be done.”
After a glance at Robert and a quick jerk of his head signaling they should leave, Lucas walked across the thick carpet heading for the door. His breath eased out once he was safely out of the hotel suite with his body intact and unmarked. Joseph was a loose cannon. Deranged. Instead of moving on and cementing the position of power gained from the massacre of their enemies, he’d become fixated on his cousin’s wife. Hell, they weren’t even sure the woman was still alive. Identification of the bodies in the village had proved difficult since the scavengers had arrived before they had. It was possible they were chasing a phantom female across the world despite Joseph’s thoughts to the contrary.
Robert wiped the blood from his gashed lip and glanced uneasily at Lucas. “What are we going to do? We don’t know for sure if the queen is alive or not.”
“I know. Have we heard back from all our contacts?”
“Yeah, everyone except the original assassin Joseph set to watch and take out Bernard. We haven’t heard from her in over two years. She was the best I’ve ever seen. The woman never gave up once she’d taken a contract. One hundred percent success rate.”
Lucas frowned deep in thought. “When we didn’t hear from her, it was assumed she died in the massacre but I suppose it’s worth attempting a contact just in case. Yeah, good point. We shouldn’t presume anything. I’ll take steps to establish contact and see what happens.”
* * * * *
After Tomasine’s confession, Felix made it a point to chip away at her closed emotions. He knew how he felt about her but she was still wary. Felix knew it would take time—the shadows he saw in her eyes when she thought he wouldn’t notice confirmed it.
74
Peeping Tom
Felix crawled from the warm bed and dressed slowly, at ease in the dark room. That was the other thing he hadn’t been able to change. Tomasine wouldn’t let him stay overnight because of Sylvie and Gina. Although he spent a lot of time with Tomasine and her two girls, she was scrupulous about appearances and her reputation. It would set a bad example, she said.
Fully dressed, Felix bent over Tomasine and brushed a lingering kiss over her mouth. A sexy little whimper emerged from deep in her throat but she didn’t wake. He smiled before tiptoeing from the room. It was good to see her looking so peaceful and the fact that Tomasine didn’t wake and grab for the knife she kept under the bed meant she was coming to trust him. She mightn’t realize it but they were meant to be together. The thought brought a sentimental lump to his throat. Hell, he sympathized with Saber and the problems he’d had with Emily. He would never laugh at his brothers’ attempts to woo and win their mates again.
Felix crept down the short passage to the front door, avoiding the creaking board outside Gina’s bedroom. Gina made him laugh and her obvious crush on his brother Leo was cute. Even though it made Leo uncomfortable. He unlocked the door, slipped outside and relocked it with the key Tomasine had given him. He’d taken to leaving his vehicle parked out of sight behind the pub even though it was ten minutes from Tomasine’s house. Felix moved steadily through the darkness, alert for anything out of the ordinary. It was more to soothe Tomasine’s fears but he enjoyed the brisk walk back to his vehicle. Sometimes he shifted and ran back to the farm but tonight he’d driven after promising Saber he’d pick up the drench that had been delivered from Dunedin. They needed it for first thing in the morning, before the rural delivery lady could deliver it in her mail van. He strode briskly into town, taking care to move silently despite his pace. The main street of Middlemarch was in darkness apart from the security lights glowing from the garage, small supermarket and the newly opened post office. It was quiet apart from the bleat from the goat tethered on the road frontage outside the Gibson
After a glance at Robert and a quick jerk of his head signaling they should leave, Lucas walked across the thick carpet heading for the door. His breath eased out once he was safely out of the hotel suite with his body intact and unmarked. Joseph was a loose cannon. Deranged. Instead of moving on and cementing the position of power gained from the massacre of their enemies, he’d become fixated on his cousin’s wife. Hell, they weren’t even sure the woman was still alive. Identification of the bodies in the village had proved difficult since the scavengers had arrived before they had. It was possible they were chasing a phantom female across the world despite Joseph’s thoughts to the contrary.
Robert wiped the blood from his gashed lip and glanced uneasily at Lucas. “What are we going to do? We don’t know for sure if the queen is alive or not.”
“I know. Have we heard back from all our contacts?”
“Yeah, everyone except the original assassin Joseph set to watch and take out Bernard. We haven’t heard from her in over two years. She was the best I’ve ever seen. The woman never gave up once she’d taken a contract. One hundred percent success rate.”
Lucas frowned deep in thought. “When we didn’t hear from her, it was assumed she died in the massacre but I suppose it’s worth attempting a contact just in case. Yeah, good point. We shouldn’t presume anything. I’ll take steps to establish contact and see what happens.”
* * * * *
After Tomasine’s confession, Felix made it a point to chip away at her closed emotions. He knew how he felt about her but she was still wary. Felix knew it would take time—the shadows he saw in her eyes when she thought he wouldn’t notice confirmed it.
74
Peeping Tom
Felix crawled from the warm bed and dressed slowly, at ease in the dark room. That was the other thing he hadn’t been able to change. Tomasine wouldn’t let him stay overnight because of Sylvie and Gina. Although he spent a lot of time with Tomasine and her two girls, she was scrupulous about appearances and her reputation. It would set a bad example, she said.
Fully dressed, Felix bent over Tomasine and brushed a lingering kiss over her mouth. A sexy little whimper emerged from deep in her throat but she didn’t wake. He smiled before tiptoeing from the room. It was good to see her looking so peaceful and the fact that Tomasine didn’t wake and grab for the knife she kept under the bed meant she was coming to trust him. She mightn’t realize it but they were meant to be together. The thought brought a sentimental lump to his throat. Hell, he sympathized with Saber and the problems he’d had with Emily. He would never laugh at his brothers’ attempts to woo and win their mates again.
Felix crept down the short passage to the front door, avoiding the creaking board outside Gina’s bedroom. Gina made him laugh and her obvious crush on his brother Leo was cute. Even though it made Leo uncomfortable. He unlocked the door, slipped outside and relocked it with the key Tomasine had given him. He’d taken to leaving his vehicle parked out of sight behind the pub even though it was ten minutes from Tomasine’s house. Felix moved steadily through the darkness, alert for anything out of the ordinary. It was more to soothe Tomasine’s fears but he enjoyed the brisk walk back to his vehicle. Sometimes he shifted and ran back to the farm but tonight he’d driven after promising Saber he’d pick up the drench that had been delivered from Dunedin. They needed it for first thing in the morning, before the rural delivery lady could deliver it in her mail van. He strode briskly into town, taking care to move silently despite his pace. The main street of Middlemarch was in darkness apart from the security lights glowing from the garage, small supermarket and the newly opened post office. It was quiet apart from the bleat from the goat tethered on the road frontage outside the Gibson
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