Descended (The Red Blindfold Book 3) by Rose Devereux

Author:Rose Devereux [Devereux, Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Devereux Books
Published: 2016-02-25T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Buttoning his shirt, Drex went to the door and looked through the peephole. “Damnit,” he muttered. “How many times do I have to talk to the building manager?”

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

Drex turned back to me. “It’s my brother, Pierce. He has a friend who works downstairs. He probably let him in. I want the guy fired, tonight.”

“You don’t want to see your brother?”

His mouth ticked. “No. And I definitely don’t want to see him right now.”

“Because it’s late?”

Drex shook his head. “Let’s just say we’re different. But that’s a long, boring story for another time.”

The buzzer rang like a fire alarm. Diesel responded with a spit-spraying series of barks and growls. Her nails scratched the hardwood as she braced to attack the door.

“Go get in your kennel,” Drex said in a testy voice. “Immediately.” She circled him, brushing against his legs and whimpering.

“It doesn’t sound like your brother’s going away,” I said, slipping my sandals on. I smoothed the front of my dress and straightened my bra.

“Fuck,” Drex said. “If I don’t open the door, he’ll just make trouble until he gets thrown out. Last time he woke my neighbors up.”

“Maybe you should let him in and see what he wants.”

Drex ran a hand through his sexily tousled hair. “You sure? He’s one sarcastic bastard when he wants to be.”

“Sarcastic doesn’t scare me.”

Drex gave me a sexy half-smile. “It doesn’t seem like you’re scared of much. Except for Diesel.”

“As I should be. As you should be.”

“You’re probably right, but it’s too late for that.”

He took her by the collar and brought her to her kennel. “This is for your own good,” he said, locking her inside. “Otherwise you might attack my brother because I order you to.”

He went to the front door, muttered under his breath, and turned the knob. Light spilled in from the hallway. He exchanged a few indistinct words with his brother, then stood aside.

A moment later, Pierce strolled into the apartment as if he owned every inch of it. Shrugging out of his leather motorcycle jacket, he tossed it over the nearest chair. He was as tall as Drex, not quite as muscular, with very short dark hair and the smooth walk of a guy who knew exactly how good-looking he was. He wore a white t-shirt, jeans, and beat-up snakeskin cowboy boots like it was black tie.

“You’re not alone,” he said, matter-of-factly.

“No, I’m not,” Drex said. “We just got back into town.”

“That makes three of us. I’m fresh off a twelve-hour flight from – actually, don’t ask.” He looked around as if making sure nothing had changed in his absence. “Miss me?”

“Nope,” Drex said, legs apart and arms crossed. “Not a bit.”

“That’s okay, at least you let me in this time. How’ve you been?”

Drex gaped at him. “You dropped by at three in the morning to ask how I’ve been?”

Pierce frowned. “Gosh, is it that late? Time flies when you’re drinking vodka at 35,000 feet.” Slowly, he swiveled his sharp, black-eyed gaze to me. “And who is this young lady? One of your recent acquisitions, Drex?”

Drex’s fist flexed.

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