Moon Crimes by April M. Reign

Author:April M. Reign [Reign, April M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2020-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

I sat in a chair next to Brent’s hospital bed watching him flip through television channels. He stopped on the news before he put down the remote and turned to look at me. With two fists, he pushed himself up and back, to readjust into a sitting position.

“So, the doc said I’m going to live to investigate another day.” He smirked, which caused me to narrow my eyes. For a moment and only a moment, I had the passing thought that this man could be shot, laid up in a hospital bed and still look like he belonged on the cover of a steamy magazine. Of course, that thought came and went.

“Listen, yesterday the doctor told us that you were in a coma and you needed a blood transfusion.”

He shrugged. “And today, I’m going to live. You believe in miracles, don’t you, Sam?”

I put up my hand. “Can I finish?”

He nodded.

“The doctor said he’d never seen your blood type before.”

“It’s rare. Just like yours is rare,” Brent said.

“Mine isn’t rare, Brent. It just doesn’t do what it used to do when,” I hesitated, “when my life was less complicated.”

“If that explanation makes you feel better.”

“Anyway, he asked us to locate someone who could donate blood.”

That sentence seemed to capture his attention. He listened closely but didn’t say anything. The slight lines in his face deepened and the corners of his lips slid out from the smirk and into a serious expression.

“I went to visit your father.”

Irritation swept his face before it disappeared. “My father and I haven’t talked for years, Sam.” He shook his head. “I’m guessing he told you about my background?”

“Just your father’s side, Brent. He didn’t mention anything about your mother. And he didn’t really tell me, he showed me.”

Brent rolled his eyes. “He knew you were more than what meets the eye.”

“More than what meets the eye?” I asked.

“He knew you could handle it.”

I nodded and brushed that comment aside. I was tired of beating around the bush about what he was, so I said casually, “So, I’ve been doing some research on bear shifters and I wondered if you could answer some questions for me.”

“Sure. What do you want to know?”

“Since your father turned in front of me, I’m guessing you can turn at will, right?”

“Yes. At will.”

“You and Kingsley…” I paused. “I mean, the two of you seemed to hate each other right when you met. What was that about?”

“There’s an innate dislike between bears and wolves. A fight over dominance. Bears have the advantage. Our strength exceeds that of a single wolf and we’re able to smell as far as twenty miles away.”

“Uh-huh, that explains your great tracking skills,” I said.

He nodded and grinned. “It’s not hard to find you, Sam. You have a unique scent—a vampire scent. That’s why my father knew what you were probably before you even arrived at his place.”

“Is it repulsive?”

Brent chuckled. “Not at all. Just different. For instance, if humans smelled like lavender, your kind smells like citrus.

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