Beneath the Dust (Force of Nature Book 4) by Amber Lynn Natusch

Author:Amber Lynn Natusch [Natusch, Amber Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amber Lynn Natusch
Published: 2019-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

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The expected fallout came the moment we returned. Merc was livid, and a livid Merc was one hell of a storm to weather. His anger wasn’t directed at me, of course, but I found myself between him and his intended targets, including his brothers, on multiple occasions. He blamed them for me being in a situation that had allowed the golems to attack. It took at least four attempts to convince him otherwise.

“Merc,” I said, reaching up to grab his face. It was a bold move, and one that took a lot of deep breathing to keep the scary memories at bay, but I did it anyway. I wouldn’t let him make any more reckless decisions in that state. He’d already killed his father; he’d never forgive himself if he killed his brothers, too. “Like I said, it wasn’t their fault. It was a beautifully timed set of circumstances that led to my ambush. And really, it could have happened with them right at my side. Those things are practically unstoppable, and once they have you, your power is all but useless. I could feel them swallowing mine the deeper in I went.”

The sound that escaped him made me question whether I was making things better or worse.

I heard the familiar cadence of Knox’s footsteps heading down the concrete hall toward Liam’s cell. Jase had had the forethought to ghost us directly there when we’d entered the house. We’d had just enough time to lock Liam up before Merc and his wave of anger had descended upon us.

Hopefully, Knox had cooled off a bit on his way home, or he was going to prove less than helpful.

“Merc!” he called right before he came into view.

The vampire king turned his narrowed eyes to the alpha. “It seems you left out a few details during our phone call,” Merc said. “Tell me, how is it you knew of this, anyway?”

“The witch with the life debt to Piper warned me. I called Piper until she finally answered.”

“How very interesting…”

He didn’t sound interested at all. He sounded pissed.

“Listen,” I said, releasing my hold on him, “I’m fine. The boys are fine. We did what we went to the warlocks to do. All is good. Just let it go, Merc. It doesn’t change anything.”

“Except you now know that Liam can travel through Faerie,” Kingston shouted from his cell.

Man I really wished he was still buried in the ground.

“Shut up, Kingston!”

“Are you saying he can open portals to the fey king’s land?” Merc asked, his unwanted attention now focused on the werewolf locked in his cage. The very one he’d killed his father in.

“He can,” I said, trying to keep Merc from bowling me over to get to the prison door, “but I need you to listen—”

“Oh, I’m all ears,” he said, not listening to me at all. “I want to hear about this.”

“No,” Knox said, jumping in the way, “I’ll question him. He’s mine to answer to—my kind, not yours.”

Merc stared Knox down like he wanted to tear him apart limb from limb.

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