Tribal Law by Shannon Curtis

Author:Shannon Curtis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, vampires, paranormal romance, fantasy, magic, sexy, witches, werewolves, miscreants
Publisher: Australian Romance Readers Association

Chapter Eleven

Ryder watched as the tattoo artist trailed the blade across the lycan’s forearm. Steam rose from the bloody mark left by the blade, and the skin started to blister. They’d chained the man to a wooden chair inside the cell for the purposes of their ‘chat’, but the lycan was proving remarkably stubborn.

“Did you know the supplies were tainted?” Dave asked calmly as the lycan writhed in pain.

“Go to hell,” the lycan spat as sweat beaded his brow.

Dave tsked. “No, that place is reserved for you shifters.” He casually dipped the dagger into the chalice, using it to stir the liquid before pulling it out. The liquid dripped onto the jean-clad leg of the lycan, and the man’s chin rose as he tried to silence his cry of pain.

“I’m going to ask you again. Did you know the supplies were tainted?” Dave thrust the blade into the man’s thigh. The lycan jolted, screaming in pain as the poison burnt through material and skin to the flesh beneath. Ryder almost felt sympathy for the man, until he remembered the pack’s intention to kill him in the den, and the werewolf guardians’ attempt to kill Vassi in the forest. The emotions he felt then were most definitely not sympathetic.

“Yes, yes, damn it.” The man glared up at them, sweat running down the side of his face and neck.

“Were you working on your own, or under instruction?” Dave asked.

The lycan glared at the witch, his eyes glowing briefly. “Screw you.”

Vassi sighed, and Ryder glanced over at her. Her expression was impassive, yet he could see the tight lines around her mouth, the shadows in her eyes. No matter how badass she presented herself, she didn’t like this any more than he did. Dave, on the other hand, seemed to enjoy his work. They’d been at this for hours. The first time the lycan had lapsed into unconsciousness, Dave had given him some respite, going up to work on his client. There hadn’t been much progress since Dave’s return and, quite frankly, Ryder wasn’t sure how much more Vassi could handle, let alone the lycan.

“May I?” he enquired, stepping further into the cell.

Dave gazed at him for a moment, before shrugging. “Sure. The more, the merrier.” He rose from the wooden stool he’d been sitting on and handed the dagger and chalice over to Ryder.

Vassi frowned, but Ryder ignored her. So far he’d been quite restrained and on the defensive. He’d tried to run, hide and talk his way out of most situations with the werewolves, not wanting any more blood on his hands. Since the Woodland den, though, he’d realised that there was more going on than just a simple murder. Vassi just wanted to present benefit of the doubt, but he wanted more. For him to clear his name and stand any chance of surviving this ordeal, he had to find who was truly behind Jared Gray’s murder.

Starting with this damn stubborn lycan.

“I’m going to assume that you weren’t working on your own,” Ryder began in a conversational tone.

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