Blood Bath, A Paranormal/Urban Fantasy (The Maurin Kincaide Series Book 4) by Rachel Rawlings
Authors: Rachel Rawlings
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first time you did something he disagreed with. And if your protector should meet his true death? Then what? Will the next in his line inherit you along with the rest of his holdings? Never let someone put themselves above you. If someone seeks to claim your heart let it be as your equal, not by offering yourself and the power to control you."
I sank down in one of the kitchen chairs. "It doesn't matter anyway. It didn't work." I was hoping this wasn't an omen for our relationship because despite what my father said about the mark , I knew it was different for Aidan. I wanted things to work between us with or without the mark. Still, there was a small part of me that felt like I dodged a bullet.
" Its disappearance, I can only assume, has something to do with your rate of regeneration. A mark was traditionally given to humans. Very few fae are willing to give themselves to a vampire in such a way. The cost is too great. I believe this vampire has honorable intentions today but forever is a long time to live with the scales tipped out of balance.
“ I told you before I was tolerating your little love affair because a suitable match has yet to be made." His eyes slid to Cash, letting him know even if I hadn't squarely placed him in the friend column he wouldn't be a suitable match either. "But heed this warning, daughter, do not pursue the mark again. You will not like the outcome."
"I appreciate your concern but you don't need to worry. And you definitely don't need to arrange any marriages." Gods, my dad was so old school.
"You are my daughter and very soon you will understand what that means. Remember what I said about the mark." He took my face in his hands, rubbing his thumbs along my cheekbones. "You are just like your mother. Her stubbornness was her undoing. I pray every day you don't fall to the same fate." He kissed the top of my head before fading away.
"Is he always that intense?" Cash spun the other chair around before straddling it, arms resting on the top.
"Unfortunately, yes."
10
Too afraid Aidan would notice the marks weren't on my neck before we questioned Caligula, I decided to head over to Risqué on my own - well not entirely on my own, I had Conry with me. The less time Aidan and I spent together the less likely he was to notice.
It was a couple hours before sunset but I knew Agrona would be up. The ancients were n't bound to the sun like the younger vamps. Sure they'd still roast like a campfire marshmallow if they got caught in it but one of the perks of living past six or seven centuries was not having a bed time so long as they stayed indoors. I left Aidan a note explaining my conversation with Masarelli, my plan to talk to Agrona about the new chief and that he should meet me there.
The face that greeted me at the back door of Risqué caught me off guard. "Nolak, I thought you were headed back to Boston."
He nodded his head in greeting. "That was before the Council position. Now I'm heading up security." Nolak was massive, easily pushing seven feet and all muscle. His N ative American heritage was more pronounced under the security light behind the club than when I first met him on Winter Island. He wasn't GQ gorgeous but had a rugged quality that made him attractive. He must have been a beautiful wolf. "Nice dog." He gave Conry a scratch behind the ears.
"Thanks. A gift from my father." Nolak eyed my guardian warily, truly seeing him for what he was. "So, manning the door? I'm going to have to get you cleared for permanent residency."
"No need. It's already been taken care of. And I'm not manning the door I'm waiting for you, to escort you."
"Well then, by all means lead the way." I followed him through the door and down the stairs even though I probably knew my way around here better than he did. Well maybe not if he was now head of security. "So who filed the paperwork and how'd they get it back so fast?"
Nolak held the door leading to the Council chambers
I sank down in one of the kitchen chairs. "It doesn't matter anyway. It didn't work." I was hoping this wasn't an omen for our relationship because despite what my father said about the mark , I knew it was different for Aidan. I wanted things to work between us with or without the mark. Still, there was a small part of me that felt like I dodged a bullet.
" Its disappearance, I can only assume, has something to do with your rate of regeneration. A mark was traditionally given to humans. Very few fae are willing to give themselves to a vampire in such a way. The cost is too great. I believe this vampire has honorable intentions today but forever is a long time to live with the scales tipped out of balance.
“ I told you before I was tolerating your little love affair because a suitable match has yet to be made." His eyes slid to Cash, letting him know even if I hadn't squarely placed him in the friend column he wouldn't be a suitable match either. "But heed this warning, daughter, do not pursue the mark again. You will not like the outcome."
"I appreciate your concern but you don't need to worry. And you definitely don't need to arrange any marriages." Gods, my dad was so old school.
"You are my daughter and very soon you will understand what that means. Remember what I said about the mark." He took my face in his hands, rubbing his thumbs along my cheekbones. "You are just like your mother. Her stubbornness was her undoing. I pray every day you don't fall to the same fate." He kissed the top of my head before fading away.
"Is he always that intense?" Cash spun the other chair around before straddling it, arms resting on the top.
"Unfortunately, yes."
10
Too afraid Aidan would notice the marks weren't on my neck before we questioned Caligula, I decided to head over to Risqué on my own - well not entirely on my own, I had Conry with me. The less time Aidan and I spent together the less likely he was to notice.
It was a couple hours before sunset but I knew Agrona would be up. The ancients were n't bound to the sun like the younger vamps. Sure they'd still roast like a campfire marshmallow if they got caught in it but one of the perks of living past six or seven centuries was not having a bed time so long as they stayed indoors. I left Aidan a note explaining my conversation with Masarelli, my plan to talk to Agrona about the new chief and that he should meet me there.
The face that greeted me at the back door of Risqué caught me off guard. "Nolak, I thought you were headed back to Boston."
He nodded his head in greeting. "That was before the Council position. Now I'm heading up security." Nolak was massive, easily pushing seven feet and all muscle. His N ative American heritage was more pronounced under the security light behind the club than when I first met him on Winter Island. He wasn't GQ gorgeous but had a rugged quality that made him attractive. He must have been a beautiful wolf. "Nice dog." He gave Conry a scratch behind the ears.
"Thanks. A gift from my father." Nolak eyed my guardian warily, truly seeing him for what he was. "So, manning the door? I'm going to have to get you cleared for permanent residency."
"No need. It's already been taken care of. And I'm not manning the door I'm waiting for you, to escort you."
"Well then, by all means lead the way." I followed him through the door and down the stairs even though I probably knew my way around here better than he did. Well maybe not if he was now head of security. "So who filed the paperwork and how'd they get it back so fast?"
Nolak held the door leading to the Council chambers
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