Andrea Lucero

"*Believe it or not, there's a price to be paid for all of this. I know that. And looking at you now, I see it in your eyes. [...] I have* one *thing in this world, one thing worth fighting for, and nothing can make me give it up--not even my own flesh and blood.*"
—**Andrea** to Marina[src]

**Andrea Lucero** (pronunciation: *ahn-DRAY-a* *loo-SEHR-oh*; born **Andrea**) was a vampire and minor character in *The Pureblood Legacies*. Her first and only appearance is in the series' second book, *Killer Instinct*. She was the biological mother of Marina Hillcrest (born Gabriela Mendez) and the partner of Camilo Mendez. She was born a mermaid but was willingly converted into a vampire by Camilo. She was eventually killed by Emilia Vasile after delivering her daughter to the Regiment.

## Early Life

Andrea was born off of the coast of San Andrés, Colombia in 1974. She was brought up in a strict family of mermaids. From the moment she was born, her father had arranged for her to be married to the son of the family who was in line to rule the Kingdom of the Seven Seas.

### 1992

Rebellious and a believer of true love, eighteen-year-old Andrea fled her home and relocated to the coast of Colombia on land. She took the surname Lucero as she did not currently have a surname. Not long after, she met Camilo Mendez, and the two fell in love.

### 1994

Andrea discovered that Camilo had been converted into a vampire. After learning this, Andrea requested he convert her.

### 1995

After giving birth to a girl they named Gabriela, Andrea and Camilo, upon seeing the Mark of Purity on their daughter's wrist, discovered that she was a Pureblood. With the knowledge that the Vampire Regiment was hunting down Purebloods, they decided to drop their daughter off at the hospital and never look back for her own safety. She along with Camilo then returned to Colombia.

### 2006

After learning that the Regiment had captured Camilo, Andrea was faced with blackmail: She would either give away the location of her daughter or they would kill Camilo. Andrea regretfully told them that she and Camilo gave their daughter away and thus neither she or Camilo knew where she was. The Regiment, outraged by this news, ordered Andrea to find her daughter and deliver her to them herself if she didn't want Camilo to die.

## In The Novels

* Blood Pressure
* Killer Instinct
* Midnight Fury

Andrea

Andrea has a trail of Marina from.... and tracks her to New York where she learns that Marina is in town looking for the cure to a werewolf bite for her friend. Andrea notifies the Regiment of this as she knows they would know of a cure. The Regiment tells her that they will give her a fake cure to lure Marina out with, but Andrea, feeling guilty for selling her daughter out, refuses to bring Marina to the Regiment unless she gets the real cure. Knowing that Andrea is their best chance at getting Marina as Louis and Johanna would recognize any member of the Regiment, they reluctantly agree.

Andrea and a member of the Regiment meet where she is given the cure. Andrea then lures Marina out and confronts her. Among revealing her identity to Marina, Andrea expresses regret and sadness before giving her the cure. After Marina hands the cure to Johanna, Andrea and two other vampires knock the three unconscious before taking Marina to the Regiment.

However, after delivering Marina to the Regiment, Andrea had learned that Camilo had already been killed because she took "too long" to find and deliver Marina to them. After confronting the Regiment on the matter, they had killed her for opposing them.
Andrea

## Name

### First

* **Andrea** is a feminine name of Greek origin that means "manly".

### Last

* **Lucero** is a surname of Spanish origin that means "light".