Opal (Rare Gems Series Book 4) by Kathi S. Barton Read Free Book Online Page B

have it. What did you do to shit in his oatmeal?”
    “ With Sloan there’s really not much that won’t piss him off. And he’s only pissed off because I went to his mate’s house and fucked it up a bit. When she got away…well, you know how I am. I hate when I have to leave my dinner walking around. When I went to get me a new toy, Crane and that asshole Rufus was there.” Fletcher thought of the big wolf he’d seen there as well, and had to repress a slight tremor of fear. The man had been big, but not only that, he’d gotten too close to him before he’d known he was there. That more than anything terrified Fletcher. It had only happened once before, and Fletcher had a fear that it was the same boy-turned-man who had scared him so badly before.
    “ You fucked with the alpha too, I guess. There are not just a bunch of vamps looking for you, but a huge fucking pack of wolves. And that guy, the alpha, is no one I’d want to fuck with. Christ, what do you do? Draw names out of a hat and see who you can fuck with daily?”
    Fletcher got up and reached for his pants as he thought about what Marvin was saying. He thought about showering but knew there was at least one body in the stall, and he thought maybe there was on the floor as well. Instead of going to check, he simple decided to take a shower elsewhere. He looked at Marvin when he spoke again. Surely this alpha had no reason to come for him. It was just a house, not his fucking family.
    “ What do you mean, he’s gunning for me as well? What possible reason could he give to have me in his sights? Because I tore up a few clothes? Maybe cut him up a little when I was leaving? That is no reason for him to be looking to harm me. If he even could. An alpha has in no way the ability to harm me. None of us.” Marvin shrugged. “Who is this guy and what does he think he can to do me?”
    “ Blair Henson.”
    Fletcher ’s skin tightened around his body. It was the same man, the same man who had put the fear of…. And worse yet, this man knew what he was, too. This wolf he’d hurt was not just an alpha and a rich man, but he had powers that went well beyond anything that he’d heard before.
    “ You know him, I see.”
    “ He’s nothing.” But he knew that he was. “I had a go around with his father once. Allen Henson. The man was driving me crazy, and I might have gotten a little insane over it. His son, a teenager then, had come at me with everything he had. I nearly…well, hell, I nearly didn’t come out on top. And you know as well as I do that I am always the one that is on top. The view is better. But he doesn’t know me as Fleming. Back then I was called….”
    He couldn ’t remember. And worse yet, he was pretty sure that Marvin knew just how badly the man had affected him. When he nodded, as if he understood, Fletcher had an overwhelming urge to kill the man who had been his friend longer than most people had lived. But he let it slide from him, roll off his back so that at least someone had his back if things went south. Marvin might be a dork and a dandy, but he could fight like no other vampire he knew.
    “ I just came here to give you the information and to see if you were a willing fuck. I should have known you’d be willing. You’re the only vamp I know that can fuck more than me. And feed too. Christ, we need to do this more often. Next time you bring the food, though. The faeries were just a bonus that I happened to run across.” Marvin started to turn away. “There is another guy, Rufus. I think he’s a friend of that Crane guy. You know him?” Smiling this time, he nodded. “Thought so. But you should be aware that he’s with the group looking for you, but…. Well, he’s snooping around too, but seems to have a better angle on things than the rest of them do. You might want to be a little more….” He looked around the room and so did Fletcher.
    There were at least two dozen dead or dying bodies around the room. Two were