Warrior Rising by Linda Winstead Jones

Author:Linda Winstead Jones
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2016-03-15T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

They left the store just before dark. Having fed, Sorin was stronger than he’d been upon arrival and apparently he could now withstand a good bit of dimmed light. Indikaiya glanced at him, looking for obvious signs of weakness and seeing none. Still, as they walked away — headed east as the young humans they had encountered in the store headed west — he took care to stay in the deepest shadows. Of course he stayed in shadow. It was his natural vampire instinct to avoid the sun, no matter that he had developed the strength to endure some of it.

Indikaiya had taken advantage of the abundance of goods in their hiding place and left the establishment wearing her own new pair of boots — which fit better than those she had confiscated back at the mansion — the denim jeans so many humans wore, and a leather vest laced up tightly to allow her full freedom of movement. Black leather and gleaming steel. That was her uniform for this fight. For this era. Her tunic, the one she had been wearing when she’d come into this world, was tucked in a black leather bag with a long, wide strap that crossed her body. She wasn’t sure she’d be able to keep up with the bag once she began to fight again, but she hated to part with the leather shift. It was hers; it marked the time she’d come from, who she’d been when she’d been human.

It had not escaped her attention that she was now dressed much like her vampire partner, even though part of her reason for donning new clothes was to appear more human. She was tired of being mistaken for a vampire.

Partner. It had been a very long time since she’d thought of any man as a partner. And a vampire? She loathed them. They were the enemy; they were monsters who killed in order to survive. And yet…

She had lived for thousands of years, and she could still be surprised.

“Luca and the others will already be on the move,” Sorin said.

“Duncan texted you the address on your electronic device so we know precisely where they’re going.” She was both amazed and annoyed by the cell phones Sorin and so many of the others carried. She could not imagine being constantly available — though in times of war it was convenient, she supposed. “We can join them there, yes?”

He shrugged broad shoulders. “We could. Personally I’d prefer not to waste precious darkness checking in with Luca Ambrus for orders.”

Interesting. He’d fought with Luca, stood beside him, and yet his voice indicated that he had no love for the blood born. She would not ask him about it now, but later she would, if the opportunity arose. If they both survived the night. If she continued to feel as if they were true partners. If, if, if. Her voice was calm as she asked, “Do you have a plan?”

He glanced back at her, blond hair and black leather duster moving in a strange kind of harmony.

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