Defeat the Darkness by Alexis Morgan

Author:Alexis Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2010-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

Shit, this was bad. Hunter would be lucky if Devlin didn’t haul his worthless ass back to Seattle and have someone shove a needle full of toxins in his arm. He’d been out of his head with the need to hurt somebody, and that’s all it took to condemn a Paladin to death. But, damn it, they should’ve known better than to let their pet Others drop in on him unannounced.

Neither Barak nor Larem had made a single aggressive move in his direction, but it rubbed his control raw to have them within reach and off limits. They knew it, too. It was no accident that D.J. and Lonzo sat flanking him; there was no question whose side they were on, and it wasn’t his.

“Hunter?”

Oh, God, Tate. She sounded tentative as she poked her head into the shop. As soon as she spotted him, she headed straight for him, but the anger in her eyes was directed at his companions. When he saw the rolling pin in her hand, the big knot in his chest eased.

He gripped the edge of his chair to keep from charging across the room to her. It was the second time he’d gone into meltdown in front of her. This had to stop. He’d lost too much of himself in that Missouri cave to ever come back from the edge. Even if she wasn’t terrified of him, he was terrified for her. What if he attacked her the next time his brain checked out and the rage took over?

“Are you all right?” She stood just out of reach, clearly unsure of her welcome.

“For now.”

He kept his eyes focused on the table in front of him, but he saw her flinch in response to his abrupt answer. When he didn’t elaborate, she backed away.

She cleared her throat and spoke again, this time in her best hostess voice. “Okay, gentlemen, since things are under control here, I’ll leave you alone. Before I go, would anyone like tea?”

Hunter didn’t trust himself to speak, so he nodded. Barak and Larem did as well. Lonzo finally answered for all of them as the silence dragged out.

“Don’t go to any trouble for us, Ms. Justice.”

“It’s no trouble. It’s my job.”

She retreated to the counter and busied herself filling pots and setting out cups and saucers. When she had everything ready, D.J. went to help her. He winked as he picked up the tray. She did not look amused.

Hunter realized that if he hadn’t been in such a foul mood, he would’ve laughed at the sight of two Others—make that Kalith warriors—and two Paladins drinking out of Tate’s fussy china cups. She’d set his usual mug down in front of him, which the other men eyed with no little jealousy. Without a single word, Tate had shown them who belonged in her shop and who didn’t. It didn’t change anything, but he appreciated the gesture.

Once they finished their tea and the plate of warm scones she’d brought, they could get down to Paladin business.

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