“Well gosh, darn,” Hauk drawled. “Why didn’t I think of that?”
“No need to be a smartass.”
Hauk drained his glass of tequila. “But I’m so good at it.”
“No shit.”
Hauk pushed aside his empty glass and met Rafe’s worried gaze.
“Look, everything that can be done is being done. Teagan has tapped into the traffic cameras. Unless our visitor is a ghost he’ll eventually be spotted arriving or leaving. Max is working his forensic magic on the note, and Lucas has asked the local cops to contact the neighboring businesses to see if they’ve noticed anything unusual.”
“I don’t like this, Hauk.”
“It’s probably some whackadoodle I’ve pissed off,” the older man assured him. “Not everyone finds me as charming as you do.”
Rafe gave a short, humorless laugh. Hauk was intelligent, fiercely loyal, and a natural leader. He could also be cold, arrogant, and inclined to assume he was always right. “Hard to believe.”
“I know, right?” Hauk batted his lashes. “I’m a doll.”
“You’re a pain in the ass, but no one gets to threaten you but me,” Rafe said. “These notes feel...off.”
Hauk reached to pour himself another shot, his features hardening into an expression that warned he was done with the discussion.
“We’ve got it covered, Rafe. Go to Kansas.”
“Iowa.”
“Wherever.” Hauk grabbed the cellphone on the table and pressed it into Rafe’s hand. “Take care of the house.”
Rafe reluctantly rose to his feet. He could argue until he was blue in the face, but Hauk would deal with the threat in his own way.
“Call if you need me.”
“Yes, mother.”
With a roll of his eyes, Rafe made his way through the crowd that filled the bar, ignoring the inviting glances from the women who deliberately stepped into his path.
He was man enough to fully appreciate what was on offer. But since his return stateside he’d discovered the promise of a fleeting hookup left him cold.
He didn’t know what he wanted, but he hadn’t found it yet.
He’d just reached the door when he met Teagan entering the bar.
The large, heavily muscled man with dark caramel skin, golden eyes and his hair shaved close to his skull didn’t look like a computer wizard. Hell, he looked like he should be riding with the local motorcycle gang. And it wasn’t just that his arms were covered with tattoos or that he was wearing fatigues and leather shit-kickers.
It was in the air of violence that surrounded him and his don’t-screw-with-me expression.
Of course, he’d been thrown in jail at the age of thirteen for hacking into a bank to make his mother’s car loan disappear. So he’d never been the traditional nerd.
“I’m headed out.”
“So early?” Teagan glanced toward the crowd that was growing progressively louder. “The party’s just getting started.”
“I’ll take a rain check.” Rafe said. “I’m leaving town for a few days.”
“Business?”
“Family.”
“Fuck,” Teagan muttered.
The man rarely discussed his past, but he’d never made a secret of the fact he deeply resented the father who’d beaten his mother nearly to death before abandoning both of them.
“Exactly,” Rafe agreed before leaning forward to keep anyone from overhearing his words. “Keep an eye on Hauk. I don’t think he’s taking the threats seriously enough.”
“Got a hunch?” Teagan demanded.
Rafe nodded, as always surprised at how easily his friends accepted his gut instincts. “If someone wanted to hurt him, they wouldn’t send a warning,” he pointed out. “Especially not when he’s surrounded by friends who are experts in tracking down and destroying enemies.”
Teagan nodded. “True.”
“So either the bastard has a death-wish. Or he’s playing a game of cat and mouse.”
“What would be the point?”
Rafe didn’t have a clue. But people didn’t taunt a man as dangerous as Hauk unless they were prepared for the inevitable conclusion.
One of them would die.
Rafe gave a sharp shake of his head. “Let’s hope we have culprit in custody when we find out. Otherwise...”
“Nothing’s going to happen to him, my man.” Teagan grabbed Rafe’s shoulder. “Not on my watch.”
About The Author
Alexandra Ivy is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Guardians of Eternity, as well as the Sentinels, Dragons of Eternity and ARES series. After majoring in theatre she decided she prefers to bring her characters to life on paper rather than stage. She lives in Missouri with her family. Visit her website at alexandraivy.com.
BOOK LIST
GUARDIANS OF ETERNITY
WHEN DARKNESS ENDS
May 26, 2015
ISBN: 978-1420125177
HUNT THE DARKNESS
May 27, 2014
WHEN DARKNESS COMES
ARES SERIES
KILL WITHOUT MERCY
DECEMBER 29, 2015
ISBN: 978-1420137552
BAYOU HEAT SERIES
ICE/REAUX
RAGE/KILLION
BAYOU HEAT COLLECTION ONE
ISBN: 2940148435235
July 19, 2013
BAYOU HEAT COLLECTION TWO
ISBN: 2940149957668
ANGEL/HISS
ISBN: 9780986064173
MICHEL/STRIKER
AMAZON: http://amzn.to/1ydqfqS
AMAZON PRINT: http://amzn.to/1Eptq1s
DRAGONS OF ETERNITY
BURNED BY DARKNESS
AMAZON PRINT: http://amzn.to/1G4cpVy
SENTINELS:
BLOOD LUST:
May 31, 2016
978-1420137590
AMAZON PRINT: http://amzn.to/1OyQaiu
ON THE HUNT
About The Author Laura Wright
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Laura Wright is passionate about romantic fiction. Though she has spent most of her life immersed in acting, singing and competitive ballroom dancing, when she found the world of writing and books and endless cups of coffee she knew she was home. Laura is the author of the bestselling Mark of the Vampire series and the USA Today bestselling series, Bayou Heat, which she co-authors with Alexandra Ivy.
Laura lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two young children and three loveable dogs.
BOOK LIST
Mark of the Vampire
Book 1: Eternal Hunger
978-0451231499
Book 2: Eternal Kiss
978-0451233844
Book 2.5: Eternal Blood (Especial)
Book 3: Eternal Captive
978-0451235879
Book 4: Eternal Beast
978-0451237729
Book 4.5: Eternal Beauty (Especial)
Book 5: Eternal Demon
978-0451239754
Book 6: Eternal Sin (November 5, 2013)
978-0451240163
Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Raphael & Parish
Book #1 and #2 in the Bayou Heat Series
ISBN 978-0-9886245-0-4
Bayou Heat Bayon & Jean-Baptiste
Book #3 and #4 in the Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Talon & Xavier
Book #5 and #6 in the Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Sebastian & Aristide
Book #7 and #8 in the Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Lian & Roch
Book #9 and #10 in the Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Hakan & Severin
Book #11 and #12 in the Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Angel & Hiss
Book #13 and #14 in the Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Michel & Striker
Book #15 and #16 in the Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Rage & Killian
Book #17 and #18 in the Bayou Heat Series
Bayou Heat Ice & Reaux
Book #19 and #20 in the Bayou Heat Series
January 7, 2016
WICKED INK CHRONICLES (New Adult Series- 17+)
FIRST INK
Book 1 in the WICKED INK CHRONICLES
SHATTERED INK
Book 2 in the WICKED INK CHRONICLES series
REBEL INK
Book 3 in the WICKED INK CHRONICLES
CAVANAUGH BROTHERS
BRANDED
Book 1 in THE CAVANAUGH BROTHERS series
BROKEN
Book 2 in THE CAVANAUGH BROTHERS series
BRASH
Book 3 in THE CAVANAUGH BROTHERS series
BONDED
Book 4 in THE CAVANAUGH BROTHERS series
MASTERS OF SEDUCTION SERIES VOLUME ONE
MASTERS OF SEDUCTION SERIES VOLUME TWO
INCUBUS TALES
SPURS, STRIPES and SNOW Series
SINFUL IN SPURS
Book 1 in the SPURS, STRIPES and SNOW Series
Table of Contents
ICE
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
Reaux
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
KILL WITHOUT MERCY (ARES SECURITY)
About The Author
BOOK LIST
About The Author Laura Wright
BOOK LIST
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