Joyce & Jim Lavene - Taxi for the Dead 02 - Dead Girl Blues by Joyce Lavene & Jim Lavene

Author:Joyce Lavene & Jim Lavene [Lavene, Joyce & Lavene, Jim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery: Cozy - Paranormal - Nashville
ISBN: 1508926220
Publisher: J. Lavene
Published: 2014-04-07T05:00:00+00:00

Deadly Ink was quiet for once. Maybe it was a reflection of Abe’s mood. He couldn’t have been happy about the situation with Mr. Benton and might know that Lucas had taken his mark off my foot.

I had the complete story of how it had happened set in my mind as I walked through the nearly empty tattoo shop. I could explain exactly why Lucas had done what he had to and saved me.

“He’s in the back,” Morris said. “I think he wants to see you.”

“Thanks.”

“He can’t go back there.” Morris inclined his head toward Lucas. “Abe didn’t say anything about him.”

“Well he’s going anyway. Abe is gonna want to hear what he has to say, and I don’t think any of us are in the mood to deal with your crap today.”

Morris eyed Lucas and stepped back. “Whatever. It’s on your head if Abe kills him.”

As Lucas and I walked through the hall toward Abe’s office, Lucas muttered, “I would like to see him try.”

“Shut up unless you want to wait in the van.”

The door to Abe’s office was open. I saw Brandon lounging back in a chair with a snarky grin on his face. There was another man in there too. I couldn’t see his face until I’d entered the room.

I’d never seen this man. He was dressed in a sharp gray suit and wore a burgundy tie. His shirt was a dazzling white. This was a man who cared about what he looked like. I caught a glimpse of a large ruby ring on his finger. He had very blond hair and bright blue eyes. He was smiling until Lucas and I were fully in the office.

“Abe.” I nodded to him. “I brought Lucas this morning because—”

The stranger jumped to his feet and tossed the chair where he’d been sitting against the wall. He held out both his hands toward Lucas, and the ruby ring began to glow.

“Lucas Trevailer! Stand ready. I mean you no harm, but I will defend myself if attacked.”

I turned slowly to face Lucas who had adopted a similar pose without the glowing ring as he faced the stranger. “You have me at a disadvantage, sir. I do not know you, but I do not mean you harm.”

There was so much tension in the small room between the two men that I could almost hear the electricity snapping. Neither man moved, but each kept a careful eye on the other.

Abe got to his feet and slammed his hands on his desk loud enough that the concussion hurt my ears. “Enough! None of that in my office. Take it in the alley if you must fight.”

Sorcerers. Geez!

This was exactly what had happened with Jasper, Abe’s necromancer. At least this man didn’t pull out a sword immediately and come after Lucas. That might’ve been harder for Abe to stop.

Both men put their hands down, and while their eyes remained on each other, each of them took a seat in the office. It seemed the challenge was over.

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