Xander's Claim: A Maura's Men Novella: 1

After escaping the clutches of the evil Vampiress Maura three friends struggle with the past in finding a new way of life and love...Xanders nightmare past has left him with some serious control issues. Without the burning hatred that kept him going when he was under Mauras thumb he has lost his lust for life. Jaded and closed off to the world around him Xander is entirely unprepared for the arrival of Cat.One catastrophe changed Cats life forever. Cat thought her best friend was crazy for wanting to be a vampire but loved her enough to go along with it anyway. When a sick twist of fate lands her in her friends place Cats strong personality and intolerance for mysterious arrogant know-all types like Xander are the only things she has left to call her own. When the past comes back to haunt them will it destroy them or will they find the strength to claim what is in their hearts?