Scent of Danger
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He’d thought a long time about Mathin’s words and carefully considered his own feelings. She might not know it yet, but Leo was for him. Now he had to convince her of that.
But he couldn’t do it with her little sister distracting him. The girl had been off visiting relations for months, and now she acted like the fate of the world hinged on getting his instant attention. “Luna—”
“Now, Scy.” Her eyes burned with intensity. “It can’t wait.”
Curious now, despite his urgent need to pulverize the men basking in Leo’s glow, he allowed her to drag him off into the shadows. Whatever she wanted to know couldn’t take that long.
When they were sufficiently secluded among the abandoned houses, she let him go. With the cool moonlight reflecting off her blond hair, bleaching it colorless, she suddenly seemed both older and far more intent than he’d realized.
“Is it true?” Her voice was low, intense. “Am I a hybrid, Scy?” Ragged pain laced her words. “Am I one of them?”
Frozen in shock, he stared at her. “Who told you that?”
She flicked her hand impatiently. “It doesn’t matter. I know you know about all the births around here. I want the truth, Scy. Now.”
Well, she was entitled to know. There was no way to break it to her gently, so he took a deep breath and gave it to her straight. “Welcome to the world of the half-lost, sweetheart. Yes, you are a hybrid.”
Leaving the next morning was harder than Andrea had expected.
“Take care of yourself, Andrea,” Jackson told her as she prepared to mount behind a symbiont rider. Leo was supposed to take her home, but she’d been nowhere to be found this morning, nor had she come home last night.
At least she and Matilda had a comfortable ride. Poor Mathin was stuck riding on a platform again, since the symbionts wouldn’t tolerate his touch.
“I made something for you to eat on the way.” Shelarah handed Andrea a basket and hugged her. She sniffed. “We’re going to miss you. Please come back to visit.”
“Only if you promise to show up at the citadel now and then.” Already Andrea felt weepy. But where was Leo?
Just as they prepared to mount up, Leo pushed her way at a run through the small crowd. “Wait!” Scy followed her at a more leisurely pace.
She slowed to a halt, panting. “I said I’d drive her! Just let me get my bike.”
Scy wrapped an arm around Leo’s waist and smiled. He seemed to be in exceptionally good humor that morning. “Our bikes. Won’t take a minute.”
Jackson’s eyes fixed on the arm at Leo’s waist. She turned pink and pushed it off as she backed away to get her bike. “Won’t be a minute.” She fled.
Scy watched her leave, a knowing smile on his face. “The girl likes to ride,” he murmured.
Jackson’s eyes narrowed.
Andrea bit her lip and turned away in an unsuccessful bid to hide her grin. Looked like Mathin wasn’t the only one who’d come for his girl.
Haunt men always finished what they started.
About the author:
I'm a stay at home mom with three kids, a dog and an active imagination. I spent the first 34 years of my life in Alaska, land of the midnight sun, but these days I'm located in Washington, and am enjoying a much warmer sun :)
I'm married to my high school sweetheart, John, who is known to bring me flowers "just because".
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Books by Autumn Dawn:
Spark Series:
When Sparks Fly Dorchester
No Words Alone Dorchester
Solar Flare
Anthology for the Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance:
Hemlock & Iron
Indie books:
Dark Lands Series:
The Charmer
Dark Lands: Homecoming
Scent of Danger
The Golden Bell
Ghost in Her Heart
Beast Wars
The Woman Inside
The Other Woman
Through the Looking Glass
Ride The Stars
Careful, He Bites
Interstellar Lover
Under the Bridge