Last Ditch Effort by Isobella Crowley

Author:Isobella Crowley [Crowley, Isobella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642024555
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-09-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Harrison, Westchester County, New York

It had been a long day, Remy acknowledged. He’d been up since well before dawn and it was now a couple of hours after dark. When he arrived at Taylor’s mansion, though, he felt good. To be able to tell her that he’d found a lead, not to mention survived an assassination attempt…the anticipation was almost overwhelming.

As he mounted the short staircase at the front with Riley in tow, the right door opened.

“Good evening,” said Presley. “Ms Steele wishes to speak to you immediately.”

He smiled. “I’ll bet she does.”

The butler frowned at him. “We were considerably worried since you did not bother to call to inform us where you’ve even been this entire time.” His gaze drifted toward the fairy and the sight of her seemed to distract him for a moment.

“Aww, but I wanted it to be a surprise.” He protested and made an exaggerated pouty-lips face. “And yeah, Riley likes it when men stare at her all slack-jawed and drooling, so feel free to do so as much as you want.”

She giggled.

“My jaw,” Presley retorted, “is not slack in the slightest. I was merely trying to ascertain if this particular fairy was known to me or what her purpose here might be.” He closed the door behind them.

“Sure, Jeeves, whatever you say. Everyone knows that proper old gentlemen like yourself turn into the dirtiest perverts imaginable given any motivation. Riley, go on and hover directly in front of his face for a couple of minutes.”

“Okay.” She sounded cheerfully amused at the prospect.

“Stop.” Taylor stepped into the foyer from the hall. “That won’t be necessary. Remington, sit down.” She pointed at the nearest chair.

Remy suspected she was about to try to chew him out and couldn’t wait to destroy her with the news of all the useful things he’d discovered. He tried not to smirk too obviously as he lowered himself into the chair and noted the way Presley, behind him, sighed with relief.

The vampire stood before him and seemed to loom more than usual. “All right, why have you returned so late, and what have you been doing all day? You never sent word to us, so we were beginning to consider the possibility that someone had captured or killed you.”

“Well,” he retorted, “they tried.”

She betrayed no great surprise. “Indeed? Start from the beginning. I want to know everything.”

He took a deep breath and related the whole story, beginning with his purchase of Riley’s services in exchange for honey. From there, he proceeded through his experience in the casino, his trip upstate, and finally, the shootout at James’s second house in Windham.

When he finished—looking extremely pleased with himself—she folded her arms over her chest and nodded.

Riley piped up. “I helped,” she pointed out. “He would have been shot twice if—”

“Yes, thank you,” Remy interrupted her. “That still leaves all the other bullets that never would have hit me at all, though.”

Taylor seemed to flick her gaze aside for a moment, but when she

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