with Brant. “I didn’t ask you to invoke Mate’s Lore.” She turned
her gaze to Zane. “I didn’t ask for any of this. I have feelings for both of
you. As far as I am concerned, I mated both of you. One of you is the father of
this baby.” She let her hand trace the contour of her belly. Another blasted
tear escaped. “I refuse to stand by and watch one of you beat the other to
death. I won’t do it.” She started towards the closest SUV. “I care too damned
much,” she whispered the last, wishing she didn’t.
    “Where
are you going?” Brant asked his voice a little unstable.
    “I’m
leaving. By that I mean”—she took a deep breath not turning back—“I’m going
back to Sweetwater.”
    “You
can’t,” Zane growled.
    “Watch
me.”
    “What
of the child?” Zane asked. His voice so soft that she barely heard him.
    Tanya
turned back, neither male followed her. “I hate to break it to you, but human
females are capable of standing on their own two feet. They single-handedly
raise children all the time.”
    “Tanya,
please.” Brant took a small step towards her.
    She
swallowed hard. “You’ve both made it clear that the three of us won’t work out.
Vampire males of royal descent are too dominant to share. This way you won’t
have to.” She squared her shoulders and walked towards the vehicles. Tears
streamed down her face. She refused to look back. It was done, she had made up
her mind. So much for this being the happiest day of her life.
    Part
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Author’s Note
     
    Thank-you for
reading the fifth part of my vampire serial. Poor Tanya. I must say, I wasn’t
sure at this point whether I would be able to find a happy ever after for these
three. It took me forever to finish the sixth part. Good news is that Part 6:
New Moon is a lot longer than the other five, in fact, it’s almost double the
length.
     
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