To Kill A Warlock by H. P. Mallory

Author:H. P. Mallory [Mallory, H. P.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Paranormal
Published: 2010-07-03T05:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

“So, why are we going to Bram’s, Dulce?” Trey asked as he leaned over the driver’s seat and breathed heavily down my neck.

“Are you buckled in?” I asked. “The last thing I want is a ticket for your sorry ass not being buckled.”

Knight chuckled. Trey resumed his position of breathing down my neck—a smell that oddly reminded me of the Alpo I’d been feeding the gremlins.

“Are we going drinking?” Trey started in again. “I haven’t been out partying for a long time...this is going to be so cool. You know, Dulce, you and me have never been out together.”

More sweltering breath on my neck. I came to a red light and tested the brakes. I glanced back at Trey in the rear view mirror and watched him knock his head against the back of my seat.

“Jeez, watch your driving,” he said, rubbing his forehead.

“No, we aren’t going partying. I have some business I need to take care of, and Bram is going to take care of you.”

I caught Trey’s grimace in the rear view mirror. His shoulders sagged, and his bottom lip stuck out like he was about to cry. “I don’t need Bram to babysit me.”

“Yes, you do.” I said. Not wanting a forty year old hobgoblin crying in my back seat, I softened my tone. “Just do me a favor, and don’t argue with me. Angela will keep you company. You can stare at her boobs all night.”

Trey started to deny the fact that he was a fan of Angela’s boobs, but at Knight’s chuckle, I guess he thought he’d take the manly way out. A smirk replaced the grimace on his lips.

Trey nodded to Knight. “They’re nice, man.”

“Holy Hades,” I said. “Can we change the subject please?”

The light went green, and I accelerated again. No Regrets was just at the end of the street—the fluorescent sign promising separation from Trey soon enough. And giving the slip to the albatross around my neck was as appealing as a slurpee on a super hot day.

I threw a wave to Nick as I pulled into the lot behind No Regrets. Putting the Wrangler into park, I faced Trey who was beaming like a kid at the gates to Disneyland.

“Trey, hang out at the bar with either Bram or Angela all night. Make like your ass is stapled to the chair and wait for us to get back, okay?”

He bobbed his head but there was a day-dreamy gaze in his eyes, and I would’ve bet money he’d paid absolutely no attention to me. “Yeah, yeah,” he said, waving his hand in dismissal. Then he seemed to glom onto the fact that I hadn’t included Knight in the Angela-babysitting-Trey paradigm. “Hey, why does Todd get to go with you?”

Knight gave me a quick discouraging glance, as if I were such a moron I couldn’t remember I’d been sworn to secrecy. “Don’t worry about that,” I said and glared at Knight.

I opened the door and hopped down, my spine tight with anger. Dropping

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