"Lover At Last" - читать интересную книгу автора (Ward, J.R.)

тАЬHow kind of her.тАЭ Xcor sheathed his scythe and put his cleaning cloth away. тАЬI am, however, less interested in her acquiescence than in the issue of whether she is able.тАЭ

тАЬShe is.тАЭ

тАЬAnd how do we know this?тАЭ

Throe cleared his throat and glanced away. тАЬI went to her last night and availed myself.тАЭ

Xcor smiled coldly. So that explained his soldierтАЩs absenceтАФand the reason for the departure was a relief. He had feared that the other male hadтАж

тАЬAnd how ever was she.тАЭ

тАЬShe was viable.тАЭ

тАЬDid you sample all her charms?тАЭ

The gentlemale, who had once been a highbrow member of the glymera, but was now useful, cleared his throat. тАЬI, ahтАжyes.тАЭ

тАЬAnd how were they.тАЭ When there was no answer, Xcor tracked through the black-stained snow, closing in on his second in command. тАЬHow was she, Throe? Wet and willing?тАЭ

The maleтАЩs flush grew deeper on his perfectly handsome face. тАЬShe was adequate.тАЭ

тАЬHow many times did you have her?тАЭ

тАЬSeveral.тАЭ

тАЬAnd in varying positions, I hope?тАЭ When there was only a stiff nod, Xcor relented. тАЬWell, you have then faithfully discharged your duty to your fellow soldiers. IтАЩm quite certain that the others shall want to partake of both vein and sex as well.тАЭ

In the awkward beat of silence that followed, Xcor would never have admitted it to anyone, but heтАЩd pressed for details not to deliberately goad his subordinateтАжbut because he was glad Throe had lain with the female. He wanted distance between the male and what had happened back in the fall. He wanted calendars full of years, and countless females, and rivers of other femalesтАЩ bloodтАж.

тАЬThere is but one stipulation,тАЭ Throe said.

Xcor thinned his mouth. As the female in question had not seen him yet, it couldnтАЩt be more cashтАФbesides, he did not need to feed as of now. Thanks toтАжтАЬAnd that is.тАЭ

тАЬIt must be done at her abode. At first night tomorrow.тАЭ

тАЬAh.тАЭ Xcor smiled coldly. тАЬтАЩTis a trap then.тАЭ

тАЬThe Brotherhood does not know who made the inquiry.тАЭ

тАЬYou identified six males, did you not.тАЭ

тАЬI used not our names.тАЭ

тАЬNo matter.тАЭ Xcor glanced around the alley, his senses reaching out, searching for lesser or Brother. тАЬI do not underestimate the kingтАЩs reach. Nor should you.тАЭ

Indeed, his own ambitions had pitted them all against a foe of worth. The assassination attempt on WrathтАЩs life back in the autumn had been his open declaration of war, and as expected, there had been a predictable fallout: The Brotherhood had found his Band of BastardsтАЩ lair, infiltrated it, and left with the rifle pack that contained the weapon that had been used to put a bullet into the Blind KingтАЩs throat.

Undoubtedly, they were going for proof.