True Dead by Faith Hunter

Author:Faith Hunter [Hunter, Faith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780451488732
Google: tQ36DwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0451488733
Publisher: Ace
Published: 2021-09-13T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

I’m Not Fond of the Pelt. It Itches.

I had no idea Jodi had such good hearing, but she was in the shower with me before the plea for help finished echoing around the vast bathroom. I also hadn’t known she could be the motherly type, as she turned off the water, wrapped me in a towel, and shouted for Tex and Koun. My two vamps placed me on the floor of the shower and joined me there, healing me, which involved a lot more furry and bare skin than I wanted to show and me drinking a lot more of Koun’s meaty blood.

Jodi waited on the guys to finish healing me and then shooed them back out. She helped me shower, helped me into silk undies and a tunic and leggings created by Madame Melisende, a casual outfit that was soft and slightly brushed for warmth on the inside and sleek on the outside. And because it was handmade for my multiple body shapes, it adjusted to fit like a glove. In the drawer of Leo’s bathroom—my bathroom now, I guessed—was a tube of red lipstick in one of my usual bloodred shades. I dabbed a little onto my pale cheeks and smeared it around, then lined my lips. Jodi combed out my hair, which had gotten terribly tangled.

“You want me to braid it?” She asked.

“No, thank you,” I said. “I’ll take care of it later.”

“Are you going to fix my wedding site?”

“If it can’t be fixed, I happen to own a mansion you can use. Will that do?”

“Yellowrock Clan Home?”

“Yeah.”

“That’ll do. But I have new rules.” She put the lipstick and the comb away. “No uninvited vampires crashing the wedding or the reception. No undead mayhem. No hot and cold running revenants. No were-creatures at all, with the exception of Brute and Rick, if he can get away from the case he’s working on, which doesn’t look likely.” Rick, her old partner and my former boyfriend, had been invited. “I’ll be annoyed if you paranormal psychos ruin my wedding. And you don’t want me annoyed.”

I met her eyes in the mirror over the sinks and realized that this had to be a new addition since Leo died. Vamps never had mirrors. In the reflection, I could see how happy and afraid Jodi was.

Sudden tears gathered in her blue eyes, and she said, “Some people are only ever allowed one chance at happiness. And Homer will die working for you. He’ll stand up and take a bullet. And die. For you.”

Softly I said, “Wrassler doesn’t know it, but he’s about to be promoted to administrator of security at HQ. Eli already has the paperwork done. It’s a desk job, Jodi, with an increase in salary and lots of power and pomp and circumstance. It was going to be my wedding present to y’all.” Among other things. I’d had it all planned out. It was to be a surprise, but I didn’t mind telling her. She needed it now.

Tears spilled out over her lids, and I realized she had panicked when she’d heard about gunfire at HQ.

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