Jaye Wells - 0.05 Fool's Gold by Jaye Wells

Author:Jaye Wells [Wells, Jaye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

A massive Tudor-style mansion stood beyond the massive iron gates in front of the van’s headlights. Slade clicked the intercom.

“Yes?” The male’s voice had a snooty British accent.

“We’re here to see Liliana Hartshorne,” he said.

“Do you have an appointment?”

“No, but—”

“I’m sorry, sir, but access to Faerywood is by appointment only.”

I leaned across Slade to speak into the speaker. “Tell her it’s Sabina Kane. We’re here on Dominae business.”

A pregnant pause followed my statement. Instead of a verbal response, the gates swept open.

Slade flashed me a grin. “Sometimes, working for the Dominae has its advantages.”

I chuckled. “The first time I met Liliana Hartshorne, she was at the Dominae’s mansion, begging for Lavinia not to kill one of her favorite girls.”

He raised a brow for an explanation.

“One of the Dominae’s guards had fallen in love with the faery whore. Lavinia had the vamp put down and was demanding the girl be sacrificed as well, to send a message to the races to remember the Blood Covenant.”

The sacred document I mentioned was an agreement signed by all the Dark Races way back to keep peace among the races. Apparently, it was okay for vampires to pay faeries for sex, but it was not okay for them to fall in love.

“What happened to the girl?” Slade pulled the van around the circular drive.

“Dead,” I said. “But Lavinia made it up to Liliana by gifting her this estate.”

His lips twitched. “Guess that explains the easy access.”

He put the van in park and turned off the ignition. “So, what’s the plan?”

On our way, I’d filled him in on a Hartshorne’s role as a madam. As the head of the most successful Dark Races brothel in Los Angeles, it was her job to know who was fucking whom and for how much. I figured if anyone might be able to connect us to someone who knew Zeke’s whereabouts, it was the faery madam.

“Straightforward,” I said. “Liliana can smell bullshit from a mile away. No sense trying to trick information out of her.”

He nodded and opened his door. I met him at the front steps. The massive, arched wooden door was surrounded by a portico covered in a blooming moonflower vine. Slade pressed the button, and a few moments later, a short man in a tuxedo opened the door.

“Miss Kane.” He bowed formally. “Madam Hartshorne will receive you and your guest in the drawing room.”

I nodded and stepped over the threshold into a massive, two-story foyer. A winding staircase was across from the doorway and led up to a balcony with wrought-iron railings. The butler, who had delicately pointed ears peeking from under his black hair, led us to a room on the right.

This space was obviously where the girls who worked in the house received their guests. From what I’d heard, the procedure was for the males to sit in one of the comfortable leather chairs with a brandy or pint of blood while they looked over a lineup a fae “escorts.” Each of Hartshorne’s girls had a specialty so as to accommodate any customer’s more adventurous tastes.

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