The Warrior Vampire by Kate Baxter

Author:Kate Baxter
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781466856493
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

CHAPTER

19

Luz was quite a spitfire. She resembled her cousin in many ways, but she lacked Naya’s maturity and self-control. Not to mention any sort of a mental filter. Luz flipped the length of her dark curly hair behind one shoulder. Her lips pursed in concentration and she cocked a hip as she studied him. Shorter than Naya by four or five inches, she gave the appearance of a petulant teenager, not a powerful witch who hunted down demons.

“So … Is the size of a vampire’s fangs in direct proportion to the size of his, uh…” She flashed him a mischievous smile. “You know.”

Ronan laughed and Naya cut him a look.

“Luz.” Naya didn’t sound as amused. “Get a grip.”

“What? When am I ever going to get the chance to ask again?”

“We’ve got to get you out of town.” Naya ignored her cousin’s antics in favor of her worry. The smell of it tainted her usually sweet scent and Ronan wrinkled his nose. A wave of anxiety vibrated through him—hers.

“I’m not going anywhere until I find Chelle.” That was only half of it, though. Finding Chelle was definitely a priority, but Ronan wasn’t leaving Crescent City. Not without Naya.

“Ronan.” Naya threw up her hands in frustration. She paced through the sparsely furnished living room while Luz hoisted herself up on the bar countertop that separated the kitchen from the dining area. “Paul put a price on your head. And not just money. Gold.”

“And…?” Ronan didn’t give a fuck-all about the bounty. He’d take on anyone who thought they could kill him.

“Gold is big mojo, bloodsucker.” Luz swung her legs back and forth, making her seem younger. “It’s the only precious metal that can safely hold residual magic.”

“Bororo gold isn’t like regular gold, I take it?”

“Nope.”

Naya shot a glare Luz’s way, but the younger girl seemed not to notice. “For non–magic wielders, it’s like getting one hundred wishes from a genie. Naya and I can conjure up what we need with our own power. We don’t need Paul’s gold or his wishes. But everyone else…”

“Will be more than ready to put a stake through your heart for the opportunity to get their hands on the gold.” Naya’s dark gaze met his and another wave of anxiety caused his chest to tighten.

“You can conjure up anything?” Ronan fixed her with a stern eye and cocked a brow. Apparently his mate had been holding out on him.

“Luz is overexaggerating.”

As though she couldn’t wait for the opportunity to show off, the younger woman closed her eyes and opened her palm. Naya gave a derisive snort as quiet settled on the room. A lavender glow pooled in Luz’s hand. “It’s raw.” She slowly opened her eyes. “But with the right intent and maybe an extra ingredient or two, I can make it do almost anything I want it to.”

“Stop it, Luz,” Naya groused. “You’re an apprentice for a reason, so stop being so cocky.”

The barb bit deep and Luz shot back, “Not for long. You’re being retired,

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.