Let Them Speak (Vampire Assassin League #13) by Jackie Ivie

Author:Jackie Ivie [Jackie Ivie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-06-13T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

He stopped her on the second drink. She’d picked up a decanter that contained whipped cream flavored vodka. Or maybe it was vanilla. Didn’t matter. It was good. Even at room temperature. Went down easy. Especially if you swigged it. And that, after clinking the bottle against the shot glass since the drinks were at knee level. That made pouring difficult. That was okay by her. The clinking helped disguise the shaking.

And then Devereaux loomed beside her, stopping her from filling her shot glass for the second time by just plucking the decanter out of her hand.

“What are you doing?” he asked.

She snorted. “What does it look like I’m doing?”

“Inebriating yourself isn’t going to change anything. Weren’t you listening?”

“Inebriating? Listen. Devereaux. I plan on a good drunk. Not just a little inebriation.”

“Why? It won’t help.”

“Oh…I think a good drunk followed by a nice bit of blackout might be very beneficial at the moment. So…if you don’t mind?”

“Answer the why, then.”

She reached for the vodka. He lifted it higher. She narrowed her eyes. He still looked good. And with the bottle held aloft, it just opened his jacket more, and that just gave her an even broader view. Fine. The man was fine. Didn’t look remotely dead. Or like a figment of her imagination. He looked male. And fit. And all of that just kept sending that same sort of electrical vibe she’d noted earlier. Only now it was even stronger. And he sported a six-pack just ripe for running her fingers down. She barely caught the move to reach and do that very thing. Bad Sydney. She had to get her mouth moving and not her appendages.

“Why am I drinking? Ahem. I should think it obvious. Alcohol is an option I hadn’t considered. It’s clearly option number four. I should have figured it out earlier. But what’s the loss of a few minutes, give or take?”

“Option four?”

Damn. He wrinkled his forehead as he considered it. That was just adding unnecessary ballast to an already heavy portfolio. He didn’t need one more affectation to make him any more desirable. Or attractive. Or just plain salivating hot. She swallowed in order to reply.

“Yep. Option four. Avoidance. And this is really smooth vodka by the way. I figure I can drink myself insensible and by the time I wake up, you’ll be a figment of the night and everything will be back to normal.”

He shook his head.

“Okay. I’ll settle for semi-normal.”

He shook his head again.

“Buggers. You mean I won’t have a nice hangover?”

“I’m not a figment of the night, Sydney.”

Damn. He said her name. Again. With a slight warble. Her heart did a solid thump and that was just annoying. And confusing. And it was ceasing.

“Oh yeah? Well. I think you’re missing a big chunk of this plan.”

“Really? Which part?”

“By the time I get to the hangover stage, it will be solid daylight outside. You know it. I know it.”

“Why would you want that?”

“Vampires. Daylight. Duh.”

He shook his head.

“What? You don’t turn to dust in daylight?”

“That only works with the newest turned.

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