Page 80 of His Curse
“Head doc under Kentworth.” Birdie sighs, her eyes glued to the screen.
“Richard Fletcher.”
“Dick,”my mate growls. “Head of security, worst of the guards, and I will find great joy in tearing him apart limb by limb.”
I shouldnotbe as turned on by that as I am, especially since that bastard deserves everything he has coming to him and we’re in a room full of people, but my Birdie is hot as fuck when she’s all angry and ready to destroy things. Can’t help it, won’t change it. It is what it is.
“So these…” Zan motions to the screen. “Are essentially the most important pieces to this fucked up puzzle, yes?”
Lark nods.
“Excellent.”
We both turn to look at the demon at the same time Ronny does, and just before I can ask him to elaborate, the twins start fighting.
“You two.” Cora sighs as she gets to her feet. “I guess it is nap time, huh?” She hoists Dizzy out of the play yard just before she takes a swing on K, Havok getting up from his post to assist. “We’ll put these two down, but don’t feel like you have to wait for us to get back to continue.”
Vok takes a whiff of K’s butt and grimaces. “Seems as though it will not be a quick return.”
“Which is fine because Frank filled me in while we cooked, and honestly, after the last few days, I might just lay down with the twins. I have no idea how you shifters handle thisgoing into heatstuff because I’m exhausted.”
“You were not complaining this morning.” The vampire flashes a grin at his mate who immediately turns into a tomato. “I do believe, and I quote, ‘this is so good, lovey. So so good. I’m so glad we get to—’”
“Enough,” Zan barks, barely getting it out around his gagging. “While I am overjoyed that it brought my sweet niece and nephew into creation, the last thing I wish to discuss or overhear is anything related tohowthey were made.”
Vok cackles his way out of the study as Cora glares at her brother. “Well, I nevereverwanted to see your peen, or what you do with my sister-in-law but I have, both more times than I can count. Consider it payback for that time you guyschristenedthe community dining room at the big house.”
I glance up at my mate to see her blinking wide eyes as she goes between Cora and Zan like she’s watching a tennis match until those stormy orbs land on me and Lark starts giggling uncontrollably. “What have I gotten myself into?”
“The same shit I did, honey.” I smirk at her before I chuckle a little too.
“And you will learn to love it.” Zan grins before he steps up to my research and pushes his fading pink mohawk back between his horns. “Now then. Thanks to the delicious little wolf…” Ronny rolls his eyes on a groan at that, anI wish he wouldn’t talk about my aunt that waysomething only I can hear. “Ourvampyrhas started to compile relatively complete files on the others Kentworth has taken, as well as the ones he still holds captive.”
“How?” Lark walks over and sits beside me. “Some of them had just migrated from their homelands or were the last of their kind.”
“He has his ways, my dear, but to sate your curiosity, regardless of where they hailed from, there had to be some record of their name or human alias somewhere. The information you provided was most helpful and after entering a few of them into—”
“Wait.” I scowl and fold my arms against my chest. “How the hell did you know that Lark had done any of that? She went into heat almost immediately after we finished with the board and as far as I know, you didn’t come kicking in my door until this morning.”
Zan waves his hand through the air dismissively. “I sensed your Lark’s heat before it hit her. I was lurking around outside and once I saw the two of you stumble out of the cabin, I went in.”
Birdie’s jaw drops as my scowl intensifies.Shoulda known.
“He was just worried.” Frankie sighs, even though I can tell she doesn’t entirely believe that. “His wolfy senses went haywire and he went to check on you.”
“Code forwent to make sure you were appropriately handling the situation.” Her asshat mate grins. “And since you were about to, I took the liberty of checking your progress and then snapping a photo. I sent it to Havok and he got started right away, but once your heat reached us, well, everyone became rather preoccupied.”
Ronny grunts. “Or they got gone.”
Zan rungs his forked tongue over his fangs as he gives us a stupid grin. “Indeed. Now then. This morning, post orgasmic bliss, my darling girl had the most brilliant idea.”
“Here we go…” I sigh. Frankie is awesome and I love her to death, but the female has zero self-preservation skills thanks to being mated to a fucking demon, and while she’s smart as hell, Frankie also comes up with some insane ideas.
She scowls at me then starts cracking up. “It’s a little extreme, I will admit. Probably a shot in the dark, but I think it could work.”
“Thus began what I am lovingly referring to—” Zan pauses for effect. “Operation Big Dog.”
Chapter15
