In Darkness & Duty: Prophecy of Sorin Trilogy Book Two by C.C. Tyler

Author:C.C. Tyler [Tyler, C.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Author C.C. Tyler, LLC
Published: 2024-09-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

Tovi

Tovi gritted her teeth as she pulled her hood closer around her face and flattened herself against an alleyway wall. She peered down the line of werewolves following her—Eldrick, Kade, Bétar, and Todd.

Bloody hel, stubbornness had to be a werewolf gene. Or at least, a male werewolf gene. Yennifer hadn’t batted an eye when Tovi suggested they stay behind on the ship while she met with her contact. Kade had downright refused to stay on the ship a minute longer than he had to, and Todd had whined he’d never seen a vampyr village, and it wasn’t fair if he had to wait. Bétar had agreed. Eldrick, on the other hand, hadn’t said a word, but by his ticking jaw, she’d known he didn’t want to let her go alone either. Perhaps their recent fresh start held him back from saying anything, but nonetheless, he’d joined.

Thank the Goddess it was day. The few who possessed a bloodstone resided in court, while those in the village kept their days as nights and nights as days. Linx, too, had mimicked the enchanted necklace Blair had crafted for Kade, masking each of their werewolf magic a tad.

It didn’t hide Eldrick’s delicious spearmint scent though. Any slumbering vampyr would awaken if they got a whiff of it. Tovi gritted her teeth harder, molars grinding as she imagined another vampyr feeding from him. She shut her eyes, pushing the horrid image from her thoughts. It elicited an anger inside her she didn’t want to diagnose. She also didn’t want to linger on the mysterious fact she could smell him, despite his necklace, unlike the others.

At least the Alpha, along with his youngest brother and the Gray Fenris’s second-in-command, prowled through the village like a pack of hunting wolves—stealthy and as swift as the mists kissing their cheeks. Their tact called to Tovi’s own inner beast. Todd, on the other hand, clinked like the poor werewolf was made of steel, not wearing it.

“You are as loud as caillte in a herd of cattle,” Tovi hissed.

“I came prepared,” Todd whispered. “Can never be too careful.”

“Weapons will get us nowhere if half the village awakens. Quiet, or I’ll send you back to the ship.”

“Can’t say I remember the way. You wouldn’t send me back alone now, would ya?” he asked with a playful smirk.

Tovi rolled her eyes. “No. I’d send Bétar back with you.”

The second hit Todd in the shoulder. “I think not. Keep it together. I can’t brag to my mate I saw the village before her if I’m dismissed by the princess, now can I?”

Tovi doubted the archer cared.

Bétar continued to argue with Todd, the banter somewhat endearing, like that of a family. Her gaze snagged with Eldrick’s, a small, toothless smile playing on his lips. She smiled back, and, for a moment, lost herself in his stare while the others bickered.

Except for one.

“Tovi, where to next?”

Kade’s question snapped both Eldrick and Tovi from their dazes. She blinked a few times, peering behind the Alpha to address Kade.

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