Diamond in the Ruff (Pedigree) by Jodi Kendrick

Author:Jodi Kendrick [Kendrick, Jodi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jodi Kendrick
Published: 2021-01-11T18:30:00+00:00

13

Dawn was a vague grey light in the east just beyond the smog of the city. The streets were nearly deserted except for a few of the hotel staff tending to early morning duties and one or two vagrants shuffling from their sleeping places.

When no one was looking, Zeek went in search of a patch of garden greenery to piss in and took a quick run to stretch stiff limbs from a long night of surveillance in his car. He hated surveillance. It was so damned boring.

He was tired of being their errand boy. Watch this person, fetch that thing of value. He couldn't see how else he could gain rank in the organization other than to prove he could follow their orders and be indispensable to their needs.

They would eventually see his value.

Sure, his bloodline wasn't as pure as they expected from their members. But he had his talents. So, for now, he sighed as his stream dampened a towering palm in a garden park several blocks from the hotel.

Never mind that he'd nearly been caught by Corra Terry and Darcy Karak the previous night. He was sure they hadn't seen him. What he couldn't be sure of was if they had caught his scent. He'd banked on the strong winds rolling off the ocean to mask him as he nosed through their abandoned personal belongings on the beach while they ran as their animals.

Stupid. Anyone could have seen them.

With a final sniff to ensure he'd sufficiently marked the tree with his urine, drowning out any other scent, he made his way back to where he'd left his car parked so he could watch the hotel parking and front lobby entrances.

With a quick glance to ensure he was alone, he got back into his car with reluctance to face more hours of boredom.

He glanced at the glove box, where he had a few joints stashed.

No. He needed to be clear-headed.

Besides, he'd already decided he needed to shake the habit if he was going to gain the respect of the right people.

The growl of an engine reverberated through the concrete layers of the parking lot. The door rolled up to reveal another expensive car emerging from its bowels. The driver's window was down, framing his target as she checked for traffic before she rolled the car out onto the road and took off up the street.

Cranking the key, Zeek brought his rental to life and threw it into drive, following the shiny sports car.

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