Dead Ringer by Pandora Pine

Author:Pandora Pine [Pine, Pandora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-09T16:00:00+00:00

24

Tennyson

Ronan was scowling over his phone when Tennyson walked into the kitchen the next morning. “Well good morning to you too, grumpy cat.”

“It’s not you. It’s Ironman.” Ronan’s demeanor didn’t brighten when he glanced up at his husband.

“What’s he want now? A date at the roller skating rink?” Tennyson laughed.

“No,” Ronan’s eyes narrowed. “He wants us to find some way into Lorraine McAlpin’s house.”

Ten’s mouth fell open. “You’re kidding me.” How on earth were they going to find a way into Lorraine’s house? “So, does he want us to just come right out and tell her family we’re working for the defense team of her convicted killer? Or does he want us to break in like cat burglars?”

“Oh, it gets better from there. He also wants us to speak to her family. ‘Dig up some dirt,’ was how he put it.”

“He’s out of his Gila monster mind.” Ten threw his hands up in the air. “I’m making tea. Do you want a cup?”

“Hell, no! If I need to convince a murdered woman’s mother to let us poke around in her life, I’m gonna need something with higher octane than green tea.” Ronan strode across the kitchen and pulled his husband into his arms. “Good morning.”

Ten kissed him hard. “Good morning to you too, caveman.” Ten studied his husband for a minute. “If you were a shifter, what kind would you want to be?”

Ronan rolled his eyes. “You don’t get to pick. You’re born a wolf or a panther. If I could pick, I’d want to be a dragon.”

“Of course, you would. Magnificent and silver scaled, sitting on your pile of treasure, able to breathe fire and incinerate your enemies.” Ten knew that would be Ronan’s best-case scenario.

“Hmm, maybe that’s what Jude is, a dragon. Byrne. He’s got those golden eyes that turn kind of fiery when he’s pissed off. I bet that’s it. I bet his spirit animal is a dragon. Or he’s an actual dragon and that’s why you can’t read him.”

Ten was starting to wish he hadn’t asked Ronan what kind of shifter he would be if he could choose. “Dragons aren’t real, Ronan.” If they were, he was going to need something stronger than green tea to talk about it.

“Hey, Carson was the one who said all myth is based in fact. What if he’s not a dragon like Smaug or like modern mythology portrays, but it’s something else? More like the Chinese myths portray, smaller and more snake-like?”

“I suppose it’s possible. What’s more important is Lorraine McAlpin. We can deal with Fiery Dick later.”

Ronan burst out laughing. “Okay, fine, but we’re not done talking about him being a dragon. Promise me.”

Ten couldn’t help feeling like his husband was a giant toddler half the time. What was next? Pinkie swearing? “I promise we’ll talk about this shifter business again after I get a chance to spend more time with Jude, okay?”

Ronan held up his left pinkie finger.

“Seriously, Ronan?” Ten sighed dramatically but wrapped his little finger around Ronan’s.

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