The Greyfriar by Clay Griffith

Author:Clay Griffith
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781616142971
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2015-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

ADELE TRUDGED THROUGH wretched London with Flay as her sole overseer. The manic pace of bloody celebration had slowed. The air was warming, and the city's stink hung heavy with a filthy fog. The war chief vented frustration on the princess with harsh sounds and firm cuffs. The princess wasn't sure if Flay would protect her from aggressive passersby despite Cesare's warnings, but the two moved through the streets so quickly that most of the slothful vampires in the street barely had time to stare, much less accost them.

Gareth's abandonment hurt her, but she shouldn't have expected more from him. He was a vampire, and she chided herself for dropping her guard as much as she had around him. Now, Adele thought about the possibility that Senator Clark was indeed sailing northward. Selkirk's information apparently had made its way to Alexandria, and now her medal-chested Intended was roaring in to drive this rabble before him and bring her safely home. She grudgingly allowed that this was the kind of man many women would justly crave. After all, how many men would take on a country full of monsters for his fiancée? In this day and age, there was nothing wrong with having a husband willing to spill blood to ensure his wife's well-being. Adele's thoughts were broken by a blow from Flay that knocked her hard to the cobblestones.

“Get up!” the war chief snarled.

The princess struggled to her hands and knees. Flay had no patience for the human's weary pace, so she reached down and gripped Adele by the neck, pulling her to her feet, and slammed the woman into an iron lamppost. The breath whooshed out of the girl, and she grunted in pain.

Flay smiled at the noise and raised a clawed hand. “Maybe if your face was disfigured, Prince Gareth wouldn't find you so fascinating.”

Adele had a sudden revelation about Flay. Pain and hurt showed in the flicker of Flay's gaze, quickly obscured by despair and a feverish recklessness. The vampire was jealous. Adele could hardly believe the startling concept that vampires had emotions, but this emotion in this particular vampire was even more horrifying. Flay was eager to harm Adele in spite of Cesare's warning.

So Adele plunged her other stone knife deep into Flay's abdomen.

Flay screeched with fury. Blood oozed through the vampire's fingers as she pulled the knife free and studied the weapon.

Adele raced down an alley, but the soft pads of Flay came up fast behind. A weight fell on her and slammed her down in a tangle of arms and legs. Hissing was close in her ear, and she lashed back with an elbow. She caught something solid, but Flay's claws sank into Adele's soft shoulder and lifted her up. Adele struggled, but there was no escape this time.

A sliver of steel slid from Flay's chest. The vampire looked down with surprise at the sword point dripping with her blood. Her mouth tightened into an annoyed scowl as she leapt forward off the blade, tossing Adele aside.

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