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."Let's get moving," the guy ordered.He took thelead and for whatever messed up reason& Timmyfollowed.* * * *Timmy's gaze darted back and forth as he followedthe scary vampire.He kept wondering if he should try torun, but seeing as he felt rather attached to his head andpreferred keeping it firmly on his shoulders& he doubtedhe'd make his escape with it still in place."Whe& where are we going?" he stuttered.The vampire didn't even turn to face him, seemingperfectly confident Timmy wouldn't make a break for it.Timmy was stuck in the land of the living dead, completewith an old-time Victorian styled mansion, with nowhere togo.Man, he had been in awe of Solomon's manor, but in167Heart of Dame Dawn H.Hawkescomparison that place kind of tanked.Still, Timmydefinitely preferred his adopted home."I'm doing someone a favor," the vampire answeredcoolly."Who?" Timmy asked, his curiosity piqued.Andwhat kind of a favor was he referring to? Obviously itcouldn't be another vampire who'd asked this of him, unlesshe was an acquaintance of Damian's.The vampire didn't answer, but Timmy couldn'tkeep quiet."Is it Damian?" he asked.Timmy almost bumped into the man when hesuddenly stopped and turned to him.He nearly winced atthe stare that confronted him."You're Damian's mate?" He half sneered atTimmy.Oh, crap.Timmy had the distinct feeling he'dshoved his foot in his mouth.Then again if he had, hewouldn't have been able to utter the words to begin with.Itdefinitely hadn't been Dame, then, that had asked for thefavor."Um& yeah& " Timmy answered cautiously.The vampire snorted and started walking again."I can't believe that little twerp mated a goddamnedhalf-breed shapeshifter," the vampire muttered to himself,168Heart of Dame Dawn H.Hawkeshis distaste of the notion evident."Oh, screw you, bloodsucker," Timmy barked at theguy.He might not be some big shot alpha purebred, but hewasn't something you scraped off the sole of your shoeseither.The vampire turned to raise an eyebrow at him, butotherwise ignored him.Timmy's heart thundered in his chest.What the hellwas he thinking? If the guy who'd just ripped someone'shead off thought he was a waste of space, then Timmyneeded to act like it and bitch about it to Damian later& ifthere ever was a later with his mate.The two of them walked down a nearly pitch blackhallway.It wasn't easy to see where he was going, but atleast with his wolf eyes and nose he didn't lose track of thevampire.Timmy found it strange they hadn't met any othervampires, though he hadn't gotten the impression therewere too many of them there to begin with, at leastconsidering the size of the place.The door at the end of the hall led into an officespace, and Timmy couldn't help but admire the room.Itseemed so much warmer than the rest of the place.Everypiece of furniture was made of dark, expensive wood andthe bookcases were filled with old books.Timmy wouldn'tbe surprised if most of them were first editions.He even169Heart of Dame Dawn H.Hawkesthought he saw a copy of Gone With The Wind on the topshelf.The vampire went behind a large, double pedestaldesk and started rummaging through one of the drawers.Timmy felt himself tense.What in the world wasthe man looking for?When the vampire pulled something out of thedrawer that looked suspiciously like a car door opener,Timmy felt let down at the anti-climax."Disappointed?" For the first time since Timmy hadmet him, the vampire seemed amused."Trust me, youwon't be." He pressed a button.A click sounded somewhere to Timmy's right andhe gaped when the lower part of a wooden wall panelpopped open, revealing a hidden tunnel."The passage will get a bit rougher up ahead," thevampire warned."It'll be a tight fit, but it isn't like you takeup a lot of space.There's no light, but hopefully even withyour reduced shifter DNA you won't have too much troublefinding your way.It's pretty straightforward, but after aboutan hour there are four tunnels going in various directions.Chose the one on the far left," he instructed as he ledTimmy to the opening."Another hour and you'll come towhat looks like a dead end and that's when you startdigging upwards.Your people will be there to take care of170Heart of Dame Dawn H.Hawkesyou when you break through the soil.""I don't suppose you could just walk me out thefront?" Timmy asked as his wolf drew back from theprospect of the crawlspace.The vampire only stared at him with a boredexpression."Just leave.""Okay, okay." Timmy moved to crawl into thetunnel.There definitely wasn't enough space for him towalk upright.Turning back before heading off, hehesitated."Thanks& "When the vampire didn't say anything, Timmydecided he'd worn out his welcome and hoped to hell hisescape route didn't end up being some sort of trap.After only fifteen minutes, Timmy started to doubtthe vampire's good intentions [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]