Blood Bath, A Paranormal/Urban Fantasy (The Maurin Kincaide Series Book 4) by Rachel Rawlings Page B
Authors: Rachel Rawlings
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no longer your concern. You've been alleviated of those responsibilities."
"What? Kedehern , you can't be serious. You can't take me off this now. I'm close. I can get a confession. You can mete out whatever justice you see fit, just let me bring him in."
"I am well aware of your record with SPTF and your unharnessed power, daughter of Arawn. Which is why you will be taking up the position as Regulator for the New En gland region."
"I didn't know we had a Regulator. Is that like a sup sheriff? What would I be doing exactly?"
"You will no longer be responsible for acquiring passes for the pack or reporting new registrations to the authorities. Otherwise your position will remain basically the same."
"So let me see if I'm following you here. All of the ass kicking and none of the paperwork?"
"That would about sum it up." He chuckled. "Does this mean you accept?"
It was my turn to laugh. "Oh , I'm under no delusion I had a choice, but yes I accept. Aidan said you put me on his team. I assumed it was in addition to being liaison. So does this promotion come with a raise?"
" You're not joining Aidan's team. You'll be leading it."
And there it was. The reason they were so sweet and a ffectionate. What did Mary Poppins say, a teaspoon of sugar makes the medicine go down. Agrona smiled, all fang, and I knew there was more to my new position. This was about keeping Aidan in check and her royal highness seemed to think making him report to me was the way to do it.
"You'll have a team of two cleaners and two investig ators working under you. They will report to Aidan and he will report directly to you." Agrona waited for my usual temper fueled reaction but she was going to be disappointed.
I was sick of pushing paper anyway. I liked the action and I've been ass deep in it since the Council first came into my life. I was finally coming into my own, a little later than most but I'm good with a blade, come equipped with a scary fae dog and a unique skill set perfect for chasing down bad guys. I wasn't about to let vampire politics ruin the m oment.
"So do I need to meet the new captain at SPTF?"
Kedehern pulled h is wife’s legs across his lap and proceeded to rub her perfectly manicured feet. I think I would rather watch them eat from live donors. Something was seriously creepy about watching them like this. The look on his face said they knew it too. "The new liaison will take care of the initial meeting. She will keep him abreast of your progress. Meet with Caligula."
"I was headed there after this. So who's the new lia ison? I'll need her contact info."
"You already have it. We chose Amalie as your replac ement. She'll be expecting your call." I started to walk out but he called me back. "And, Maurin, try a little finesse. Caligula can't tell you anything if he's dead."
Aidan still hadn't shown. Did he know something was wrong with the mark? Was there some connection between master and their marked that was missing, tipping him off? I really didn't want to have it out with him but if he tried to stop me from going because of a failed marking, it was on like Donkey Kong.
Actually, he couldn't stop me now that the Council made me team lead but this was about us. He said he wanted to protect me but I wasn't used to having someone at my back or at my front blocking every move I tried to make . It was a little suffocating to say the least.
I leaned against the wall next to the rear entrance, the cold bricks leeching my body heat. The longer I stayed the longer I stewed. I'd developed a terrible habit of hashing and rehashing things. Someone would do or say something and I would turn it over in my mind, analyzing every detail. If I didn't pull the information myself it couldn't be trusted. So the longer I waited, the longer I had to think about everything that had happened on the case, with Aidan, Cash and even the hunter's wards. Conry was pacing, gravel crunching under his paws, as he tried to shake off my
"What? Kedehern , you can't be serious. You can't take me off this now. I'm close. I can get a confession. You can mete out whatever justice you see fit, just let me bring him in."
"I am well aware of your record with SPTF and your unharnessed power, daughter of Arawn. Which is why you will be taking up the position as Regulator for the New En gland region."
"I didn't know we had a Regulator. Is that like a sup sheriff? What would I be doing exactly?"
"You will no longer be responsible for acquiring passes for the pack or reporting new registrations to the authorities. Otherwise your position will remain basically the same."
"So let me see if I'm following you here. All of the ass kicking and none of the paperwork?"
"That would about sum it up." He chuckled. "Does this mean you accept?"
It was my turn to laugh. "Oh , I'm under no delusion I had a choice, but yes I accept. Aidan said you put me on his team. I assumed it was in addition to being liaison. So does this promotion come with a raise?"
" You're not joining Aidan's team. You'll be leading it."
And there it was. The reason they were so sweet and a ffectionate. What did Mary Poppins say, a teaspoon of sugar makes the medicine go down. Agrona smiled, all fang, and I knew there was more to my new position. This was about keeping Aidan in check and her royal highness seemed to think making him report to me was the way to do it.
"You'll have a team of two cleaners and two investig ators working under you. They will report to Aidan and he will report directly to you." Agrona waited for my usual temper fueled reaction but she was going to be disappointed.
I was sick of pushing paper anyway. I liked the action and I've been ass deep in it since the Council first came into my life. I was finally coming into my own, a little later than most but I'm good with a blade, come equipped with a scary fae dog and a unique skill set perfect for chasing down bad guys. I wasn't about to let vampire politics ruin the m oment.
"So do I need to meet the new captain at SPTF?"
Kedehern pulled h is wife’s legs across his lap and proceeded to rub her perfectly manicured feet. I think I would rather watch them eat from live donors. Something was seriously creepy about watching them like this. The look on his face said they knew it too. "The new liaison will take care of the initial meeting. She will keep him abreast of your progress. Meet with Caligula."
"I was headed there after this. So who's the new lia ison? I'll need her contact info."
"You already have it. We chose Amalie as your replac ement. She'll be expecting your call." I started to walk out but he called me back. "And, Maurin, try a little finesse. Caligula can't tell you anything if he's dead."
Aidan still hadn't shown. Did he know something was wrong with the mark? Was there some connection between master and their marked that was missing, tipping him off? I really didn't want to have it out with him but if he tried to stop me from going because of a failed marking, it was on like Donkey Kong.
Actually, he couldn't stop me now that the Council made me team lead but this was about us. He said he wanted to protect me but I wasn't used to having someone at my back or at my front blocking every move I tried to make . It was a little suffocating to say the least.
I leaned against the wall next to the rear entrance, the cold bricks leeching my body heat. The longer I stayed the longer I stewed. I'd developed a terrible habit of hashing and rehashing things. Someone would do or say something and I would turn it over in my mind, analyzing every detail. If I didn't pull the information myself it couldn't be trusted. So the longer I waited, the longer I had to think about everything that had happened on the case, with Aidan, Cash and even the hunter's wards. Conry was pacing, gravel crunching under his paws, as he tried to shake off my
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