Blood Divine by Greg Howard

Author:Greg Howard [Howard, Greg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery & Suspense, 1056, Fiction & Literature, Thrillers, Lgbt, Gay
ISBN: 9781925506228
Amazon: 1925506223
Barnesnoble: 1925506223
Goodreads: 31549249
Publisher: Wilde City
Published: 2016-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Rafe sprang up out of the chair and went over to the wall opposite the fireplace. He put both hands on it and closed his eyes.

Cooper shook his head and mumbled under his breath. “Great. Now we’re praying for the damn house.”

Lex drifted over to Odessa, his hands clasped in front of him.

The Manheeg gave specific instructions, O. We are to remove Cooper and take him to one of our safe houses across the sea.

Cooper focused on Odessa and peered inside her head. The ease with which he accessed her thoughts surprised him.

I know what the Manheeg said, Lex. But we can’t take him if he doesn’t want to go.

Lex raised an eyebrow. Well, in fact, we could.

Cooper’s muscles stiffened. He’d been bluffing before. He couldn’t count on his power to stop them if they tried to take him by force. All he had was a dagger he’d never used and ten itchy fingers, against the three of them. He didn’t like his odds.

Lex touched Odessa’s shoulder, likely pure-blood strategy to calm her. I know it is in your nature to go on the offensive rather than retreat, but we do not know how many changelings Montgomery has created or where they have nested. Best to heed the Manheeg’s instructions until we know more.

Odessa pushed his hand away and narrowed her eyes on him. “You will remember, Lex, that I am the ranking agent on this mission. Your fabled origin is of no consequence in this matter, and you will do as I say.”

Without expression or protest, Lex gave her a slight nod and took a visible step back. The woman didn’t play. Not even with a pure-blood.

Rafe walked the perimeter of the room, running his hand along the wall. “The enchantment is weakening, O. It’s bound to the old woman’s life force. As she fades, it fades. It should hold well enough, though, as long as she’s alive and here in the house.”

Odessa stood in front of Cooper, her finely crafted nose just inches from his own. He kept his arms crossed between them as a barrier, not about to let the emanating force of her Divinum power intimidate him.

“Lex is right about one thing. Jericho will never be able to get close to Montgomery unless we first eradicate his changelings. Finding and destroying their nest would take precedence over a VIP security escort. Any ideas on the location of the nest?”

Cooper glanced at Rafe and Lex before shaking his head. “I only found out last night what the hell a changeling is. How would I know where they nest? They came out of a tunnel under the kitchen house. Except for the one that attacked Betsy here. Somehow it got into the house.”

Odessa paced in a circle, staring at the floor with one hand planted on her hip and the other propping her chin. “Did you see where this tunnel at Warfield led?”

Cooper shook his head. “No. But according to local lore, there’s a labyrinth of tunnels under Georgetown dating back to the Revolutionary War.

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