Eduardo

Eduardo was a member of Black Cross, the second husband of Kate Ross and the stepfather of Lucas Ross. He was killed by Mrs Bethany in Hourglass.

Background
Virtually nothing is known about Eduardo's life prior to the events of the series. At some point in his life, he joined Black Cross, becoming Kate's second-in-command. After her husband died, Eduardo and Kate fell in love and married.

Evernight
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Stargazer
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Hourglass
In the third novel, Eduardo trains Bianca and Raquel in fighting techniques. He taunts Bianca and her poor coordination whilst they are sparring, but makes the mistake of writing her off as a dangerous opponent, resulting in Bianca flinging one of her shoes at him and striking him in the face whilst he is unaware, much to the amusement of the on-lookers and Eduardo's annoyance. He later discovers that Lucas has been stashing away money (unbeknownst to Eduardo, to escape with Bianca) and confiscates it, saying that all money has to go towards providing supplies for the whole cell.

Eduardo escapes unscathed when the Evernight vampires attack Kate's cell and heads to the New York with the other hunters. Unfortunately, he is not so lucky during the vampires' subsequent attack. After intercepting an email from Bianca to her parents, Mrs Bethany learned that Black Cross was in New York and staged another assault. During the fight, Eduardo attempted to take on Mrs Bethany, but she quickly overpowered him and snapped his neck, killing him instantly. Bianca witnessed his death and was understandably horrified, especially when she learned she was inadvertently responsible for it. Eduardo's wife was devastated to have lost yet another husband to vampires and even Lucas, who had never had much love for Eduardo, was grieved by his death, more so out of concern for his mother's well-being than his own attachment to the man.

Appearances

 * Evernight
 * Stargazer
 * Hourglass

Trivia

 * Eduardo is the Spanish/Portuguese form of the English name 'Edward', meaning "wealthy guardian".
 * Eduardo's name suggests he may be from Spain or a Spanish-speaking country.