Eater of Lives (SPECTR #4) by Jordan L. Hawk

Author:Jordan L. Hawk
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fbi, vampires, vampire, occult, paranormal romance, glbt, mm, gay romance, charleston, possession, exorcist, exorcism, sc, wendigo

Chapter 7

Caleb came to an abrupt halt. “What?” he demanded, but a lower rumble tainted the words, Gray rising up inside him.

Sean’s eyes widened and he took a wary step back. Too late, Caleb remembered Sean was an exorcist; of course he felt the fluctuation of etheric energy.

Gray didn’t care. “John is ours.”

Let me deal with this, damn it. But anger burned in his veins, twining with Gray’s until he wasn’t sure what belong to whom any more.

“I guess that’s just too fucking bad,” Caleb said, and thank God, his voice sounded normal. Mostly.

A hard look came into Sean’s eyes, and Caleb knew he and Gray had crossed some mental line in the other man’s head. “Listen to yourself. The thing inside you is getting stronger.”

“No he isn’t,” Caleb snapped, which was true…but also probably exactly what every possessed bastard insisted. “Besides, this isn’t about Gray. John’s going to exorcise him—”

“What if he doesn’t? Today is Thursday. One week from this Saturday, your time runs out in a big way. Have you even stopped to think what losing you is going to do to John?”

“He’s not going to lose me!” Caleb yelled, the roll of thunder crackling under his voice.

Sean stepped back, and his hand hovered near his concealed holster. “If John can’t yank the drakul out of your head, you’re gone. It will take over and that will be that. No more Caleb Jansen.”

“He lies!” Gray boiled under Caleb’s skin, fighting to get to the surface. “Why would I do such a thing?”

“And who do you think John will blame for it?” Sean went on relentlessly. “Himself, of course. Bad enough for him to put you down if you’re just friends. How much worse is it going to be if you’re his boyfriend, too?”

Caleb’s heart pounded like it wanted to wrench free of his chest. “Even if…even if I get stuck with Gray, we can make it work. It’s working now, isn’t it?”

Was it? Did he really want to spend the rest of his life this way?

Sean’s look turned grim. “NHEs lie Caleb. They seduce their victims, convince them everything is going to be okay, until it’s too late.”

“But Gray didn’t ‘seduce’ me. He didn’t even mean to possess me in the first place!”

“Sure, maybe. But now? Damn it, Caleb, don’t you think I’ve heard all this before, from every idiot who summoned an NHE because he thought he could handle it?” Sean shook his head. “John won’t see it, because he’s got a death wish. You were right—he won’t go off the deep end like Brimm. And even if he did try to commit suicide as a teen, I don’t think he’d eat his gun. But sleep with a possessed guy, who might vamp out and kill him any minute? It’s the very definition of reckless stupidity.”

“We would never—” And shit, now their—his—pronouns were slipping.

Sean caught it, of course. “John needs someone normal. Someone stable. Someone who will help him pick up the pieces if he isn’t able to figure out how to get rid of your passenger.

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