Heart of Fury: A Dark Vampire Romance (Vampire Royals of New York: Gabriel Book 2) by Sarah Piper
Author:Sarah Piper [Piper, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Two Gnomes Media
Published: 2021-06-09T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fifteen
âSapphire and tonic,â the woman at the end of the bar called out, âand a word with the head bartender, if she can spare a minute.â
Her tone was sharp and severe, sending goosebumps across Jaciâs arms.
She made the drink in record time, then turned to face her customer, her stomach twisting. Cole and Colin had just left, Gabriel was checking in with his security guys, and Maritza was busy helping the cocktail servers at the other end of the bar.
If shit went south, Jaci was on her own.
âCharley,â she said cautiously, handing over the drink. âGood to see you again. Love the jacket.â
It wasnât a lieâthe dark-green velvet looked amazing with her auburn hairâbut Charley clearly wasnât in the mood for compliments.
She sat on the barstool, sucked down the entire drink in one fell swoop, then slammed the glass onto the bar, a murderous rage glinting in her eyes. âI warned you not to hurt him, Jaci. I fucking warned you.â
âGreat.â Jaci let out a deep sigh. âI take it Dorian gave you the scoop?â
âScoop? Scoop?â Charley glanced around the bar to make sure no one was listening too closely, then leaned in, dropping her voice to a harsh whisper. âYouâre a fucking demon. Your evil, curse-binding sister is out there sexing up the whole city. Dark mages want you dead. You lied to Gabriel about all of it, putting him right smack in the middle of your fucked-up family dramaâdrama that could get him killed. And you call that a scoop?â
Jaci made Charley a fresh drink, then set the glass down hard in front of her, refusing to be cowed. âHalf demon, vampire queen. If youâre picking this fight, youâd better know who youâre up against.â
Jaci let her eyes turn demon-black, just for a second. She wanted to send a spark of hellfire into Charleyâs lungsâjust a few embers to put her in her placeâbut thought better of harming the vampire kingâs future bride.
Plus, Charley had a point. She had warned Jaci, and Jaci fucked it all up.
âDonât you give me those black eyes!â Charley shout-whispered. âI should tear your throat out for that.â
âAre we taking this outside, bloodsucker? Or are you going to tear my throat out in front of all these customers?â
âOutside was the plan.â Charley took another healthy swig of the drink, the rage in her eyes lowering from a boil to a simmer. A soft curse escaped, quickly turning into a snicker. âThe thing is, Jaci, I really fucking like you.â
Jaciâs chest flared with an unfamiliar warmth. She liked Charley too. In another life, she imagined theyâd probably be pretty good friends.
She let her eyes return to their usual blue, the hellfire cooling inside.
âAlso,â Charley continued, âmy future brother-in-law would stake me if I laid a finger on youâeven a finger laid in his defenseâwhich would make Christmas dinner super awkward. I mean, the Redthornes just started talking again after half a damn century. The last thing they need is a catfight tearing them apart for another fifty years.
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