The Real Werewives of Vampire County by Alexandra Ivy & Angie Fox & Tawny Taylor & Jess Haines & Tami Dane

Author:Alexandra Ivy & Angie Fox & Tawny Taylor & Jess Haines & Tami Dane [Ivy, Alexandra & Fox, Angie & Taylor, Tawny & Haines, Jess & Dane, Tami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, General, Paranormal, Fiction, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Mystery & Detective, Werewolves, Paranormal Romance Stories; American, Paranormal Romance Stories, Occult & Supernatural
ISBN: 9780758261588
Google: EsTgugwsmSYC
Amazon: 0758261586
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2011-10-25T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

The werewolves arrived that morning. The war was off, which was great because my pack seemed more interested in raiding our kitchen than fighting. The vampires would arrive tonight.

Bliss was taken into custody by her own people, which I thought was horse pucky until Finnegan told me what they’d probably do to her. It wasn’t pretty, but at least she’d live. Unlike Sunny.

That left Chi-Chi the Chihuahua at loose ends. I offered to take her in if she was willing to give up life on Mysteria Lane. From her enthusiastic wriggling, I figured she was up for the challenge.

We retreated back to the Duke house to wait for representatives from the Vampire Council. Nina sent her chef over to help out, which was pretty nice of her, all things considered.

He’d loaded the granite countertops with meat pies, steak tartar and roasted venison. I slipped a bite to Chi-Chi and wondered if I should break it to the cook that we did eat other things besides meat. You know what, though? The guy looked happy. He was actually getting to cook for once, so I left him to it.

Tia had skipped her husband’s pill that morning and had reported no results yet. She planned to sit with him all day, to see if she could detect a change.

I’d spent as much time as I could that morning interrogating Francine and Nina, just to make sure there wasn’t anything we’d missed. Nina had been telling the truth all along. Good for her. And it turned out Francine was bald as a bat under that expensive brunette wig.

I insisted she remove it for the remainder of our questioning.

None of the residents of Mysteria Lane would be any wiser. But I’d sure enjoyed it.

I managed a quick “hello” with Lucien when he woke up for the evening. I made sure to show him exactly why I was so glad we’d survived the night before. He returned the favor.

Twice.

I love it when the Vampire Council runs late.

But they eventually arrived. More’s the pity. And went into closed meetings with Finnegan and our pack elders.

The pack used it as an excuse to enjoy an eighteenth course, courtesy of Nina’s chef. I swear if he ever wanted to leave her, he’d have his choice of about thirty slavering Topanga Pack members, ready to bow at his command.

Good food could do that to a wolf.

Vinny plucked a beef skewer off a silver tray and leaned up against the counter next to me. “Tia’s husband woke up.”

I smiled. “Fantastic. When?”

“About ten minutes ago. She skipped his evening meds. I helped her prop him up enough for a drink.”

“Good for her.”

“I’ll say. They’re even louder than you two.”

“Oh, shut up.”

“I ran like a girl.”

I smacked him on the arm, not really meaning it. I wished Lucien would get back soon. No telling how much time we’d have before he had to be on to his next assignment.

The mere thought of it made my stomach hollow.

Suck it up, McPhee.

I’d known this moment would come.