Compelled (Vampires in America #10.5) by D. B. Reynolds

Author:D. B. Reynolds [Reynolds, D. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781611947212
Publisher: ImaJinn Books
Published: 2016-04-28T23:00:00+00:00

“You mean from Briley, right?”

Cyn stifled a laugh. “Stop that. Go.” She waited until Elke’s pale blond head was out of sight behind a big black truck with huge tires, then unbuttoned the top three buttons of her Henley-style shirt and knocked on Briley’s door.

It took a while, but eventually she heard movement from inside the room, including the clear sound of a slide being racked on an automatic weapon. So Briley was armed. No great surprise there. She glanced over, but there was still no sign of Elke, which meant the female vamp probably hadn’t heard the gun noise. Otherwise, she’d be over here already, shoving Cyn out of the way.

The door opened a few inches, to the end of the chain lock, leaving a gap for Gary Briley to peer out at her. She could have slammed that door open if she’d had to, pulling the flimsy chain right out of the wood frame. But she was playing nice tonight, so she summoned her best pathetic smile.

“Hi, I’m so sorry to bother you, but I locked myself out and my cell phone’s—”

“Go see the manager,” he interrupted rudely.

Cyn managed to squeeze out a few tears. “I tried that,” she said pitifully. “But the manager’s gone on dinner break, and he won’t be back for nearly an hour. If I could just use your phone, I could call and maybe get his cell or something.”

Briley was looking her up and down, noting her skin-tight blue jeans, the generous cleavage displayed by her unbuttoned shirt, and hopefully her sad but eager expression. She wasn’t much worried anymore about the gun hidden under her jacket. He seemed quite taken with her visible attributes and didn’t seem interested in frisking her. At least not for weapons. Ick.

Briley gave her a final perusal, then grunted, and closed the door long enough to disengage the chain lock with a hollow rattle. The door opened, and he did another head-to-toe scan. “Have we met?” he asked, his head tilted to one side, his face scrunched into a puzzled look.

“I don’t think so,” Cyn replied. She’d been worried about this, that he might remember her from Hawaii. He wasn’t one of the guards she’d dealt with personally, but that didn’t mean he hadn’t caught sight of her before everything went to hell. “I’m sure I’d have remembered,” she said, almost choking on the flattery. But it worked. Briley stepped back in an implicit invitation, and Cyn gave him her most brilliant smile as she stepped into the room. “Thank you,” she said. “Not everyone would invite a stranger into their room. Not in this day and age.”

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