Gut Deep by Donna Augustine

Author:Donna Augustine [Augustine, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fantasy
Goodreads: 48647357
Published: 2019-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-One

Donovan

I’d thought if I could make Penelope utterly hate me, it would help. If we were fighting, we wouldn’t be fucking, and I wouldn’t keep replaying last night in my mind, when she looked so beaten down.

Fighting was worse. Watching the fire she had inside light like a blaze made me want to fuck her even more. My phone lit up daily with the women I kept ignoring because the only person I wanted to fuck was the one I couldn’t touch.

Huddy walked in and helped himself to a drink. “I think it might’ve been kinder when you were avoiding her,” he said, smirking and looking as if he wished he’d gotten here ten minutes earlier. Huddy might deny it, but he liked a little drama from time to time, as long as he wasn’t the star of the show.

“If I don’t make her hate me, I’m afraid I’m going to fuck her.”

“What would be so bad about that? Wouldn’t it be more enjoyable than what I just walked in on?” he said, settling into the same spot Penelope had abandoned.

“In the short term, yes. But then the morning would come and she’d still be here. She’d have other issues that need fixing, because humans always do. Plus there’s the emotional side. Humans get messy, and it’s hard to keep things casual when you’re already living with them. We all know there’s no future for a shifter and a human, and she’s not the disposable one-use type.”

Huddy shrugged. It was such an accepted reality that even he couldn’t find a way to argue around it.

“Onto other subjects: did you make the drop?” I settled on the couch opposite him.

His eyes went large as he took a sip. “Yes. I’d ask why we’re dropping off suitcases of cash to high-ranking vampires, but I have a feeling I already know.”

“The more favors you call in, the more expensive they get,” I said. “Too bad no one could help with the Mallard situation, but he listens to no one. He’s uncontrollable.”

Huddy pointed in the air. “Another reason I hate vampires. No pack loyalty.”

He fell silent after that, nursing his drink. Something was up. Huddy wasn’t a hang-around type. He came, did his thing, took care of business, and moved on.

“Is there something wrong?” I asked, figuring whatever was bugging him, whatever splinter was festering, Huddy didn’t seem willing to pull it out on his own.

He shrugged and threw a hand up. “I was debating whether to even bother you with this, but I heard a rumor today.”

“Which is?” I asked, somehow already knowing it involved Penelope.

“I’m getting word that the vampires have been in communication with Penelope.”

Knew it. Although this didn’t sound credible. “It sounds like bullshit. What would they gain from her?” I asked.

“Maybe because they think she’s close to you she either has pull or information.”

“She’s not privy to anything, and she’s got as much pull as a Chihuahua. If she was talking, they’d find that out very quickly. Look into it, but I doubt we’ll find anything.

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