Noble Blood [The Gray Court, Book 2] by Dana Marie Bell

Author:Dana Marie Bell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2011-01-20T04:30:42.734000+00:00

Chapter Seven

Moira blinked sleepily, smiling at the sight of Duncan's tired face. He was standing by the side of the bed, stroking her hair to wake her. “Hey."

"Hey."

"Is he back yet?"

"Nope. And the sun is coming up."

She threw back the covers. “Do we need to go get him?"

Duncan nodded and handed her a pair of jeans. “He hasn't contacted me in about half an hour."

Shit. That couldn't be good. “Where was he last?"

"Gloating over the fact that some gremlin named Big Red was rifling through Charles's files like a sailor through a whore's panty drawer."

She stumbled, one leg in her jeans. “What?"

"His words, not mine.” Duncan sat down and began pulling on his boots. “We'll need to be careful. If Charles has Jaden he can hurt him badly."

Moira scrambled into the rest of her clothes. She ran to the closet and pulled out the cowgirl boots her father had bought for her. “Ready.” The polished iron toe on the outside wasn't enough to bother her even with skin to skin contact, but a full-blood Sidhe she kicked in the nuts would feel it for days.

Duncan eyed those boots warily. “Um. I'd ask, but I'm not sure I want to know."

"Have you tried contacting him?” She grabbed a pair of leather gloves and pulled them on. She planned on bringing a little back-up to the party.

"Yes. I'm pretty sure he's unharmed, but he's still not answering."

She practically ran down the stairs, grabbing her coat once she hit the foyer. “Let me try. Maybe you haven't been using the right tone of voice."

He eyed her dubiously. “Whatever you say."

She cocked her hip. She knew exactly what tone of voice to use. It had always worked on her brothers when her mother had used it. She figured it would work on one pain in the ass vampire. "Jaden Blackthorn! You answer me right this minute!"

"Yeowch. What? Daddy's busy."

"Are you fighting?"

"Some might call it that."

"What do you call it?"

"Fun."

She dug the heels of her hands into her eyes. "Jaden."

"Yes, dear. I'll put down the nice redcap and be home before you know it."

"It's almost sunrise."

"Yeah. I kinda noticed that, being a vampire and all."

She took her hands away from her eyes and rolled them. “Duncan, how did you put up with him for a hundred years?"

"Patience. Lots of patience."

"I heard that." Jaden paused. "I heard that. Huh. Weird. Ow."

"Ow?"

"Lucky shot. All right, I'm done playing. I'm headed back for the car. See you in a bit."

She tapped her foot. “Should we wait for him?"

Duncan shrugged. “He took the M6. Knowing him, he'll be here in about ten minutes, the way he drives."

She frowned. “I got the impression that Charles's place was farther away than that."

"Yup. He's about half an hour away, but Jaden likes to drive fast.” Duncan turned on his heel and headed for the breakfast room. “Lord above, I need coffee."

"Not for you, Mr. Malmayne. I think you need a little down time.” She grabbed hold of the back of his shirt and managed to swing him around, pointing him toward the stairs.

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