Beta by Annie Nicholas

Author:Annie Nicholas [Nicholas, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-17T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“I get the message.” Esther frowned at Robert.

He doubted she did. Chances were pretty good she’d take another crack at Daedalus if the opportunity arose. Then he’d be forced to kill her.

The car door opened and Daedalus tossed some clothes at Robert then gripped the slayer’s arm, yanking her out.

“He’s still bleeding internally,” she spoke to Daedalus and pointed at Robert.

Betrayal left a sour taste in Robert’s mouth. “Store her in my bathroom while I gather the others.” He noticed Daedalus do a double take at the direct order.

The vampire ducked his head inside the car. “How are you breathing?”

“Fine.” He showed the dry blood on his palms. “I think it’s just residual stuff trapped in my lungs.”

“Dizzy?”

Robert shook his head. “Starved.”

Daedalus gave a sharp nod and escorted Esther without question.

Nothing like being on the brink of death to give a male perspective. He’d been ready to tear the vampire’s throat out for Esther. The most shocking thing was that he’d almost accomplished it. Sometime in the last twenty-four hours Esther had become his. What the hell was he going to do about that? She’d used him.

His beast writhed inside. It wanted to storm up to the second floor, break into the bathroom, and bite her…or lick her…or both. Taking a deep breath, he sat back and went through the calming exercises he used to control the beast.

With a shake of his head, he dismissed both beast and Esther to the back of his mind. Tonight, he needed to be the pack’s beta. One more day before his alphas returned home. One. More. Day.

He got dressed in a pair of nylon workout pants and a green t-shirt that read Never Moon a Werewolf. Reflexively, he reached for his glasses, but they must have smashed on the sidewalk when he’d fallen from the roof.

He jogged over to the brownstone. No one would have guessed he’d had an arrow in his chest and internal injuries less than an hour ago. Eric needed to know about that shifting trick. It hurt like hell to heal that fast though, and it took a lot of energy. He needed food, a truck load of it, to build back his reserve.

As he opened the door, he expected to hear his roommates arguing inside but silence greeted him.

Daedalus descended the stairs. “I wedged a chair under the doorknob. She’s not going anywhere.”

“I’ll go wake up the others if you get Sugar,” Robert said. Some nights they stayed awake late and hung out with the Nosferatu, but it was a weeknight. Day jobs awaited Tyler, Katrina, and Sam. Only Eric and himself made their own work hours. They tended to be night owls anyway. Maybe that’s how this odd camaraderie with Daedalus developed from trainee to friend?

“Let them sleep. We’ll talk first, then you can decide what to do.”

He had to decide? Watching the vampire disappear into the kitchen, Robert did a little what-the-fucking before following. “So, what’s going on? Why is Esther trying to turn you

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