Arctic Fire 2 by Erica Stevens

Author:Erica Stevens [Erica Stevens]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: N/A Paranormal, Vampires
Google: fE0ICwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B019UIZGA6
Publisher: Erica Stevens
Published: 2016-02-20T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

“Aren’t you going home?” Quinn asked Clint as she gathered the remaining glasses from the tables.

“In a little bit,” Clint replied. “We have some things to discuss first.”

Quinn froze, her head lifted to stare at him and Hawtie sitting at the bar. She glanced at Julian when he walked over to lock the front door with Melissa, Luther, Lou, and Chris still inside. Clint didn’t protest the action.

“Is everything okay?” Quinn demanded as she placed the glasses on the table.

She turned accusing eyes on Julian. Had he somehow managed to persuade Clint to fire her so she would reconsider leaving? “It’s fine,” Julian assured her and rested his hands on her shoulders.

Quinn turned toward her boss. “What is it?”

“You should sit,” Julian suggested and pulled out a chair for her at the bar. “And the rest of you will want to hear this too.”

Quinn glanced uneasily at him before settling into the chair. She turned to face Clint and Hawtie, prepared to fight for her job, no matter what Julian had told them. She was also prepared to sock Julian in the jaw for trying to take control of her life, again.

“What is it?” Quinn demanded.

“I’m a Guardian,” Clint said flatly.

Out of everything running through her mind, that declaration had been so unexpected that she couldn’t process it at first. Chris sprayed his beer over the bar, and Melissa started to laugh before abruptly silencing it when she realized Clint wasn’t kidding; he’d dropped a word most humans wouldn’t use to describe themselves. Luther and Lou both had their eyebrows so high into their hairlines that Quinn didn’t think they’d ever come down again.

“I don’t understand,” she finally managed to get out.

Leaning forward, Clint took hold of her hands while he told her about his family and their history. “I was born in this town, I’ve never left, but I know of your world.”

Quinn couldn’t help but squeeze his hands as she fought the shock washing through her. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

“I was hoping the three of us could live here peacefully and find the shelter, refuge, and friendship we were seeking with each other. Hawtie and I wanted to protect you and keep you safe. We were afraid you might bolt if you knew the truth about me.

“When these guys came into town,” he waved a hand at the others, “I knew our peace was going to come to an end, but when they didn’t hurt you, I decided to let it play out and see what happened. I didn’t realize there were still Hunters and Guardians who realized all vampires weren’t evil. When this group walked in with a vampire, I have to admit my curiosity was piqued.”

“It took some time for many of us to learn that not all vampires are killers. We didn’t believe it until only a couple of years ago,” Luther said. “I know of no other Hunters or Guardians before then who believed some vampires deserved to live.”

“My grandparents said there were others,” Clint replied.

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