Hidden Trump by Mark Henwick

Author:Mark Henwick [Henwick, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marque
Published: 2012-12-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

“Ronit Chopra,” the voice said. I checked the number Skylur had given me. This was it.

“Amber Farrell,” I replied. “Can I speak to Arvinder?”

“Ms. Farrell, I am so very pleased you called. I am the Diakon for House Singh. Arvinder has asked me to set up a meeting with you urgently.”

“Ronit, I’ve had attempts to kill or capture me in the last week. You realize it’s all sorts of crazy for me to be risking a meeting.” I eyed the octopus on the computer and hoped he was doing his job hiding where I was as I drove slowly northwards.

“Ms. Farrell, we absolutely guarantee your safety.”

“That’s nice, but it might be difficult to make a claim against that guarantee.” I huffed. “If he really wants to meet, it’ll be tomorrow. I’ll make a call and ask him to show up alone somewhere. If I get any feeling that it isn’t safe, your fault or not, I’m out of there.”

“We understand, Ms. Farrell, and thank you.”

I ended the call. Whether I actually managed the meeting or not, at least I’d shown I was willing. His eagerness to set the meeting had my antennae twitching, but if he thought he could manage something with the security I was going to put in place, he had another think coming.

It was getting late, and I’d promised to be back at 7 p.m., at Jen’s house, Manassah. Only, that wasn’t what I was calling it in my mind. I was calling it home.

I called Alex.

“Wolfy, can you talk now?” I said when he answered.

“You are a—”

“Bitch?” I suggested. “Yeah, I can do that. I’ll be your bitch and you can be mine. Didn’t you enjoy my last call?”

He laughed. “Not as much as you did.”

“Well, it sounds as if you can get me back now.”

“Hmm. I’m more physical than verbal.”

That was an opening for me. Not one I’d been waiting for particularly. I’d have much rather done this face to face.

“About that, can I ask a tough question?”

“Not got doubts again already?”

“No.” I smiled. “Just asking.” I was painfully aware of how little I knew about Weres, how much Alex would be happy to talk about. The question had formed in my mind from other people’s descriptions about them. I wasn’t even sure what answer I wanted to hear.

That untamed look in his eyes, the wildness, it was scary. It spoke of danger, the potential for animal violence. But I liked scary; it turned me on. And I was no powder puff. I guessed I just wanted to know how much of a leash there was. Trouble was, how to put that into words?

“Well?” he prompted me.

“Er…when we were in bed yesterday, y’know, afterwards, when we were talking.”

“I like this part.” There was almost a growl behind his words.

“Just before your cell called you away and ruined it.” I tried throwing a bit of cold water on him. “You said not every girl was physically up to it.” I swallowed, hearing a deep silence on the line.

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