Dawnbreaker 3 by Jocelynn Drake

Author:Jocelynn Drake
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-07-25T06:27:11+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

After Shelly and Cynnia were settled with food, Danaus followed me back to the other hotel room we were occupying. I was reluctant to say that we were actually sharing it. He had the bed and I, obviously, was stuck in a trunk in the closet. Hardly a fair setup, but unfortunately a necessary one.

“I need some weapons,” I announced after he closed and locked the door behind me.

With a nod, he pulled out his handy black duffel bag from under the bed and dropped it on the mattress with a small bounce. He unzipped it and began sorting through the items, coming up with an assortment of knives with matching sheaths that I could attach to my waist and ankle under my pants.

“Where are we headed?” he asked as I pulled my pant leg back down over the last knife.

“I’m headed out for a bite to eat,” I said, looking up at him. Danaus frowned, his fingers nervously fiddling with a small silver throwing knife as he stared down at the bed.

“Mira, I don’t know if I…” he started, but his voice quickly faded. I knew what he was about to say. He wasn’t sure that he could accompany me on a hunting expedition since he was still struggling with the idea of what I was. And yet, he felt that he had to stay by my side in an effort to keep me alive.

I smiled as I walked over to him. I carefully took the throwing knife out of his nimble fingers and laid it on the bed, more out of an effort to keep it from accidentally injuring one of us. Danaus stared down at me, his dark blue eyes narrowed with mistrust.

“I wasn’t inviting you along,” I murmured. “I don’t want to worry about you trying to keep up with me.”

“I’ve had no problem keeping up with you, vampire,” he bit out, but there was no real fire behind his anger.

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“So far, but then you’ve never been around when I’ve been hunting,” I teased. Reaching up, I brushed aside some black hair that had fallen forward on his forehead and was threatening to block his vision. Danaus caught my wrist and squeezed tightly so I wouldn’t be able to easily free myself.

“This isn’t about you hunting,” he said, his voice softening.

“I know.”

“It’s about Rowe hunting you.”

“I’m counting on it. I want him outside waiting for me. He and I need to talk again,” I said, twisting my wrist slightly, but he refused to release me, though he did lighten his grip.

“And I don’t want you meeting with him alone. He could kill you before you get a single word out.”

I shook my head at his assessment, though I appreciated his concern. “That’s not Rowe’s style.

I’d be willing to bet that he wants me to stay alive to see his triumph on the mountain at the Machu Picchu ruins. My only problem is making sure that I’m not present as a prisoner, and Cynnia will be my guarantee that I’m not.

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