Patricia Briggs - mercy 2 - Blood Bound.wps by Crystal & Billy

Author:Crystal & Billy [Crystal & Billy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2010-10-20T00:36:00.584000+00:00

night. Then you are to go to Cook and tell him I want you to stay busy until you remember that killing

customers isn't good for business."

"Yes, sir.” Thoroughly cowed, the bouncer scuttled through the door and disappeared inside. I might

have felt sorry for him, if it hadn't been for the "killing customers" part.

"Now then," Uncle Mike said, turning to me. "You'll have to excuse my help. That demon is raising all

sorts of havoc for us here, keeping tempers at a killing edge as you have seen. I’m thinking ' that it might

not be the best night for one of your kind to join us in revelry."

It was more polite than a death curse perhaps, but even more effective at keeping me out. Damn it.

I swallowed my growl and tried to keep my voice as polite as his. "If I am not welcome, would you have

someone find Marsilia and tell her to meet me out here?"

His face went blank with surprise. "And what are you doing meeting the Vampire queen? You play in

waters much too deep to swim in for long, little girl."

I think it was the "little girl" that did it. Or maybe it was the shift in wind that brought the smell of

garbage, wolf, and blood to my nose as well as the distinct scent that was Warren's alone—reminding me

that he had been dumped here, bleeding and dying only hours ago.

"Maybe if thefae would stir their asses once in a while, I could stay in shallow water," I said, all attempts

at politeness gone. "I know the old stories. I know you have power, damn it all. Why are you all just

sitting around and watching the sorcerer kill people?" I was trying not to include Stefan among the dead,

but part of me was already in mourning—it added a reckless edge to my tongue. "I suppose if you are

afraid it might put you ‘on a killing edge,' it makes better sense to wait it out.” Warren could have done

that, too. Then he'd be safe at home instead of bleeding in Adam's guest bedroom.” Especially since it is a

vampire matter. The people who die along the way are merely effluvia and nothing to be concerned

about."

He smiled, just a little, and it flamed my temper higher.

"Fine, smile away. I suppose you've killed your share. Well, this affects you, too. The humans aren't

stupid, they know this is something out of the ordinary, something evil—and the only people they know

who might do this are yours."

He was grinning now, but he held up a staying hand. "Sorry, love. It's just the image. One doesn't think

of mechanics using words like effluvia , does one?"

I stared at him. Maybe there was something about being old, and I suspected Uncle Mike was very old,

that gave him a different perspective, but…

"I'm sorry," I said, and even I could hear that my voice was thick with rage. "I'll try to keep to commonly

used , very small words when discussing something that has a body count of what…" I tried to add

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