Heart's Blood 1- The Dark Room by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Format: epub
Published: 2010-02-13T07:24:51+00:00

Chapter Four

After leaving Dedra’s hotel room, Marcellus drove to a café to meet with Daniel.

Tall and lean with dark eyes and black hair, Daniel carried himself with an air of confidence Marcellus respected. When they’d met nearly a year ago, in spite of their innate wariness, they’d taken an almost instant liking to each other. Though a dominant male and the unquestioned leader of his society, Daniel understood Marcellus’ alpha qualities and agreed to allow him to work alone on most cases involving Dark Rhythm. His status as a blood son of Lao had prevented Daniel from trusting him right away, but Marcellus had thus far proven himself an invaluable member of Daniel’s society.

Just a week ago, Marcellus had participated in one of the biggest battles between Daniel’s warriors and Dark Rhythm. It had taken months of careful detective work and the final fight had drained everyone involved. Two of their companions were killed outright and Marcellus himself had suffered several injuries.

“Do you have another assignment for me?” Marcellus asked once they were seated at their table in a quiet corner of the café.

“Actually, I asked for this meeting to see if you have any new information regarding your blood father.”

“I’ve asked you not to refer to him in that way.”

Daniel studied him carefully and nodded. “My apologies. So do you have any information?”

“No. Lao has kept his distance, as usual.”

“Good for you but not for our cause.”

“Would you like me to chase him down and act as a spy?” Marcellus asked, his voice laced with sarcasm.

Daniel raised an eyebrow. “If I thought that would work I might just ask you to try, but I doubt Lao would be stupid enough to fall for the trick.”

Marcellus couldn’t argue with that. Lao was among the most cunning and ruthless of vampires, selecting his blood children not by affection but by whom would be most likely to serve him.

“I don’t have any work for you at the moment,” Daniel continued. “Everyone involved in our last battle has been given time off to recharge, you included. I’ll get back to you in a couple of weeks. In the meantime if you learn anything --”

“You’ll be the first to know.”

Before leaving the café’s parking lot, Marcellus called home to check the messages on his answering machine. A thrill of excitement shot through him at the sound of Dedra’s voice.

“Hey, Marcellus. I decided to extend my vacation for another week after all, so if you’d like to get together again -- no strings -- give me a call.”

Another week of sex with the amber-eyed goddess. It was almost too good to be true. Little could happen in a week, at least emotionally. Some women might form an attachment, but Dedra seemed too cautious to allow her emotions to rule. Obviously she’d been burned by a vampire before and he had no desire to cause her more pain, yet she was coming to him. He had already told her where he stood regarding long-term relationships and her viewpoint was the same.

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