The Necromancer's Smile
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“Nevertheless, once he realizes you’re mingling in public and being ogled by so many of this town’s fine citizens, I am sure he’ll want nothing more than to glower at your side. Shall we go down?”
I can do this, I can do this, Sy chanted to himself. He was aware Dakar was near and he only hoped the man remembered to get dressed before coming down to the large ballroom. Dakar’s wolf was as keen on Sy as the two-footed version was, and Sy was often picking himself up after being leapt on by the exuberant animal who seemed to want to cover him in hair all the time.
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Shit, I’m late. Dakar ran onto the main gardens around the mansion seeing all the cars, and chatter of people in the huge ballroom Brock had decked out for the evening. The party was a great idea. Although the police officers were now friendlier when Sy was around, Dakar still wanted his mate to be more comfortable out in public. This party was one way of showing the Necromancer that not everyone thought he was sacrificing babies to some ancient dark lord in a black magic ritual.
The party appeared to be in full swing. Music tinkled out across the lawn and everywhere clumps of people were laughing and talking among themselves. Moving closer to the windows, Dakar spotted Sy standing by the entrance, Brock and Brad hovering behind him. I’d better get my ass in there, he thought, turning to find the door Sy always left ajar for him. But then he stopped and watched as a long black limousine cruised up the driveway. The car stopped right out the front of the ballroom’s French doors and a capped driver got out smartly and opened the back-passenger door.
The hair on the back of Dakar’s neck rose as a tall, elegantly dressed and totally arrogant man stepped out and looked around. “Park around the back and find food in the kitchens,” the fancy man ordered, waiting until the car moved away before turning towards the main doors to the ballroom. As he moved into the light, Dakar realized he was seeing a familial resemblance to his precious mate. Fur forgotten he moved forward. If this was who he thought it was….
Dakar watched as Sy’s smile died and his eyes widened slightly before his face settled into the mask Dakar worked so hard to get rid of. His mate’s focus was entirely on the elegantly dressed man.
“Father. I wasn’t aware you’d been sent an invitation.”
“I hardly need an invitation to visit my son.” The two men were standing at least five feet apart and made no move towards each other. What kind of fucked up reunion is this? Dakar crept around the door.
“As you can see, I have guests to attend to this evening. Perhaps we can meet at your convenience some time tomorrow? You can let Brock know where and when.” Sy turned away.
“I’m sure you’ll want to discuss things with me before then, son,” Sy’s father sounded like he had a baseball bat up his ass. “Your mother and fiancé arrive in the morning to get this place ready for your wedding set for two weeks time. We will need to go over your expected behavior before you will be allowed to meet your intended.”
Intended? Fiancé? Like fucking hell. Ignoring the swarms of brightly dressed guests and the fact he was still in fur, Dakar raced to his mate’s side, knocking him over in the process. Oh well, no matter, easier to protect this way. Straddling Sy’s body, Dakar lifted his teeth and snarled at the intruder.
“What nonsense is this. Since when did you have a pet?”
Sy’s arms came up around Dakar’s neck but he wouldn’t stop snarling. “I don’t have a pet father, and I have no need for a fiancé either. I’d like you to meet Dakar, my fated mate. As you can see, he’s very protective.”
“A wolf shifter as a mate? We’ll soon see about that.”
I can see me and the father in law are just not going to get along.
To be continued.
Thank you for taking the chance on yet another new series. I do hope you enjoyed learning about Sy and Dakar, and Brock and Brad of course, in this new world of mine. Unlike all my other series, this one is planned as a trilogy, meaning there will be two more books where we learn more about Sy and Dakar and the progress of their relationship as they solve new cases together and learn to cope with family interferences and magical criminals. Something told me when they first started talking in my head, that one book was never going to be enough for this couple and I hope you are as keen to enjoy their future adventures as I am.
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Lisa xx
Other Books By Lisa/Lee Oliver
Please note, I have now marked the books that contain mpregfor those of you who don’t like to read those type of stories. Hope that helps
Cloverleah Pack
Book 1 – The Reluctant Wolf – Kane and Shawn
Book 2 – The Runaway Cat – Griff and Diablo
Book 3 – When No Doesn’t Cut It – Damien and Scott
Book 3.5 – Never Go Back – Scott and Damien’s Trip and a free story about Malacai and Elijah
Book 4 – Calming the Enforcer – Troy and Anton
Book 5 – Getting Close to the Omega – Dean and Matthew
Book 6 – Fae for All – Jax, Aelfric and Fafnir (M/M/M)
Book 7 – Watching Out for Fangs –Josh and Vadim
Book 8 – Tangling with Bears – Tobias, Luke and Kurt (M/M/M)
Book 9 – Angel in Black Leather – Adair and Vassago
Book 9.5 – Scenes from Cloverleah – four short stories featuring the men we’ve come to love
Book 10 – On The Brink – Teilo, Raff and Nereus (M/M/M)
Book 11 – Don’t Tempt Fate – Marius and Cathair
Book 12 which is Thomas’s story will be out soon.
The Gods Made Me Do It (Cloverleah spin off series)
Get Over It – Madison and Sebastian’s story
You’ve Got to be Kidding – Poseidon and Claude (mpreg)
Book Three – Just One Bite – Lasse and (shush, it’s a secret) (Coming soon)
Bound and Bonded Series
Book One – Don’t Touch – Levi and Steel
Book Two – Topping the Dom – Pearson and Dante
Book Three – Total Submission – Kyle and Teric
Book Four – Fighting Fangs – Ace and Devin
Book Five – No Mate of Mine – Roger and Cam
Book Six – Undesirable Mate – Phillip and Kellen
Stockton Wolves Series
Book One – Get off My Case – Shane and Dimitri
Book Two – Copping a Lot of Sin – Ben, Sin and Gabriel (M/M/M)
Book Three – Mace’s Awakening – Mace and Roan
Book Four – Don’t Bite – Trent and Alexi
Book Five – Tell Me the Truth – Captain Reynolds and Nico (mpreg)
This series is now finished, but I have promised a couple of short stories about the characters in book 5 so watch for those.
Alpha and Omega Series
Book One – The Biker’s Omega – Marly and Trent
Book Two – Dance Around the Cop – Zander and Terry
Book 2.5 – Change of Plans - Q and Sully
Book Three – The Artist and His Alpha – Caden and Sean
Book Four – Harder in Heels – Ronan and Asaph
Book 4.5 – A Touch of Spring – Bronson and Harley
Book Five – If You Can’t Stand The Heat – Wyatt and Stone (Previously published in an anthology)
There will be more A&O books – I have had one teasing my brain for months, so stay tuned for that one.
Balance – Angels and Demons
The Viper’s Heart – Raziel and Botis
Passion Punched King – Anael and Zagan
(Uriel and Haures’s story will be coming soon)
Arrowtown
A Tiger’s Tale – Ra and Seth (mpreg)
Snake Snack – Simon and Darwin (mpreg)
Liam’s Lament – Liam Beau and Trent (MMM) (Mpreg)
(Deputy Joe and Doc’s story will be coming soon)
NEW Series – City Dragons
Dragon’s Heat – Dirk and Jon
Dragon’s Fire – Samuel and…wait and see (coming soon)
Also under the penname Lee Oliver
Northern States Pack Series
Book One – Ranger’s End Game – Ranger and Aiden
Book Two – Cam’s Promise – Cam and Levi
Book Three – Under Sean’s Protection – Sean and Kyle – (Coming soon)
Standalone:
The Power of the Bite – Dax and Zane
One Wrong Step – Robert and Syron
A number of readers have asked me if Balthazar will get his own story. I am not ruling it out, but that is likely to be a short story rather than turn this into a full series.
Shifter’s Uprising Series – Lisa Oliver in conjunction with Thomas J. Oliver
Book One – Uncaged – Carlin and Lucas
About the Author
Lisa Oliver had been writing non-fiction books for years when visions of half dressed, buff men started invading her dreams. Unable to resist the lure of her stories, Lisa decided to switch to fiction books, and now stories about her men clamor to get out from under her fingertips.
When Lisa is not writing, she is usually reading with a cup of tea always at hand. Her grown children and grandchildren sometimes try and pry her away from the computer and have found that the best way to do it is to promise her chocolate. Lisa will do anything for chocolate.
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