Long Live the Queen by Kate Locke

Author:Kate Locke [LOCKE, KATE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: urn:ean:9780316196147
Publisher: Orbit Books
Published: 2013-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND

Waiting had never really been one of my strong suits, so it was good that looking was still an option. It seemed like forever since Ali had bitten me in the den, but in reality it hadn’t been very long ago at all. In fact, my bone was still a tiny bit tender where her teeth had scraped against it.

“Do you reckon she has enough goblin in her to not be poisoned by my blood?” I had wondered this before.

Both Vex and William paused as we walked back to the den.

“I don’t know,” Vex said, turning to the prince.

William shrugged. “First of her kind.”

A lot of help the two of them were. I tried to remember if she’d seemed sick after biting me, but it was all a jumble of insanity in my head. Everything had happened so fast. Probably safe to assume she wouldn’t have been affected, but if she had…

“If she was, she couldn’t have got far. She went cobbleside just west of the den, yeah?” God, how could I not have had this particular thought earlier?

Vex nodded. “That’s what your brother said. He chased her two blocks cobbleside.”

“I’m going to have a look,” I announced. It probably wouldn’t do any good – Special Branch had been combing the city for her, and Val had already given chase.

But Val was a halfie, as was the entirety of SB. They had good eyes and a good sense of smell, but not like full-bloods.

Of course my wolf and my prince came with me. It was around midnight now, and there would be no going to bed for any of us for several hours at the earliest.

It was a crisp night, and the chill felt cleansing on my face. I could almost see it pushing away the scent of the underground from my hair and clothing. Some nights the cold had a dampness to it that made it feel as though it was seeping right down to your bones, but not tonight. It was dry and sharp and just cold enough that it wouldn’t snow. You couldn’t see them from here, but I’d wager that the sky was clear out in the country, with stars filling the limitless black.

I stood just a moment on the edge of the underground entrance, savouring the moment. For a few seconds there was nothing but me, London and the night. People had begun decorating for Christmas, adding to the array of lights that already lit up the city.

Releasing a sigh, I opened my eyes and drew a deep breath, searching out the scent of my kid. I had to push hard to sort her out from the million other scents that assaulted me, but I finally caught the faint trace of her on the air. It helped that I’d been able to smell her in the underground, so her scent was fresh in my nose. She’d been wounded, so that helped. She’d left her blood here, and that made the scent linger.

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