Christian 10 by D.B. Reynolds

Author:D.B. Reynolds [Reynolds, D.B.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781611946888
Publisher: ImaJinn Books
Published: 2015-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

CHRISTIAN STROLLED through the gathering of beautiful people with the most gorgeous woman in the room on his arm. He closed Natalie’s fingers over the crook of his elbow, and held them there. It was either that or explore the enticing expanse of bare back exposed by her sexy dress. He’d been fighting an erection ever since she’d hurried out of her bedroom earlier, her hair a sensuous pile of curls that looked like she’d just been well fucked, her legs smooth and silky beneath the short dress, with a pair of black stiletto heels making them look even longer. He couldn’t blame anyone but himself for her tempting appearance. He’d selected the dress, after all. But damn, she looked good. And despite the tension they were both feeling about Anthony—wondering if he’d be stupid enough to show up tonight when Raphael was gunning for him—Natalie was charmingly excited about the gala.

He scanned the room slowly, without being obvious about it. Scoville was in attendance, though he’d all but dropped out of the race after his chat with Christian the other night. And Marcel Weiss was across the room, sending hate-filled glares from within his circle of supporters. But there were notable absences. Noriega was missing, of course—that’s what happened when you jumped the gun; you missed the big party—but Stefano Barranza was also nowhere to be seen, and Christian found that suspicious. It wasn’t mandatory for challengers to show up at the gala kick-off, but it was customary. It was a chance to measure opponents’ power, to flaunt your own, and, if you were lucky, to come to the attention of the current vampire lords who were in attendance. Barranza’s absence made Christian wonder if the Mexican vampire had decided to drop out altogether, or worse, if he was down in Mexico seeking a new alliance with Hubert.

But while the challengers had a central role to play, they weren’t the indispensable attendees at this party. That honor went to the vampire lords, and Christian had to admit that it wasn’t often one saw so many of them in one room. The current batch of lords got along with each other in a very un-vampire-like way, which made getting together a lot easier. That was Raphael’s doing. And it would be the undoing of the Europeans, unless they changed their tactics. But he wasn’t going to be the one to warn them.

The lords stood apart from the crowd, their mates by their sides. Mates were almost always in attendance for challenge launches. The lords were there to contain the aggression-fueled violence that could erupt at these things, while their human mates were on hand to help contain the aggression of the lords themselves.

Christian was keeping a close eye out, but there’d been no sign of Anthony, which only reaffirmed his assessment of the Southern lord’s survival instincts. Raphael and his mate, Cynthia, had arrived early on, along with both Duncan and his woman. Vincent wouldn’t be attending, but that wasn’t a surprise.

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