Aces Wild by Taylor Lee

Author:Taylor Lee [Lee, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B007JMBKZG
Publisher: idesire publications
Published: 2012-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 20

Bright colored lanterns flickered over the courtyard, challenging the glow of the dark starry night. The sound of gay laughter echoed by deep rumbles of responding mirth punctuated the excited chatter of the crowd inside.

Gabe winked at the two extraordinary men beside him and murmured, “You two ready to shake things up a bit?”

Gunnar laughed, “I don’t know about shaking it up, but I have a feeling this is one party that that Penelope woman you’ve told us about is going to remember for a long time.”

Gabe’s voice hummed with ill disguised disgust.

“Ah yes, Penelope. You two are in for a treat. Remember that nest of vipers we scared up on the trail outside of Sacramento?”

Eagle whistled. “How can I forget? If Gunnar here hadn’t been so quick on the draw and killed three of them before I could jerk Shadow out of the way, I would have lost my best mare.”

“Well, Gunnar, my friend, get those pistols and chopping blades of yours at the ready. You haven’t seen a viper until you’ve met Ana’s aunt.”

As if she’d been summoned by their low reverberating chuckles, Penelope appeared in the doorway. Stepping forward in the role of gracious hostess, she pulled back, a sharp frown crossing her face when she saw Gabe. Quickly covering her anger, she pasted a false smile on her lips, and said with a nervous laugh, “Why, Gabriel, I wasn’t sure you would attend the festivities tonight. How… what a pleasant surprise.”

Gabe took her hand and bowed slightly. “Why, Penelope, I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Your parties are the talk of the county. My friends and I even heard them discussed in San Francisco last evening.”

Penelope looked behind him and hesitated, then her sallow cheeks pinked slightly, the contrast an unpleasant one. Gabe followed her uneasy glance and nodded to Gunnar and Eagle.

“Penelope, Id like you to meet my friends.” Nodding to Eagle, he said, “This is Lucas and this Swedish looking fellow is Gunnar.”

Eagle stepped forward, a dark towering presence, his large hand dwarfing her small gnarled fingers. He bowed and said, “Pleased to meet you, maam. My friends call me Eagle.”

Penelope jerked her hand away and stepped back scrubbing a t her hand as if she could remove an unpleasant stain. Making a visible effort to hide her distaste, .she muttered. “I…I am not surprised that they do…Mr…Mr. Eagle.”

Eagle’s quiet chuckle rumbled over the cobblestones. “Just Eagle will do, Mamn.”

Gunnar stepped forward, his dark blue eyes sparkling with amusement. Tossing his shoulder length hair, he grinned at Eagle. “C’mon, Eagle. Don’t monopolize this lovely looking lady before I’ve had a chance to meet her.” He bowed low over her hand sweeping his lips inches from her bird like hand marked with prominent veins and dark brown spots.

Penelope jumped back, clasping her hands in tight fists. She seemed aware that the three young men were laughing at her, that they saw her distaste and were amused by it. Her cheeks flamed an unpleasant reddish purple.

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