Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 6-10 by Laurell Hamilton

Author:Laurell Hamilton
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 1101146303
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2010-03-18T10:00:00+00:00

“Edward,” I said.

The smile turned into a grin. “You don’t seem happy to see me.”

“You being this happy to see me makes me nervous, Edward. You’re relieved I’m here, and that scares me.”

The grin faded, and I watched all the humor, all the welcome, drain out of his face like water leaving a glass through a crack—empty. “I’m not relieved,” he said, but his voice was too bland.

“Liar,” I said. I would have liked to say it softly, but the noise of the airport was like the crash of the ocean, a continuous roar.

He looked at me with those pitiless eyes and gave one small nod. An acknowledgment that he was relieved I arrived. Maybe he would have verbalized it, but suddenly a woman appeared at his side. She was smiling, her arms sliding around him until she cuddled against him. She looked thirtyish, older than Edward appeared, though I wasn’t sure of his actual age. Her hair was short, brown, a no-nonsense style, but flattering. She wore almost no makeup, but was still lovely. There were lines at her eyes and mouth that made me jump her from thirty to forty something. She was smaller than Edward, taller than me, but still petite, though she didn’t look soft. She was tanned darker than was healthy, which probably explained the lines on her face. There was a quiet strength to her as she stood there smiling at me, holding Edward’s arm.

She wore jeans that looked so neat they must have been pressed, a white short-sleeved shirt that was sheer enough that she’d put a spaghetti strap tank top under it, and a brown leather purse almost as large as my carry-on bag. I wondered for a second if Edward had picked her up from a plane, too, but there was something too fresh and unhurried about her. She hadn’t come off a plane.

“I’m Donna. You have to be Anita.” She held out her hand, and we shook. She had a firm handshake, and her hand wasn’t soft. She’d worked, this one had. She also knew how to shake hands. Most women never really got the knack of it. I liked her instantly, instinctively, and mistrusted the feeling just as quickly.

“Ted’s told me so much about you,” Donna said.

I glanced up at Edward. He was smiling, and even his eyes were full of humor. The entire set of his face and body had changed. He slouched slightly, and the smile was lazy. He vibrated with good ol’ boy charm. It was an Oscar-winning performance, as if he’d traded skins with someone else.

I looked at Edward/Ted and said, “He’s told you a lot about me, has he?”

“Oh, yes,” Donna said, touching my arm while still holding onto Edward. Of course, she would be a casual toucher. My shapeshifter friends were getting me accustomed to touchie-feelie stuff, but it still wasn’t my best thing. What the hell was Edward—Ted—doing with this woman?

Edward spoke, but there was a slight Texas-like drawl to his voice like an old accent almost forgotten.

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