Bring Out Your Dead (Dark Ones series) by MacAlister Katie

Author:MacAlister, Katie [MacAlister, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-05-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“You lied to me!”

“I do not lie.”

“You told me I was your Beloved!” It’s difficult to put indignation, betrayal, hurt feelings, and a healthy dollop of menace into a whisper, but I gave it my best shot.

I’d quickly discovered that Sebastian’s eyes were a barometer to his mood. Dark midnight gray indicated sexual arousal. The lighter his eyes turned, the less happy he was. Right now they were a pale bluish granite. “You are my Beloved.”

“Don’t you dare lighten your eyes at me,” I warned. “You have no right to be angry here. I’m the victim. I’m the one you used.”

Noelle, who had been standing in the middle of the hall, moved over to join our whispered conversation. The revenants were busily blockading the gaping hole where the door used to be, while Sally had been sent to double-check that all the windows on the ground floor had been warded against possible imp or demon infiltration. Damian sat on the stairs, his chin in his hands, watching everything with bright, interested eyes. The remains of William were propped up against the wall next to him, alternating between offering the revenants advice on how to use the couch to block the doorway, and pleading for just a bit of flesh to appease his hunger.

“I’m not quite sure I understand this,” Noelle said slowly as she looked from me to Sebastian. “He told you that you were his Beloved?”

“Yes,” I said, glaring at the man in question. He crossed his arms and tightened his jaw, as if he were going to stand there until doomsday before he spoke another word. “I believed him. I Joined with him—oh, I can’t believe I fell for that old ‘You’re my Beloved, save my soul’ line! What a fool I’ve been.”

To my surprise, Noelle exploded in anger…at me. “How could you do this to me, Belle? How could you betray me like that? I thought you were a friend! I never thought you would stab me in the back!”

“Wait a second,” I answered, holding up a pacifying hand. “How could I do what? I had no idea that you were anyone’s Beloved, let alone his!”

She gaped at me in disbelief. “I cannot believe you can deny that just this morning I was baring my broken heart to you.”

It took a second for me to put the pieces together. I blamed my sorry mental state on Sebastian. “The man who dumped you was Sebastian?”

“Of course it was!”

I turned my attention to him. “You dated my roommate?”

His jaw tightened. “I refuse to be drawn into this argument. You are my Beloved. We are Joined. You belong to me now, and nothing and no one can sunder that.”

“She is not your Beloved, I am,” Noelle said, socking Sebastian on the arm. I knew just how she felt. “You admitted as much the last time we went out.”

“You have two Beloveds?” I asked. “Is such a thing possible?”

“I have only one. You are she,” he answered, with a particularly obstinate set to his jaw.

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