Blood Heat by Maria Lima

Author:Maria Lima
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2010-10-26T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

“I’LL SEND IANTO to stay with Bea,” Tucker said.

He, Niko, Adam, and I sat in Adam’s living room after settling the Ashkarians.

“Necessary?” I yawned. “Sorry, I’m just tired.”

Adam put his arms around my waist and I gladly snuggled into his body. “Seems a sensible precaution,” he said. “Never hurts to be safe.”

“She was in bed when I called awhile ago,” I said.

“I’d rather her lose a little sleep waiting up for him,” Adam insisted.

“Okay, you win.” I smiled and tossed him the phone. “But you get to call her.”

“Indeed.” He returned the smile and dialed. I turned back to Tucker as Adam began speaking to Bea in a low voice.

“When I took Liz over to them Mark was calling Lev.” Tucker, who was as ensconced with Niko as I was with Adam, took a sip of coffee. Brilliant brother had read my mind and brewed up a pot before we’d gotten there. “He asked him to stay home with Luka and Jacob and keep the doors locked.”

“Good idea,” I said. “This Jacob guy, either of you get a feel for him? He never really engaged with us.”

“Nothing much,” Niko answered. “Wolf, youngish, seems fairly dim.”

“Dim?” Tucker asked. “As in not too bright, or low power?”

Niko indulgently leaned back, turned his head, and kissed Tucker’s jaw. “I have no indications of his intelligence level, love. Dim as in power. He did not impress me.”

“Me, either,” Tucker agreed. “He’s probably strong, or Marcus would never have brought him along as a guard nor chosen him as third. Smart, no doubt, but not powerful.”

“Mark hides his power well,” I said. “Couldn’t Jacob do the same?”

“Why do you ask?” Adam seemed puzzled as he put the phone down. “He is third, chosen by the Fenrir. Do you suspect him of anything? Bea is fine with Ianto coming over, by the way.”

“She’s not freaked out or anything?”

“I kept it simple. Said that Mark’s family had a bit of trouble, so we felt that having someone there made you feel better.”

“She bought that?”

Adam gave me a raised brow. “I can be very persuasive.”

“Did you glamour her?” I frowned at the thought.

“I did not. She was tired and I told her you’d asked me to do this. She trusts you, Keira.”

A flip-floppy feeling ran through me. Bea trusted me. After the whole Pete Garza incident, she really had forgiven me. “Thank you,” I whispered to Adam.

He just leaned over and kissed my cheek. “So what was this discussion about Jacob? Do you suspect him of something?”

I shook my head. “Not really. It’s just that he’s new, per Mark. New equals unknown quantity.”

“To us, perhaps, but we’re not privy to Marcus’s knowledge of his pack. He might have known Jacob previously and only recently invited him to become a part of this pack.”

“True. I hadn’t thought of that,” I said.

“So what’s our plan?” Tucker asked.

“I’ll check on Bea in the morning.” I drained my coffee. “Let Mark drive your van to the deli and we can meet up with them there.

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