title: Prince of Dorkness: More Notes from a Totally Lame Vampire
author:  Tim Collins 
description: Tim Collins is the author of ten books and has contributed to many magazines and newspapers. Originally from Manchester, he now lives in London.
zlib_text: **MASTER OF SHADOWS**
  
   **MAGEVERSE #8**
  
   **ANGELA KNIGHT**
  
   **ONE**
  
  " _What do you_ do when they order you to kill?"
  
  The conversation instantly died as every witch and vampire in the room turned
  to look at Davon Fredericks.
  
  Davon did not flinch under the weight of those incredulous stares. He'd been a
  trauma surgeon before becoming a vampire, and he'd never lacked balls. He just
  gazed at Belle, his chocolate eyes level and troubled. He was a big man in his
  jeans and dark blue oxford shirt, broad shoulders stretching the fabric as he
  leaned forward, elbows on knees. His curling black hair was cut close to his
  scalp, emphasizing the strong, handsome lines of his face—the full lips, the
  broad cheekbones, the wide swoop of his nose. His skin was precisely the color
  of milk chocolate, smooth and clear, with a faint, creamy gleam.
  
  Belle looked up at him from the plates of hors d'oeuvres on the coffee table,
  a stuffed mushroom halfway to her mouth. "Why do you ask?"
  
  A muscle flexed in