Outtakes from the Grave (Night Huntress #8) by Jeaniene Frost

Author:Jeaniene Frost [Frost, Jeaniene]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy Romance, Paranormal, Demons & Devils, Vampires, Anthology
Publisher: NYLA
Published: 2015-12-20T16:00:00+00:00

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There were barracks for my team downstairs on the third sublevel. Simple, military-style accommodations. Two cots to a room. Few amenities. Not that Spade needed one, but they didn’t even have private toilets. The shower and bathroom facilities were on either end of the hall. My shower was at the farthest side of the sublevel and it was private, so I offered it to Spade.

“No need for me to put on airs, Cat. You don’t want your team thinking all vampires get preferential treatment, do you?”

“Just a thought. You might be shy.”

He smiled. “Few vampires are. That’s nearly the first thing to go after the heartbeat.”

“You’ve heard that Bones is going to change over Tate, I suppose?” I sat on the cot, adding an extra blanket for myself by taking it from the second bed. There would only be one occupant in this room. Spade didn’t need to watch me that closely.

“I did. Can’t say I agree with the decision, but it’s Crispin’s choice. I for one wouldn’t endow another man with this kind of power if he openly lusted for my wife. I’d kill him instead.”

The casual way he made the statement didn’t make me doubt its sincerity. Vampires weren’t all bark and no bite.

“Maybe he just trusts me. Besides, if he killed Tate out of spite, I’d be furious.”

Spade shrugged. “All a matter of respect. Tate shows contempt with his blatant affection for you. One day he may well go too far, and then your wrath will be wasted because the deed will be done.”

I fluffed the flat pillow twice before giving up. “I disagree. After all, Bones didn’t kill Noah, and I was engaged to him.”

“Speaking of that, did you know many people in the undead world think Crispin only married you to provoke Ian? Ian also thinks it was a sort of payback, since Crispin knew how much he wanted you. The fact your former fiancé still lives only increases the weight of this rumor. They figure if Crispin truly cared for you, he would have slaughtered your human paramour first thing.”

That stopped me in mid-snuggle. “From what Ian and Mencheres both said, you vampires take your blood-vow marriage real seriously. Why would Bones make that kind of commitment if he only wanted to piss off Ian? Seems a bit extreme to take a grudge that far.”

“You forget the exception. Death releases a vampire from marriage. You are after all part human, and much more susceptible to demise than a vampire. In your line of work, who’s to say you’ll even live out the year? That’s what people reckon, making Crispin’s marriage to you potentially a short commitment.”

I had never thought of that. “Do you believe that?”

He smiled. “No. Nor does anyone who knows Crispin. Ian would realize it himself if he weren’t so fixated on his injured pride. I’m only telling you this so that when you hear it, and you will eventually, you won’t let it trouble you.”

I smiled back, mollified. “If that’s why

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