Soul Taker by Karen Michelle Nutt

Soul Taker by Karen Michelle Nutt

Author:Karen Michelle Nutt
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Vampires
ISBN: 9781482758894
Publisher: Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery
Published: 2013-03-30T00:00:00+00:00


Chapter Thirty-Six

“Where could he have gone?” Harrison shifted back to his human form. “I’m not picking up his scent at all.”

“Nor I.” Garran didn’t like it. No preternatural being could disappear without some semblance of a signature. So how did Alexander mask his?” Then it dawned on him and he cursed for not thinking of it sooner. “Monette Garlen,” he muttered her name like a curse. He brushed a hand over his face, frustrated and tired. “I knew Monette Garlen’s visit meant somethin’ more.” He met Harrison’s questioning gaze. “I would bet she’s cloakin’ Alexander with one of her spells. Monette hinted about a threat and her wish for me to eliminate it.”

“So why not just say it was Alexander and give us the bugger’s address?”

Garran rubbed his jaw. “Hmm… Alexander must have somethin’ on her to keep her lips sealed. Let’s pay her a visit, shall we, and find out what it is.”

Harrison scoffed. “And you know where she is? She left you a business card or something?

“Harrison, Harrison.” He clicked his tongue. “I’m surprised ye don’t know. The Internet is a fountain of information. Monette has a store on Third Street. By the comments left, tourists are flockin’ to it.”

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Surprise shone on Monette’s face when Garran and Harrison strode into her store, but she quickly masked it with a look of indifference.

“What brings you to my humble abode?” She bowed with mock reverence.

Garran lifted his brows and a small smile curved his lips, amused more than annoyed. “Why don’t we end these false pretenses, shall we?”

“You’re no fun, Garran.” Her full lips pouted in dismay.

“We know ye’re cloakin’ Alexander, and we want ye to stop.”

She must not have expected him to come right out and accuse her. For a moment she lost her haughty composure. Her eyes narrowed in on him and at the same time the room vibrated with magic, threatening to be unleashed. “No one tells me what to do?”

Garran wouldn‘t be played a fool. Monette would choose a side tonight and if she chose the wrong vampire to back, she’d pay for it with her life. “Is that so? It looks like Alexander is pullin’ yer strings.”

With a wave of her hand, Monette sent Garran flying. He crashed hard against the shelf standing against the wall. Glass jars, books, and picture frames fell from their perches.

Harrison stepped forward with a menacing growl.

“Stand back, or I’ll muzzle your snout,” Monette warned him.

Garran stood and brushed off the sleeves of his leather jacket, his lips sliding into a grin. “Riled ye, did I, Monette?”

“What do you want?”

“Answers. What is Alexander up to?”

“I would think it would be obvious to you.”

“I lose patience. Ye came to me, remember? What does Alexander want and why are ye helpin’ him?”

“Fool. I have no wish to help the spawn of Scottish nightmares. He…” She turned away from them, silencing her words as if she had already revealed too much.

“Alexander manipulates, that’s what he does best,” Garran said. He was not without sympathy.



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