on the radar before the storm yesterday. I’d been keeping an eye on it on my phone. The storm came out of nowhere. It showed up on the radar just seconds before the link went out.”
Kelly had said the storm had been unnatural. “You don’t think that Kelly might be….”
“No,” Sei said. “I trust Kelly.”
But if he were bitten like Sei had been a few months ago, he could be doing it against his will. That could be why he had been trembling so badly. He had so much power pushed into the storm that it was wearing at him.
Gabe got up from the bed, gripping Sei’s hand. He must have had the same thought as I had since he said, “Let’s go check on the body. I will be able to tell if a vampire is involved in his death.” Gabe and I would work it out. Create a plan. Keeping Sei and Kelly safe were the most important things.
I nodded. Gabe must have been on the same page because he led Sei to Kelly’s room. I opened the door, hoping I wasn’t leaving my little brother alone with a thrall.
“Be back in a while, beautiful,” Gabe whispered to Sei, lips finding his in a soft kiss. I looked away and let them have their moment before assuring myself that Sei was safe inside my room. Once the door was closed and we were headed outside, Gabe asked, “So what else is wrong?”
“All the sleds were sabotaged.” Though the words nearly killed me to say, he had to know. “Water in the lines.”
Kelly
W
HEN I awoke, it was to the scent of clover honey and the sound of someone humming. Seiran curled himself around me, twisting at the hip to leave a hand free. He balanced his notebook against my side and was drawing something on the pages he was supposed to use to track his medication.
“What are you drawing?”
“Gabe’s tattoo. He won’t tell me what it means. Gets that guarded look on his face when I ask. So I’m going to look it up on the Internet.”
“Gabe has a tattoo?”
Seiran’s smile grew dangerous, naturally seductive. One hand nervously played with his short hair. He always complained he looked too much like a girl, but with the short hair, I just didn’t see it.
“It’s really low on his back.”
“Like butt-crack low?”
“Not quite, but close.” He glanced at me. “Have you been looking at his butt?”
I smiled at his jealous tone. “Never. But it sounds pretty hot. Does Jamie have any tattoos?” I thought of Con’s and how much that had turned me on. Jamie didn’t have anything that jumped out right away, but I hadn’t exactly examined him last night, either.
“I don’t think so. If he had someone’s name across his ass cheeks I don’t think he’d tell me.”
“Would be a shame to change such nice cheeks.”
Seiran grinned and laid his head on my pillow. “I know, right? If he weren’t so crazy muscleman, he’d be way hot.” He flushed. “Is it bad to think my brother is hot?”
“Not when it’s true. You’re not doing him. So all is well.”
“I’d rather do Gabe. Or him do me. Maybe I should get a tattoo.”
His logic always bounced around like a ping-pong ball. “Where did the duo head off to?” The clock’s blue numbers said it was after seven. At least I’d gotten a nice nap.
“They were trying to figure out what to do with the body.”
“Crap! I totally forgot about that. It was pretty gross.”
“It was the maintenance guy. Jamie thinks he froze to death in the storm.” Sei’s bright blue eyes pinned me with a heavy and too-serious-for-him stare. “There was water in all the snowmobiles, so we can’t leave. You don’t know anything about that, do you?”
“Nope. Why would I get us stuck here?”
He shrugged. “Maybe you want us to have more vacation time or whatever. I dunno.”
The past few months made him this way. Suspicious of everyone. “I’d rather be at home where I can get to a heated pool quickly.”
He didn’t look at me, but I knew him better.
“You wouldn’t be all cozy with me if you really thought I had something to do with
Kelly had said the storm had been unnatural. “You don’t think that Kelly might be….”
“No,” Sei said. “I trust Kelly.”
But if he were bitten like Sei had been a few months ago, he could be doing it against his will. That could be why he had been trembling so badly. He had so much power pushed into the storm that it was wearing at him.
Gabe got up from the bed, gripping Sei’s hand. He must have had the same thought as I had since he said, “Let’s go check on the body. I will be able to tell if a vampire is involved in his death.” Gabe and I would work it out. Create a plan. Keeping Sei and Kelly safe were the most important things.
I nodded. Gabe must have been on the same page because he led Sei to Kelly’s room. I opened the door, hoping I wasn’t leaving my little brother alone with a thrall.
“Be back in a while, beautiful,” Gabe whispered to Sei, lips finding his in a soft kiss. I looked away and let them have their moment before assuring myself that Sei was safe inside my room. Once the door was closed and we were headed outside, Gabe asked, “So what else is wrong?”
“All the sleds were sabotaged.” Though the words nearly killed me to say, he had to know. “Water in the lines.”
Kelly
W
HEN I awoke, it was to the scent of clover honey and the sound of someone humming. Seiran curled himself around me, twisting at the hip to leave a hand free. He balanced his notebook against my side and was drawing something on the pages he was supposed to use to track his medication.
“What are you drawing?”
“Gabe’s tattoo. He won’t tell me what it means. Gets that guarded look on his face when I ask. So I’m going to look it up on the Internet.”
“Gabe has a tattoo?”
Seiran’s smile grew dangerous, naturally seductive. One hand nervously played with his short hair. He always complained he looked too much like a girl, but with the short hair, I just didn’t see it.
“It’s really low on his back.”
“Like butt-crack low?”
“Not quite, but close.” He glanced at me. “Have you been looking at his butt?”
I smiled at his jealous tone. “Never. But it sounds pretty hot. Does Jamie have any tattoos?” I thought of Con’s and how much that had turned me on. Jamie didn’t have anything that jumped out right away, but I hadn’t exactly examined him last night, either.
“I don’t think so. If he had someone’s name across his ass cheeks I don’t think he’d tell me.”
“Would be a shame to change such nice cheeks.”
Seiran grinned and laid his head on my pillow. “I know, right? If he weren’t so crazy muscleman, he’d be way hot.” He flushed. “Is it bad to think my brother is hot?”
“Not when it’s true. You’re not doing him. So all is well.”
“I’d rather do Gabe. Or him do me. Maybe I should get a tattoo.”
His logic always bounced around like a ping-pong ball. “Where did the duo head off to?” The clock’s blue numbers said it was after seven. At least I’d gotten a nice nap.
“They were trying to figure out what to do with the body.”
“Crap! I totally forgot about that. It was pretty gross.”
“It was the maintenance guy. Jamie thinks he froze to death in the storm.” Sei’s bright blue eyes pinned me with a heavy and too-serious-for-him stare. “There was water in all the snowmobiles, so we can’t leave. You don’t know anything about that, do you?”
“Nope. Why would I get us stuck here?”
He shrugged. “Maybe you want us to have more vacation time or whatever. I dunno.”
The past few months made him this way. Suspicious of everyone. “I’d rather be at home where I can get to a heated pool quickly.”
He didn’t look at me, but I knew him better.
“You wouldn’t be all cozy with me if you really thought I had something to do with
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