A Curse Of Glass And Iron (Dark Heralds Book 2) by Lynn S

Author:Lynn S. [S., Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2017-06-19T18:30:00+00:00

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Hours later, Garan found his way back into the French Quarter. Waking from a feeding frenzy, Nolton found the bodies of two tourists shredded and drained at his feet. Cursing his weakness and lack of judgement, the vampire consigned both victims to the river.

Brigitte didn’t stop me, the vampire thought to himself. Perhaps she considered it necessary. Still, it didn’t hurt to take further precautions. His blood drenched clothes were carefully disposed of.

Back on the street, Garan was still trying to figure out whatever transpired earlier that night. As much as he tried, there were blank spaces. Hands in his pockets and face half covered by a navy blue hoodie, the vampire didn’t realize he had walked beyond certain boundaries he had marked for himself. His steps took him far from Decatur, close to Frenchmen Street. The incessant comings and goings of tourists and their chatter died down and there was live music in the air.

“Garan, is that you?” Azure’s manager was on top of him before he could change his mind about it. Nolton felt that motherly display of affection as Veronica gave him a quick peck on the cheek, followed by an unexpected slap across his face. “I never took you for an ingrate, you gorram Cajun! How come you left us without even giving us a call?”

His instinct pleaded to make the woman shut up, but he had given in to the beast too much that night. He played his way by ear, threading carefully around a woman who could read him like a book. “I’ve missed you all. But things happened and…I’ve been so down and out that I just disappeared. I didn’t want to rub my rut of bad luck on you.” Garan spoke half-truths and gave her a sad attempt at an excuse. However pathetic, it was as close as he came to being human once more. His soul showed up, clear of guilt, through the blue of his eyes.

He recognized there was something about Veronica that wouldn’t let him quit. She loved him as a son and he loved her back in earnest. As impossible as it seemed, even if he was a creature of the night who’d rather wrest himself from human feeling, a part of him wanted to tell her, or at least beg her to take him back home. He missed her, the crew at the bar, and that violin he’d left behind.

“Don’t tell me, honey, that we are having girl trouble again. This is becoming a habit! You know what, let’s roll back to the bar.” Veronica dragged him by the arm, leaving no place for excuses. “Benny will give you an earful and what the hell, I’ll break the rules and extend hours. People drinking ’til at least four in the morning will give me a pocket fix and buy us some time to talk this over. It was a turn of luck to find you. Good thing I stepped out for a little something-something, otherwise I would have miss you.

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