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4 stars!
I read this novella as part of the On The Hunt collection, and loved it!
Book 5.5 of the Immortal Guardians series, this short gives us the story of Immortal Guardian Yuri. Time-wise, it takes place during the events of Night Unbound, Zach and Lisette’s story, which is a hugely intense time for the Immortal Guardians. They are facing down an enemy unlike any they have seen before, and the warriors are under threat and gearing up for an epic battle.
But while it’s all going down, Yuri is falling in love. Born with the ability to see ghosts and spirits, he learned the hard way not to interact with them in any way less they become fixated on him and he never gets any peace. But there is a woman who hangs around David’s house where the Guardians all gather, and occasionally follows him out onto missions. She is beautiful, yet sad, and he feels himself unexpectedly drawn to her, so one night he reaches out to her.
“I can feel your sadness … I wish I could alleviate it, little one.”
Cat is the deceased sister of Immortal Guardian, Bastien. She was murdered by her vampire husband over 300 years ago, and she has watched over her brother and the other warriors since he became one of them. She has been drawn to Yuri since she saw him, but had no idea that he could see her. And as soon as he initialises contact, it’s like the floodgates have been opened. They have watched each other for so long, spending time in each other’s company, that it is as if they already sort of know each other. But now that they can converse, they spend time together watching movies, listening to audiobooks and talking about anything and everything. They both revel in every moment that they have together, and Yuri finds himself returning early from his hunts just to that he can spend time with Cat. But they are in an impossible situation.
“How I wish I could hold you in my arms.”
… “As do I.”
I really enjoyed this novella. Yuri has always been a bit of a background character in the series up to this point, and I really enjoyed getting to know him more. I loved watching him and Cat fall for each other, and I loved the way that they made things work between them. And despite their circumstances, this book has all of the emotion, feeling and passionate romance as others in the series.
“I’ve waited five hundred years to find you. Five hundred years to love you.”
“I’ll come to you.”
I love how their story played out, and finished it with a huge grin on my face. It was a great read and a very meaningful addition to the series. I am so happy that Diane Duvall gave us this story.
4 stars.
Note – Again, I’d definitely recommend reading these books in order to get the full impact of the story, and this one is spoilery if you haven’t already read book 5, so please don’t skip anything!
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