Mercy's Destiny: Montgomery's Vampires Trilogy (Book #3) (Montgomery's Vampires Series) by Sloan Archer Page B
Authors: Sloan Archer
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the whole VGO thing.”
“Oh. You aren’t planning on skipping town, are you?” he said. “Reneging on our bargain?”
“No, not at all,” I said with absolute seriousness, so there was no room for interpretation on his part. “I made a deal, and I’m a woman of my word.” Though I didn’t like it. “I just didn’t know if you’d get into trouble for being all buddy-buddy with me.”
“It’s quite decent of you to be so thoughtful about my welfare after everything the VGO have put you through. I know our treatment of you has been harsh.” He could say that again. “But in case you didn’t notice, Mercy, I’m fairly high-up in the organization.”
“I noticed,” I said.
“You don’t think that the VGO sent me here, do you?”
“What do you mean?”
He asked, “Didn’t you find it odd that we didn’t send a lab tech to extract your blood?”
“Sure, I did. I almost passed out when I opened the door and saw you standing there,” I admitted.
Joseph smirked at that. “I made the choice to come here. I wanted to see you. I fancied you when we first met.”
I smiled. Duh. “I’m sorry it didn’t work out better.”
With a shake of the head, he told me, “I’m not. I have very few female friends—genuine friends that I have zero sexual interest in—that I can talk to. And certainly no human ones. Vampires are very sexual beings, if you didn’t know.” Oh, yah, I knew. I’d spent enough time with Robert to know that .
Joseph sat back on the sofa. “I’m glad I came. I had fun with you tonight.”
“I had fun as well,” I seconded.
“As far as the VGO, there are very few members that I take orders from.”
Before I could stop myself, I sneered, “You mean you don’t take orders from Serena?”
He snorted. “Uh, no. No way.”
I couldn’t help myself. “Oh, not a fan?” I said with sarcasm. “But she was such a lovely woman when I met her.” For a complete bitch face.
He chuckled. “You didn’t hear it from me, but Serena’s on her way out.”
I couldn’t believe Joseph would divulge such clandestine information to me, a lowly human. Then again, it didn’t sound as if he had too many vamps to answer to, so he could pretty much say whatever he wanted to whomever he wanted, couldn’t he?
With my heart thudding, I asked, “What do you mean, on her way out?” Could her departure have something to do with Robert?
“I mean that Serena’s going to be invited to leave us.” He said ‘invited’ acerbically, and in a way that implied She’ll leave or the VGO will make her ass leave.
“Why?” I figured that if Joseph didn’t want to tell me, he wouldn’t.
He shrugged. “Vampire stuff—politics. But, really, it’s more like she’s pissed off all the wrong members.”
“She did seem kind of . . . prickly.”
“Most vampires are prickly, Mercy,” Joseph joked. “But Serena has no respect for her position. VGO are comprised of greatness, and our members are held in high esteem. Serena has dishonored our organization one too many times.” Now he was venting. Perhaps it was easier for him to vent to an impartial human who had absolutely no political influence. Maybe his adverse opinion of Serena was a dangerous one to have, despite his seniority. With enough backing, even a peon immortal had the potential to overthrow a single leader.
“So, when are you going to tell her that she’s out?” Man, how I’d love to be there to see that. Bitch stole my man, after all.
“That’s the problem we’re having, Mercy,” Joseph said. “Nobody knows where she is.”
I sat up straight. “What do you mean? Like, right now you don’t know where she is? At this moment?”
“No,” Joseph said slowly. “We haven’t seen Serena in about a week. She vanished, leaving us . . . What? What is it?”
I had to stop myself from shouting. “Joseph,” I said in a vaguely calm manner. “I think I have some information you need to know.”
Joseph rushed out
“Oh. You aren’t planning on skipping town, are you?” he said. “Reneging on our bargain?”
“No, not at all,” I said with absolute seriousness, so there was no room for interpretation on his part. “I made a deal, and I’m a woman of my word.” Though I didn’t like it. “I just didn’t know if you’d get into trouble for being all buddy-buddy with me.”
“It’s quite decent of you to be so thoughtful about my welfare after everything the VGO have put you through. I know our treatment of you has been harsh.” He could say that again. “But in case you didn’t notice, Mercy, I’m fairly high-up in the organization.”
“I noticed,” I said.
“You don’t think that the VGO sent me here, do you?”
“What do you mean?”
He asked, “Didn’t you find it odd that we didn’t send a lab tech to extract your blood?”
“Sure, I did. I almost passed out when I opened the door and saw you standing there,” I admitted.
Joseph smirked at that. “I made the choice to come here. I wanted to see you. I fancied you when we first met.”
I smiled. Duh. “I’m sorry it didn’t work out better.”
With a shake of the head, he told me, “I’m not. I have very few female friends—genuine friends that I have zero sexual interest in—that I can talk to. And certainly no human ones. Vampires are very sexual beings, if you didn’t know.” Oh, yah, I knew. I’d spent enough time with Robert to know that .
Joseph sat back on the sofa. “I’m glad I came. I had fun with you tonight.”
“I had fun as well,” I seconded.
“As far as the VGO, there are very few members that I take orders from.”
Before I could stop myself, I sneered, “You mean you don’t take orders from Serena?”
He snorted. “Uh, no. No way.”
I couldn’t help myself. “Oh, not a fan?” I said with sarcasm. “But she was such a lovely woman when I met her.” For a complete bitch face.
He chuckled. “You didn’t hear it from me, but Serena’s on her way out.”
I couldn’t believe Joseph would divulge such clandestine information to me, a lowly human. Then again, it didn’t sound as if he had too many vamps to answer to, so he could pretty much say whatever he wanted to whomever he wanted, couldn’t he?
With my heart thudding, I asked, “What do you mean, on her way out?” Could her departure have something to do with Robert?
“I mean that Serena’s going to be invited to leave us.” He said ‘invited’ acerbically, and in a way that implied She’ll leave or the VGO will make her ass leave.
“Why?” I figured that if Joseph didn’t want to tell me, he wouldn’t.
He shrugged. “Vampire stuff—politics. But, really, it’s more like she’s pissed off all the wrong members.”
“She did seem kind of . . . prickly.”
“Most vampires are prickly, Mercy,” Joseph joked. “But Serena has no respect for her position. VGO are comprised of greatness, and our members are held in high esteem. Serena has dishonored our organization one too many times.” Now he was venting. Perhaps it was easier for him to vent to an impartial human who had absolutely no political influence. Maybe his adverse opinion of Serena was a dangerous one to have, despite his seniority. With enough backing, even a peon immortal had the potential to overthrow a single leader.
“So, when are you going to tell her that she’s out?” Man, how I’d love to be there to see that. Bitch stole my man, after all.
“That’s the problem we’re having, Mercy,” Joseph said. “Nobody knows where she is.”
I sat up straight. “What do you mean? Like, right now you don’t know where she is? At this moment?”
“No,” Joseph said slowly. “We haven’t seen Serena in about a week. She vanished, leaving us . . . What? What is it?”
I had to stop myself from shouting. “Joseph,” I said in a vaguely calm manner. “I think I have some information you need to know.”
Joseph rushed out
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