Night Lurks by Amber Lynn Read Free Book Online

a second that you are dual or tri-natured and I still don't think helping you retrieve Sebastian is in my best interest,” he says and spits at my feet. Really? This guy is an idiot of top order.
    “I really don't care what you believe. I thought we had been over that already. All I want is information on what you did when the Kurkua and Shagles showed up at your door. I wouldn't be surprised if I don't run into them on my quest and I prefer to have a little preparation in place to fight them.”
    “He isn't going to give anything up with just your blabbing at him,” Smitty says joining our group.
    I am a bit amazed to hear his voice, so I spin around to get a good look at my rogue vampire guard. Surprisingly, he looks about like Marcus did in the shredded pork sense of things. His wounds are healed, but his shirt tells a tale of many blades.
    “Found a band of Kurkua trying to make off with Bastian outside of the building, so I tried to help. I am starting to think I was a little overconfident in the undertaking. Those things are really nasty pieces of work.”
    “You tried to help Sebastian?” I ask not necessarily shocked, but pretty close.
    “I know you have been told things about me, and I am not proud of those things, but you can rest assured that I stand behind you one hundred percent now. Someone was kind enough to shed some light on the situation during the big conference. I know who will be the winner in the grand scheme of things,” he whips out a knife and walks over to Alan. “Now, with Alan here, you have to be a little bit persuasive if you want to get any information. Judging by your arm that looks to just be getting back to full strength, I would say you have already had enough fun for today. Let me do the honors.”
    This is a different Smitty than I remember seeing before. I really want to know who he has been talking to and just what was said to change his mind. I still don't trust him with my life, or those that I care about, but it is an interesting little twist.
    “You are more familiar with him, so please proceed.”
    “Good. Now, Alan, you know me well enough that I am just going to bypass the tickle phase of this interrogation. Do you have anything you would like to say before I start?” It is nice that he is giving him an out, but I did already try that route.
    “Why do you even waste your time with them, Smitty? You are old enough to be out carving out your own place in the world.”
    “Wrong answer,” Smitty says and then draws his knife across Alan's throat. It doesn't go deep, but whatever the knife is made of makes the skin that touches it sizzle. How cool. I want one. “You will soon enough be groveling at her feet like the dog that you are. She is the future of all of us. She will redeem those of us who have gotten a little off track, and condemn those who cannot be saved. Which side are you going to fall on?”
    Whoa. I think this has gone just a little off track. He is giving me a little more responsibility than I crave. Okay, it is a lot more responsibility and I kind of want him to take it all back.
    “What are you talking about? Did they give you some kind of crazy Kool-Aid? I think you should consider about joining a detox program to get it out of your system. She is a short nonentity that could actually be my way to bringing Sebastian down. I can see why he wouldn’t want her to be at the conference because every Tom, Dick, and Harry would see just how weak she is,” Alan says. I would like to know how he has lived this long. If he talks this way about everyone, he should have been dealt with years ago.
    Smitty laughs and then stabs his knife into Alan's stomach. “You really don't see it? I guess I didn't at first either. If you look at her very closely you can just see the slight glow surrounding her. It really is beautiful.” He twists the knife and then pulls it out.
    I make a mental note to keep him away from any beverages in the future. I should probably make