Hint of Danger by Meg Anne

Author:Meg Anne [Anne, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781951738990
Publisher: Words That Sparkle
Published: 2020-06-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Lina

“Remember the game plan,” Nord cautioned as Finley handed the car keys to a stunned-looking valet.

Lina discreetly watched him stroke the top of Fin’s “sweet girl” before climbing in and pulling the door closed with a look of reverent awe. When her eyes returned to the Guardians, they were both looking at her expectantly.

“What?” she blurted. “Why are you looking at me like I’m the one who’s going to fuck things up?”

Finley smirked as Nord replied, “Never hurts to cover our bases.”

She glared at him. “What’s so complicated about sticking close and only talking to someone if you introduce me to them first?”

“Your penchant for not following the rules, perhaps?” Finley offered.

Lina didn’t dignify that with a comment, keeping her eyes glued to Nord.

“Right,” Nord said, speaking in a low murmur as they neared the entrance. “If we introduce you, it means we know the person and consider them safe. If we don’t, they’re not to be trusted. Do not, under any circumstances, go off on your own. I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: this is not a gathering of the supernatural community’s finest. While there will be a handful of guests here for business reasons, the majority of the people you’ll see tonight are some of the most unsavory, foul creatures to ever walk the face of this earth.”

A little shiver of apprehension worked its way down her body. “Got it.”

The trio fell silent, slipping into their roles of bored socialites seconds before reaching a roped off door beneath a green and silver striped awning. Lina could just make out the words “The District” painted in black.

A doorman moved into the center of the entry, his arms folded across his beefy chest as he inspected them with beady black eyes. He was on the shorter side, maybe only an inch taller than Lina at most, but it did nothing to diminish the aura of violence radiating from him. Next to Nord, whose height and bulk gave the impression of muscles created by a lifetime of hard labor, the doorman’s body appeared manufactured. Like he’d been injected with steroids and growth hormones until his skin could literally not contain anymore.

With his barrel chest, thick arms, and short stature, he reminded her of a gorilla. Since there wasn’t a name tag in sight, and he didn’t seem like the type to offer a name, Lina dubbed him King Kong, or Kiko for short.

“Invitation,” Kiko grunted.

Lina’s eyes darted to Finley, who was reaching into his jacket to produce the three bronze medallions that would enable them to join in tonight’s festivities.

As she watched, that odd wavering at the edge of her vision she’d experienced in the elevator returned. This time coming from where Kiko was standing on her left. She blinked, trying to clear the haziness, but it persisted until she finally snapped her eyes back to the doorway.

There was nothing there but Kiko, who met her stare head-on, his expression carved in the same stoic mask as before.

Lina’s lips dipped in a frown.

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