Weapon of Blood by Chris A. Jackson

Author:Chris A. Jackson [Jackson, Chris A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Urban, Paranormal & Urban
ISBN: 1939837065
Publisher: Jaxbooks
Published: 2013-06-30T23:00:00+00:00

“Wiggen?” The whisper invaded her dreams, her wonderful, quiet, peaceful dreams.

Sleep…just a few more minutes…please.

“Wiggen?” A warm hand settled on her shoulder.

“Just a few more minutes…please.”

“It’s not morning yet, Wig. I need to talk to you.”

She rolled over, still half asleep, and blinked at her husband. His beautiful, slightly luminous eyes shone in the dark. “Lad? Can’t it wait until morning?”

“I don’t think so, Wiggen. It’s important. Someone tried to kill me tonight.”

“You mean someone tried to kill Mya?” She settled back onto her pillow and closed her eyes. “Sometimes I’d like to kill Mya…”

“They didn’t try to kill Mya, Wiggen. They tried to kill me…and they almost succeeded.”

Wiggen lurched up, fully awake. “What? Who?” She reached for the lamp and turned it up. Lad sat on the side of the bed, looking as strong and beautiful as always, except for the lines around his eyes and mouth. There was a look there that unnerved her, and it took her a moment to realize why; she had seen many emotions in his face, but never such fear.

“I don’t know who she was, but it was very professional, and nearly successful. If not for some…someone else, I’d probably have died.”

“Oh, gods!” She flung her arms around him, and felt his encircle her. She had always felt safe here, wrapped in his strength, his body so warm against hers, the beat of his heart so powerful it overwhelmed the pounding of her own. The thought of losing him stabbed like a knife. “Gods, I hate this, Lad! I hate it!”

“I hate it, too, Wig. That’s why I woke you. We need to make a decision.”

“Decision?” She released him and wiped the sudden tears from her eyes. “What decision?”

“First let me tell you what’s happening.”

“Okay.”

Wiggen sat and listened to every detail, all his suppositions, his fears, his theories of who and why and how. By the time he finished, her lip was clenched between her teeth to keep from screaming and waking the baby. She tried to calm her mind as Lad had taught her so long ago, and felt the panic subside, but it was a thin veneer. Someone had tried to take him from her.

“Mya is involved, but I don’t know how. I thought that she might have tried to have me killed tonight, but it doesn’t make sense. If she wanted me dead, she could have done it herself a dozen times.”

“What? How could she kill you?”

“A pat on the back with a poisoned ring. Poison slipped into my food. Any number of ways.” Wiggen’s shock must have shown on her face, for Lad’s features suddenly flushed with guilt. He pressed a hand to her cheek and said, “I’m sorry, Wiggen.”

“I don’t understand. Why would Mya want to kill you? You keep her safe!”

He shook his head. “The more I think about it, the more I think it’s not her. It’s not in her best interest to kill me. But I still don’t trust her. I know she’s being evasive about Vonlith’s murder.

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