Bite Shift by Lena Nazarei

Author:Lena Nazarei [Nazarei, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781647043575
Publisher: Nurse Lena Books
Published: 2021-05-06T15:40:14+00:00

45

“What do you mean?”

Will squeezed my hands and let go. He went back to the nervous habit of running his hands up and down his pants, like the feel of the fabric was comforting.

“I don’t have anything solid, Kate, just my gut. Rhys never came to Sorin’s before last week. I’d never seen him. He was just a name on a list of people to watch over; a recluse. It wasn’t that big of a deal. There’ve always been vampires that stay away and silent.”

“Last week, I walked into Sorin’s office, and Rhys was there. They were in a heated conversation. The power in the room was strong, and very clear. They were arguing. Sorin has fought with others in that room—that’s not the weird part. What’s weird is that, every other time, he has continued fighting when I walked in. Like I said—I am a good assistant. Half the time, he doesn’t even know I’ve come in or left. But this time they stopped the moment I walked in. They were unwilling to let me hear any part of their discussion so I decided I’d speak with him later and left. I’m embarrassed to say that I listened at the door. I was so curious about what secrets Sorin might be keeping.”

He stopped then and I stayed patient, waiting for him to finish. What I wanted to do was shake him and scream What did you hear? But it might scare him and make him stop talking.

He looked up at me and focused again. “I couldn’t hear very much. We all have good hearing but they obviously didn’t want to be heard. I did hear two things: Sorin saying ‘You will stop or I will stop you’ and Rhys saying ‘I will have her.’ The next time I saw Rhys, he had you.”

Everything slid out from underneath me. The couch was gone and I was floating for a second. My vision swam and a thundering silence filled my hearing. The pain in my chest was sudden and alarming. For a few seconds, my existence was flung into chaos. It settled and I could breathe again. I opened my mouth and it took a couple attempts before I could form actual words.

“That could mean anything, Will.” He patted my hands and I pulled them away.

“You are totally right, Kate. I’m sure it means nothing. I shouldn’t have even said anything.”

But even then, I knew he didn’t mean that. He thought it did mean something and I didn’t know what to think. My brain frantically tried to come up with any explanation for the timing of the visits to Sorin and the words that Will had heard.

“Just hear me out for a few more seconds. I have heard things about Rhys. I’m sure most of them are stupid rumors and gossip started by bored vampires. Most of it is ridiculous. But I just think you should be cautious for now. I mean, until you really know him. Don’t stay with him alone and don’t believe everything he says until you’re sure you can trust him.

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