Presidential Heat [Vampire Government Protectors] (Bookstrand Publishing Romance) by Faith V. Smith

Author:Faith V. Smith [Smith, Faith V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, General, Fiction, Suspense, Paranormal
ISBN: 9781610348188
Google: XLZVXwAACAAJ
Barnesnoble:
Goodreads: 14513136
Publisher: Siren Publishing
Published: 2011-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Ten minutes later, Gareth arrived back in the dining room. Most of the guests were finishing dessert. He took his seat before stating, “Kira won’t be joining us again tonight.” He only hoped it was only for tonight and not eternity. “She’s resting.”

He motioned for the waiter to bring him a fresh glass of brandy and smiled down the table. How he hated having to make nice when Kira could be dead.

The waiter brought his brandy, and Gareth took a moment to whisper in his ear, “Would you please ask Claude to come out? Tell him I need to speak to him.”

“Yes, sir, Mr. President.” The young man almost skipped in his eagerness to please.

“Now, I hope all of you had a pleasant dinner, even without myself and Kira here for the most part.”

The guests agreed. He hoped they were not offended by his having to leave, but you could never tell in politics.

“Gareth, is Kira okay?” Leland’s question made Gareth want to yell his uncertainty, but he couldn’t.

“I told you, she’s resting.”

“Yes, I know that, but I also know Alex. He looked a bit terse when he got a note. I assume it was from Malachi.”

What and how much did Leland know? He needed to find out. “Why don’t we table this discussion until after everyone else has retired?”

“That works for me. Do you want to meet in the library like we did last time I was here?”

“God no! We’ll meet in my private quarters. I’ll send someone to get you in a bit. Okay?”

Leland looked a bit shocked, but nodded his head in assent.

Before Gareth could say anything else, Claude appeared at his side. “Mr. President, I was told you needed me.”

Whispering everything was beginning to get on Gareth’s nerves, but he did it anyway. “Malachi wants a steak, rare, brought to Kira’s room. If you wouldn’t mind, make that two, but cook mine, okay?”

Claude’s features grew puzzled, then concerned, before he settled back into his serving manner. “I take it Kira won’t be eating.”

“No, but hurry, Claude. Malachi might need some help. I’ll be up as soon as I can.”

“Yes, sir, Mr. President.” Claude backpedaled and then exited the room.

Gareth took one sip of brandy and set the glass down. As much as he wanted to run from the room, he needed to keep to a bit of decorum. Although it was understandable for a president to leave a state dinner in case of a national emergency, Gareth didn’t really think his guests would understand, or even believe in vampires.

He played at making small talk, but after ten minutes, he’d had enough. “I hope everyone will excuse me again. There are matters that need my attention. Feel free to stay and mingle. Prime Minister and Mrs. Babcock, someone will show you to your rooms whenever you’re ready.” He and Leland exchanged looks, and then Gareth stood to his feet, nodded and left.

He sprinted up the staircase instead of running down the hall to the elevator.

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