Careful What You Ask For by Candace Blevins

Author:Candace Blevins [Blevins, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Excessica
Published: 2016-09-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Patrick

Truth be told, I was nervous as hell about this meeting. I had ways of keeping people from knowing I was nervous, and I was certain Briana wouldn’t know.

I was just as certain the Master Vampire probably knew everything about me as soon as I stepped foot through the gate in the hedge and onto his property.

I didn’t wear any weapons, save a single pocketknife with a blade too short to adequately penetrate a vampire’s heart. I had to walk in as an ally, and bringing weapons would’ve sent the wrong message.

Still, I’m so used to the weight of my firearm on my hip, I felt naked.

We were let in by a grandmotherly looking elderly lady, and she pointed us towards some stairs going down. “Abbott’s in his study, go left at the bottom of the steps.”

I let my nose tell me which room he was in, and I knocked on the partially open door as we approached.

“Come in, Patrick, and introduce me to your mate, please.”

“Abbott, this is Briana. Briana, Abbott.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Sir. Who told you we’re mated?”

He tilted his head, straightened it, and gave her a warm smile. “No one, my dear. Your energy signature practically screams it. I have no issues treating you as a mated Alpha pair because it’s what you are. I do hope you recognize it sooner rather than later.” He gestured to a loveseat. “Please, have a seat so we can get started.”

He moved to a chair on our side of his desk as we sat, and told Patrick, “I appreciate being your first phone call when you were told of Frank’s little otter slave. None of Frank’s people have oathed to you yet, but I’ll still consider them yours until the Pack energy is taken from them. This means I’m notifying you of my intention to bring them all in tonight so I can question them.” He held a finger up. “I’m notifying, not asking. However, if I discover some were aware of her, I’ll bring you in to help decide how they’re dealt with.”

I’d already made this decision, so I told him, “If they knew about her and kept quiet then my solution will be to sell them to a northern slave owner outside your territory, and put the proceeds in a trust fund for his former slave, in the event she ever chooses to step out on her own.” I relaxed some tension I didn’t know I was holding when his smile told me he approved. “If she was available to the Pack, and they all had access to her? I might need to make an example of them before selling them.”

Abbott nodded. “We’re in agreement, then. You need to know I keep a number of wolves who act as my daytime security. I own them, I control them, but in most cases they agreed to the terms when I took them on. I’m not totally against slavery within my territory, but I’m to be made aware of all instances, and I must personally approve of each situation.

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