Dreadful Ashes by Annathesa Nikola Darksbane & Shei Darksbane

Author:Annathesa Nikola Darksbane & Shei Darksbane [Darksbane, Annathesa Nikola & Darksbane, Shei]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Vampire Urban Fantasy/Thriller
Publisher: Darksbane Books
Published: 2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

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Dezi, as she called herself, settled in a lot better once clad in one of Mama Flora’s biggest sleepshirts and with a steaming hot mug of chocolate firmly situated in her hands. She was a thin wisp of a girl that couldn't be twenty yet; a little taller than average with a lean frame that wasn’t quite fit and wasn’t quite underfed. Pale platinum hair framed a light-skinned, freckled face just on the pretty side of plain, but her eyes were her most standout feature: big and pale green, with hints of amber-gold that caught the light and hinted strongly at her dual nature.

“I didn't mean to deceive you,” the shifter began shyly, raking a few strands of feathery hair behind one ear. “It's just…”

“Of course, you did,” Jason cut in with an honest laugh. “I mean, I saw through it, but I think you had everybody else fooled.”

At my arm, Tamara sighed quietly and shook her head.

“But it makes sense, chava. Your pack and ours,” Jason grinned around the room, “have kinda been at each other's throats for a week or so, and you wanted to see what was up without givin’ yourself away.”

“My Alpha…” She took a deep breath before looking directly at me. “He thinks you killed one of his friends, one of the pack’s friends. And that you'll kill more if someone doesn't stop you.”

I held her gold-flecked gaze. “And what do you think?”

“That maybe…” she hesitated and took another deep breath. “Maybe he's wrong. That maybe we've run into more stuff in the last several days than that simple explanation accounts for. And from what I heard you talking about, you seem…”

“Almost like we're on your side or somethin’?” Mama Flora filled in softly, smiling.

“So when you realized you’d been captured by the enemy,” Jason tossed his legs over the arm of the chair and lounged as he spoke, “you decided to play dead and see what you could learn. That’s some clever shit right there.” He gave the other shifter a roguish grin. “Sounds like you’re almost as smart as me, chava.”

Dezi met his eyes for a moment. “Probably a little smarter than that, chamaco. No hubieras hecho lo mismo?”

Jason blinked and sat up straight as his mouth dropped open slightly. “Whoa.”

Dezi gave him a sly little wink. I enjoyed the moment; I’d rarely seen him stricken speechless.

“Anyway.” I caught her attention again. “You said you might could help. What did you mean?”

“Well…” The young werewolf took a moment to collect her thoughts before continuing. “We were following the scents that we found on…our friend’s body.” She swallowed hard. “We crossed your path first, and since we’d never run into any scent like it, we assumed it was you. But over the last couple of days, we’ve also run into the really scary one, and the other one just like you.”

I felt a couple of curious glances fall on me, but I kept my eyes on the changeling and pretended I hadn’t noticed.

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