Blood 03 - Blood Debts by Alianne Donnelly

Author:Alianne Donnelly [Donnelly, Alianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Published: 2012-09-10T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“Our Champion has returned!” Honoria announced and the crowd went wild. Naturally, the queen bitch would milk this for all it was worth. “And tomorrow, he takes his rightful place of honor in the arena.”

Gabriel’s hands ached to wrap around her neck and throttle the life out of her. The panther bristled and paced back and forth across his mind. It was restless, agitated. Too many people, too much noise. It wanted to lash out. Gabriel itched all over; wanted to roll around in the dirt to stop it.

“But tonight, we celebrate!”

That was his cue. Gabriel pushed to his feet again, wondering if it was possible to kill a person simply by hating them enough. Honoria had made a circus spectacle out of him. She’d summoned what looked like everyone in the city, her entire army lined the promenade, her bodyguards surrounded her and her best men at arms were at his back. And still he would have lunged for her the second he’d reached her chaise.

Except Amelia was standing three inches from Soren. She’d die before Gabriel could get his hands on Honoria.

Damn it! This wasn’t how it was supposed to happen! Amelia should never have been here. If not for her, Gabriel could have killed Honoria ten times over. Probably died ten times over too, but that wasn’t the point. He had to get Amelia out of here.

As the crowd erupted into song and dance the council dispersed and Honoria’s men at arms drew closer. Soren had Amelia by the arm, pulling her in front of Caesar. “Your Radiance, a gift for you.” He shoved Amelia forward until she was next to Gabriel but she wouldn’t look at him. For once, he was glad.

Honoria smiled. “Dr. Chase, wasn’t it? I hear you are quite deadly with a needle.”

“You were misinformed,” Amelia said, her professional mask firmly in place.

“Is that so?”

“The needle wasn’t what killed him. It was the air pushed through it into his blood stream.”

Honoria laughed in delight. “Oh, you clever creature. Killing a man with air! You must tell me all about it.”

“There’s nothing to tell,” Gabriel told her. The last thing he wanted was for fucking Caesar to latch on to Amelia.

“Gladius, where are your manners? You don’t interrupt women in conversation.”

“My apologies,” he retorted. “I wasn’t aware you considered yourself to be a woman, otherwise I would have interrupted long ago.”

Honoria’s nostrils flared. “You disappoint me, Gabriel.” It was the first time she’d used his real name since she’d come into power. He was getting to her. “Take him to the baths. Guard him every second. He’s not to pick his teeth without someone there to see it.”

“What about me?” Amelia asked.

Honoria smiled at her. “You are too adorable for words. I think I’ll keep you.”

Gabriel stilled to his core. No…

“And I have something for you. Call it a welcome gift.” Honoria snapped her fingers and a slave girl brought a silver chest on a red velvet pillow. Honoria opened it and withdrew a necklace.

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