Tempted by Fire: Dragons of Bloodfire

Author:Kellison, Erin [Kellison, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fire Flower Publishing
Published: 2015-07-14T03:00:00+00:00

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THANE STARED AT MATTHEW in disbelief. His long-time man-at-arms had just taken position next to Emerson after delivering Martin Fraser from the front door to the chair set aside for him for their meeting. Matthew had been at Thane’s side since long before they’d taken a boat to the New World.

“I’m not dead yet,” Thane said to Matthew. “You could at least do me the honor of waiting to find a new master until I’m gone. I shan’t be too long, I promise.”

Though, come to think of it, Matthew could do far worse than Emerson, and she’d need someone knowledgeable to advise her as she came into her own among the Bloodkin.

Matthew’s mouth tugged upward. “I anticipate fire, my lord. I’m just making certain the lady doesn’t get burned.”

Thane raised a brow, then shifted his focus to Fraser.

The man’s heartbeat was rapid, and he stank of fear. Thane was making him wait. The better to break him.

Fraser’s gaze flicked from face to face and settled on Emerson’s. Her blazing eyes didn’t seem to put him at ease, but Thane felt tremendous satisfaction at her dragon’s emergence. The blue blouse she wore made her skin glow, and she wore pants that fit her perfectly. Hers was an effortless beauty, and her figure was damn distracting. His dragon was focused entirely upon her, and so, he had to admit, was the man.

“How was the flight?” she asked Fraser.

“Fine, thank you,” he answered. “Though, I’m a little confused as to why I’m here. As I explained to you, I cannot advise on the matter of the Kingman Hills claim.” He gave a nervous laugh. “I don’t have the blood for it.”

He was being deliberately obtuse. Thane would smoke him out soon enough.

“Oh, the claim has been settled,” Emerson said. “The meeting with the Heolstors was very productive. The remains belong to Mr. Ealdian, although both he and the Heolstor brothers kept talking about revenge and blood and war, so the repercussions of the discovery seem inevitable.”

Her eyebrows lifted to imply impending mayhem, which made him want to smile. She’d had that effect on him from the beginning.

“Then why am I here?” Fraser asked.

“Mr. Ealdian thought you might be able to answer a few ancillary questions to tidy up all the details.”

Fraser’s gaze slid over to Thane, and he withered slightly.

“Of course, I’ll help in any way I can.”

“Good. Let’s begin, then, shall we? To whom do you report?” Thane asked, forcing his attention on Fraser.

“I report to the Assembly.” Fraser bowed his head. The posture reminded Thane of when vassals used to kneel to him. Some of the Bloodkin families still required that kind of subservience.

“Specifically, to whom do you report on the matter of Kingman Hills?”

“You, my lord, and Gerard Heolstor, or either of his sons if Lord Heolstor was unavailable.”

Something about his voice was familiar. Ah…yes. Thane remembered Fraser now. A couple centuries ago, there’d been a tobacco venture and he had handled the details of the contracts between the parties involved.

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