Rune Hunter by Amelia Wilson & J.A. CUMMINGS

Author:Amelia Wilson & J.A. CUMMINGS [Wilson, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Nika went to the hotel bar again, since it had proven to be such a good hunting ground. There were few people there this time, and she was about to leave when Dominic walked in, looking furtively around the room. His eyes met hers, and he started to turn away.

“Dominic,” she called. “Don’t leave.”

He hesitated, then turned back, a stormy look in his eyes. “What do you want?”

“I want to talk to you.” She walked closer to him, and he stood his ground warily. She offered him a smile. “I wanted to thank you for the other night.”

He nodded. “You’re welcome.”

“Sit with me?”

He hesitated and looked around again, then finally nodded his head. “Okay.”

They took a booth in the back of the room, secluded enough that they could speak openly without fear of being overheard. The barmaid came to their table, and Dominic ordered coffee and a shot of whiskey. Nika declined. The silence stretched uncomfortably for a long moment before she found the words she wanted to say.

“You could have delivered me to your pack, but you didn’t.”

He folded his hands on the table. They were strong hands, square and powerful. He interlaced his fingers. “Well… you weren’t in your right mind, I think, and it’s not right to take advantage of someone when they’re in a vulnerable position.”

“That was very kind of you.”

“It wasn’t kindness,” he objected. “It was just...what was right.”

The waitress returned with his order, and then Nika said, “I don’t know anything about the Ulfen. I know that your people and mine don’t get along, but I don’t know why. Can you help me understand?”

He poured the whiskey into the coffee and took a sip. “It’s an old enmity.”

“How old?”

“Centuries. Ever since the first Draugr were made.” He cupped his hands around the mug. “I don’t know the exact details of what happened, but I know that the First attacked a pack in Sweden and eradicated them. They drank them dry and left their bodies for wild animals to eat. That pack had never done anything to them. The Draugr just attacked for the sake of attacking.”

She frowned. “That’s terrible. I’m so sorry to hear that.”

He looked down at his mug. “Ever since then, there’s been a kind of war between our kind. The Draugr expand their numbers and their territories, and they encroach on Ulfen lands and take our prey away. It’s become a fight over resources, I suppose.”

“Do the Ulfen eat humans?”

Dominic looked ashamed. “Sometimes, when we can. It’s harder to hide these days.” He sipped his doctored coffee again. “Draugr eat humans. We’re not that different that way. You must have killed your share of people.”

“No,” she said. “I’ve only killed one person, on the night I turned.”

He raised an eyebrow. “That’s not what I heard. I heard that you killed Loki in his Nøkken vessel.”

“I just pinned him. Erik is the one who killed him.” She felt a twinge when she spoke his name, and she looked away to hide the tears that sprang into her eyes.

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