The Accords Triptych (Book 2): Bloodstream by Thomas Ian

Author:Thomas, Ian [Thomas, Ian]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Horror
Published: 2017-02-12T05:00:00+00:00

XXII

“You’re mad, aren’t you?”

McLachlan paused chopping the onion for Rebecca’s response.

“Yes, no, kinda, not really.”

“Holy shit, they did break you.” He held up the knife and looked skyward. “Damn you, Clan Delphae and your latent sense of humor.”

“I’m not mad,” she replied, as she resumed chopping. “Just surprised. Was looking forward to seeing you but completely get the Matteo thing. So he’s okay?”

“Yes, no, kinda, not really, too soon to tell.”

“So he broke you huh?”

“Pretty sure I was already broken but no, he’s good.” Sweeping the onion into the pain, it started to sizzle in the hot oil. “Just kinda finding his way back I guess.”

“Maybe you can work some of that same magic on Jason.”

“He still missing in action?”

“Yeah, but apparently he’s joined a gym.”

“Wow, and how’s Mouth taking that?”

“That you have to ask should tell you all you need to know.” She leaned over and kissed him. “Now, is there anything I can do to help?”

“Nope,” he replied. When he did the food run for the wolf summit earlier in the day, McLachlan had the idea of cooking dinner for Rebecca at his place. Just something different for them and a chance to properly talk after the weekend than a crowded restaurant would allow. “Maybe open the wine.”

“That I can manage.”

“Okay so most surprising thing you learned at the Clan?” he asked. They’d already covered the major news items of the weekend – Matteo’s return, Sarah’s visit, and Milton’s poem from the chapter house – but little more had come up.

“Probably that cross-fit is not actually a cult to make super-fit demon soldiers.”

“It could just be too soon to tell.”

“I guess that these accords you set up are quite a big deal.” She had a hand on his back. The contact was nice, natural, something from the other life Mammon had shown him. But he tried to stay anchored well and truly in the moment with her. “What if they fail? What will that mean?”

“Chaos, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria, real wrath of god shit.”

“No, really,” she laughed.

He took a deep breath and thought about it. The reality was not pretty.

“From what I can tell the vampires will be divided. Older ones will cope but be overthrown by the younger ones. They’ll feed and spawn mercilessly.”

“And the wolves?”

“Depends. For the most part, if the vampires go hard core in feeding and building numbers, the wolves will sire to match them. They have the lunar cycle to contend with so they’ll be on the back foot from the get-go. But once up to strength, they’ll be ruthless.”

“Say the vampires don’t do that. Hypothetically speaking.”

“Okay so as the world is now but no accords,” he pondered. “Ya know sometimes it’s easier to go worst case scenario here.”

“Humor me.”

“Not sure if you got this but there’s a certain level of arrogance about wolves since they get to be human most of the month and then turn at the full moon. Plus if they can control the change, means they’re quite powerful.

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