Seduced by Crimson

Author:Jade Lee [Lee, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780505526724
Published: 2009-04-05T19:39:17+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Patrick stepped in front of Xiao Fei, protecting her as best he could. Just as she, apparently, decided to do the same. They ended up colliding shoulders and presenting open targets to the werewolves."I was wrong," Xiao Fei said.

"We're not demons," began Patrick.

Keeli waved them to silence. "I know you're not demons; I was just messing with you. You make too damn much noise to be demons." She pointed to her ears. "Werewolves have really good hearing. I've been listening at the door. Plus, you smell human."

Patrick took a moment to absorb this information, and with that knowledge came embarrassment. Just how much had she heard?

Keeli crossed wearily into the room. "Do you really think you can close the gate?"

"No," answered Xiao Fei.

At the same moment, Patrick said, "Yes."

Keeli stared at them. "What do you need from me to attempt it?"

Patrick shook his head. "Nothing. Except maybe a room where we can be undisturbed."

"Druid mojo?" Keeli asked.

Patrick nodded, ignoring the glint in her eye.

"Any danger to the tunnels or my people?"

"None."

"Except for having pissed-off demons come storming the door" said Xiao Fei. "They'll come for us." She swallowed. "They'll come for me."

Keeli sighed. "We've already got pissed-off demons storming our door. Not to mention frightened humans and a few vamps." She dropped down into a chair, and Patrick noticed a deep scrape along her arm.

"How bad is it out there?" he asked.

She looked at him, her eyes hollow. "The demons knew what to hit and where. LAX is in flames. B-Ops is under attack; I know that much. They had problems with infiltrators. The One-ten is blown near downtown, and one of our subway stations is impassable." She lifted her chin. "But we're strong and resilient. The demons won't get a foothold in wolf territory."

"And the human population?" Xiao Fei asked, her voice subdued. "The regular people?"

"We're helping as best we can, but we've got limited resources. There's no doubt the demons are a threat to all of us, so whatever you can do, druid, do it fast."

Patrick nodded. Here it was: the weight of yet another race descending on his shoulders. He didn't need the werewolf alpha pressuring him to do his job, but he felt the keener responsibility nonetheless. "I'm working as fast as I can."

"Good." She gestured to the sentries. "Take them to Riley's old room. Get them whatever they need."

Xiao Fei stepped forward. "I don't know what you heard outside the door, but don't pin any hopes on this. It's a silly dream that…"

Her voice faded away as Keeli waved her to silence. "I don't care. We're going to shut it one way or another. Luckily, the humans started this disaster and they're the ones taking the brunt of the damage. I have to believe they're also the ones who have the best tools to fix it. If that means druids or B-Ops or whatever, my job is to keep my people safe and help as best I can."

Patrick nodded in respect. This one small woman was already showing herself to be a great leader.

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