Hunter's Forever (The Hunter Book 3) by R Sullins

Author:R Sullins [Sullins, R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798798260461
Published: 2022-02-17T16:00:00+00:00

16

Ivy

Crispin was already standing outside of the building dedicated to hosting the Conclave meetings. He was speaking to a small group of the Council members that included Jeanne and Marcus. I had yet to speak to the deplorable man, and I wasn’t looking forward to doing so now.

As I walked up slowly, I eyed Crispin and was so glad to see him looking as healthy and strong as he always did that I nearly broke down in tears of gratitude.

As I walked closer, a man wearing the uniform of the Citadel guard ran past me and skidded to a stop at their circle, and gave a quick bow. He seemed anxious and almost scared. I could pick up on some of his words, and as I put together what he was saying, my heart started beating faster.

“-three dead and several missing.”

Crispin held his hand out to me without looking behind him from where I was approaching. I took it gratefully and leaned into his body, listening as he asked the guard questions about whatever he had come to tell the Council.

“What about the security cameras?” His tone was brusque, and the guard immediately bowed his head in deference.

“They had been tampered with, Lord Crispin. The video feed had been playing on a loop. It wasn’t until one of the guards noticed the same bird landing in the same spot again that it was discovered.” His face was red, as if he were taking personal blame for the entire team being fooled.

“What time did the discrepancy start?”

“It was at-”

“Now wait just a minute here!” Marcus interjected angrily, causing everyone to stop and look at him. “You!” He pointed at the guard. “You should know better than to share secrets and Citadel information with an outsider. Expect a serious punishment for your treachery.”

The guard blanched and started to bow in submission to Councilman Marcus, but Jeanne interrupted by placing a hand on Marcus’ shoulder. “Now, now, Marcus. I don’t think any of that is necessary.” She smiled at the guard. “Be at ease, Henry. You’ve done nothing wrong.”

Marcus started to interrupt, but Jeanne easily spoke right over him without once raising her voice. It was easy to see why she had been chosen as one of the Council even though she was one of the youngest in the group. She had a way about her that put everyone at ease, and she never raised her voice or showed anything other than patience or a bit of humor.

“We all know that Lord Crispin is invited at any time to our meetings and has always been invaluable when giving advice. This situation is a perfect example of when Crispin’s expertise would be needed most. Don’t you agree, Stephano?”

Councilman Stephano tucked a flyaway strand of his long black hair behind his ear before tilting his head to the side and surprised me by winking at me. I not only heard the growl coming from Crispin but also felt it as he yanked me closer to his side.

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