The Matchmaker's Mark by Black Regan

Author:Black, Regan [Black, Regan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Getaway Reads, LLC
Published: 2011-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

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"What do you mean you saw a mermaid?" Dare demanded, not for the first time. Amy had been on a rant since she'd returned, but Dare had his own foul mood to deal with. He'd received a text from Gilly that left him reeling. And his trip to the flower shop had been worse.

"Exactly what I said the first time. Bitchy sea creature with a tail rather than legs. And that hair. Oh! Are there no combs under the sea?"

Dare had always found mermaids rather calm and lovely creatures, but he knew better than to stereotype any species. Case in point: a Matchmaker with more magic than sense in her system and a half-elf florist matched to a...

He shuddered. Just thinking about the abomination hanging on his woman earlier was enough to have him reaching for his saber. Except she clearly wasn't his woman so it should hardly matter. But he couldn't seem to let it go.

"What is it?" Amy asked, bringing him back to the moment.

Dare flexed his hands in a futile effort to calm the beat of battle thrumming in his veins. "Nothing. You aren't the only one who had a rough day."

Amy opened her mouth, surely ready to vent her spleen once more about how her careful plans were ruined, but he cut her off with a look.

"The bitch with fins, as you call her, only proves how imperative it is we get you and the book together without further delay.

"Despite your lineage, you need training for your new position and the book is vital to understanding the matches, reasons, and barters that Camille and her predecessors arranged."

"But – "

"When will you accept the truth?" Dare demanded in a terrible voice reminiscent of his commander shouting orders during a thunderstorm.

Amy's jaw dropped and tears sprang to her eyes as her hound pressed close to her leg.

"Apologies, Matchmaker." Gods! He'd made her cry. He leashed his runaway temper and tried to calm her. "Please. Amy. Don't cry."

"I'm not crying." Her lips pressed into a firm line. "No apology required. Whether I like or understand the changes, they've obviously happened. The greater mystery might be why I haven't noticed the many creatures my grandma assured me still lived on the fringes of society."

"They're damn well coming out of the woodwork lately," Dare groused.

"Yes," Amy agreed. "Because of me?"

"Yes." She finally understood. She had more power than she recognized and while he might offer some help or a little guidance his mind was wrestling with his own troubles.

"Am I in any danger – real, immediate danger – from this ocean-going temper tantrum?"

"If you enter the ocean, most definitely." A thought occurred to him. "The further you are from a major waterway, the safer you'll be." From mermaids anyway.

Amy arched a brow at him. "You just want me back where you think the book is."

"We both think the book is at your office!" he shouted.

The walls trembled with the darkness of his voice, but Amy looked intrigued rather than scared this time.

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