Dark Queen by Faith Hunter

Author:Faith Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

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Both of the Youngers were relaxed in the living room, Alex at his desk and Eli lying on the couch, where he had thrown himself when we entered, now looking deceptively tranquil and sleepy.

I was standing in the entry, still in half-form, cranky and annoyed. To Alex, I said, “You knew about the Sangre Duello being at one of three islands, and didn’t see fit to tell me?”

“That’s his job, Jane,” Eli said, watching me from lazy eyes, his hands behind his head and feet crossed. “If you had known, the first thing you would have wanted to do was fly out and look around. You’re busy. You have to delegate, but you suck at that. So I did the look-see. Alex oversaw the security. Now, tonight, you need to know. Not before.”

Very softly, I asked, “Is there anything else I need to know that I wasn’t told?”

Eli sat up from his sprawl. “You’re really pissed. Why?”

Ayatas is my brother. Not said. I wanted to hit something. Hard. I felt Beast leap to the forefront of my brain and glow golden through my eyes. The look I sent him had Eli standing, his body angled to fight me, ready for me to hit him. He took a step back, clearing the space between us, giving himself room to block and plan, his eyes lit with delight. Eli always enjoyed giving me a chance to blow off steam, and he gave me a little “come on” wave as if urging me to hit him for real, the way he did when we sparred. “That’s our job, Jane,” he said, moving around me for a better attack angle. “To evaluate a site and put a plan together. Your job, especially at this particular time, isn’t the nuts and bolts. It’s following the leads back to Leo’s enemies. So you aren’t mad about the islands. What are you really mad about, Janie?”

I frowned, not taking the hint to let out some aggression sparring. I was feeling . . . helpless. Yeah. Helpless. And I hated that feeling. “Crap.” I dropped my stance and let my shoulders droop. “Sorry. Did you find the SUV that took Dominique away from HQ?” I asked Alex.

Alex ducked his head over his tablet.

“Alex? Kid, what’s up?”

Quietly he said, “Rona Hogg and her sister Mazie.”

I vaguely remembered Rona. She was one of the Atlanta recruits, training for a possible security position in the new Atlanta clan. In Katie’s new clan. Weird. “Okay.”

“Her sister’s a gamer. I sorta . . . know Mazie.”

Eli and I went still as hunting cats. “Know in the casual sense or the biblical sense?” Eli said.

“Not sure what that means, bro. But we got to second base on gamer night a few weeks back. She had questions. I gave her answers. Lots of answers. She’s trying to get on as part of the security team too, so . . . I thought it was okay.”

“She made you feel important,” Eli said.

“She made goo-goo eyes at you, let you feel her boobs, and you caved,” I said.

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