Daughter of Anat by Cyndi Goodgame Read Free Book Online

latest question so I left it open, “If the need arises.”
    He nodded, held out a tentative hand in front of me, and looked down to my face.  I allowed him to further move his hand and let him half hug me.  He kissed my cheek.  I figured it was harmless.
    He held onto my sleeve making me aware that if I moved, I’d tear my clothes.  He whispered in my ear, “I will protect you.”
    After he left, I did.  I thought all the way back to the Cross Manor about what it all meant and why Lee ’s promises seemed true to me.  I think he was telling the truth.
    I told Cas that my father heard from Lee what he said about the camp and even shared what he said Borgon ’s plan was in the long run, but I left out the favor he was doing for me.  If Cas knew I left, he didn't say.

 
     
    Chapter Six
    ... truths being in and out of favor.
     
     
    Cas was gone.  He went with Granite to solve a situation I wasn ’t allowed to be aware of.  You’d think I’d be able to handle whatever he deals with, but for some reason he still worried I’d judge him.
    And I still hadn ’t told him about Granite.  I wanted to study it a bit longer before accusing.  I was astonished it slipped by Cas in the first place.
    Cord was there with my every step lately at the warehouse so I decided to avoid it today.  Lee had disappeared off the radar staying at the Hunter school.  I really hadn ’t tried to keep up with him for fear of him hearing things I don’t want him to and use it the wrong way.  He was helping me and that made the difference.
    The Vamp court guards avoided me all morning.  In fact, I hadn ’t seen a soul. 
    I found Liam looming around the office I rarely went into across from the Sun room.  In fact, I’d been in only once before.  I knew Cas spent nights there sometimes while I slept getting what he called “work” done.  I didn’t always know what constituted as work for a Vampire lord, but I was slowly learning.  I sure didn’t know the definition of true work unless you count the missions I’d been sent on and pampering sparring lessons.  I’d only recently had to actually make my own plans of “how to save the world” or at least our supernatural world that was at stake.  It seemed half were on my side and the other half were trying to kill me.  That left my “work load” somewhere in between dodging death and fighting bad guys. 
    He told me that Cas and Granite went after a rogue Vampire they ’d traced and wasn’t back yet.  Oh, the irony.  Aren’t they all roguish in a way? And isn’t Granite exhibiting all kinds of super roguish qualities lately?
    Still, I was perturbed I wasn ’t included.
    I would follow the leads where they went.  Liam said he’d follow some other leads and get back to me.  Liam was sent in right after we returned to check out the real place where we were to be ambushed.  Turns out, the camp was moved and kept the same name.  That’s how Lee was able to cover up his slide of hand trickery.  We went to the wrong camp.  
    When Liam flipped papers around on the desk, I leaned against Cas’ masculine designed desk that matched the walls and decor of the room and paused to appreciate the musky scent that I knew was only Cas.  I loved this room.  Yes, a Vampire lord has a dark mahogany desk that screamed manliness.  Huge too. 
    As I turn to leave the deep browns of the tall ceiling office, I caught something glinting off the sun sticking out of the papers. Cas would never leave his phone. My body convulsed with fear acknowledging instantly something was wrong.
    “Why are you in his office?” I barked at Liam suspiciously.
    His weary Vampire eyes froze and looked at me.  “Um, just...”  He put his head in his hands.  “He was trapped.  Someone led him straight to a trap.  I don’t even know who has him.”
    “How did this happen?”  I said in a panic.  The idea of what he was hinting sent my deepest fear to the edge of my brain and breeching