The Shadows Awaken (Guardians of the Night Book 1) by Robyn Wideman

Author:Robyn Wideman [Wideman, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-04T18:30:00+00:00

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ERICA

Now that Dante was clothed, even if in Jeffery’s ill-fitting clothes, Erica was less distracted and able to focus on the fact that Garg was indeed Dante. The revelation was huge. It was almost as huge as learning humans shared the earth with creatures that were supposed to be imaginings of movie producers and writers exploiting their talents and making millions of dollars scaring the shit out of people, for a few hours. It was supposed to be called entertainment, not reality. Vampires, werewolves, werebears, were all too strange! Now she could add gargoyles to the list.

Since learning of the existence of vampires, she had been having doubts about her ability to survive. The fact that there were vampires everywhere, and fleeing to some remote destination had been deemed a futile effort, made her believe that maybe it wasn’t a matter of if the vampires would kill her, it was when. However, having a gargoyle such as Dante, gave her a glimmer of hope. She had been putting on a brave front, but now she was actually beginning to think survival might not be an option.

Not just survival for her but for others who were being hunted by the vampires. She didn’t know who they were, but she was ready to find out. In the meantime, she was playing hostess to Dante, showing him his own house. Granted, the house had been extensively renovated and modernized, but it still seemed weird. Dante seemed genuinely pleased by the way the house looked, and would quiz her on the simplest of things. They were currently in a bathroom. Dante was in the bathtub inspecting the showerhead. He had just finished looking under the sink.

“You sure find the plumbing interesting, Dante. Perhaps we need enroll you in a plumbing course. You can be the world’s first gargoyle plumber,” quipped Erica.

Dante laughed as he stepped out of the tub. “No, I don’t think that is necessary. I understand the concepts of modern plumbing, I just have had little actual contact with plastic piping and materials, I’ve been curious for years about the transition and I’m surprised at how modern my house now is. I may have to reconsider my opinion of Brad. His people have done a wonderful job of restoring the villa and it’s wonderful. The house looks better than it ever has.”

Erica found the comment about Brad disconcerting. Did Dante know something about Brad that she did not? “Why do you have an issue with Brad? Is there something I should know?” asked Erica.

Dante chose his words carefully. He didn’t know how Erica would react and he also didn’t know all of the conversations between Brad and Erica. “I have concerns about his motivations and where his loyalties truly lie. I am keeping an eye on him. However, I am a gargoyle, and it is my duty to watch everyone, so my distrust for him probably is unwarranted.”

Erica relaxed. It sounded like Dante was just being extremely cautious, not a bad trait for a protector.

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