The Seduced
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“This,” Kane said, pointing to the newspaper, “is stupidity at its finest.”
Court leaned back against the counter and scratched his bare chest. Kane read the paper religiously every morning. While everyone else had moved into the modern age and either didn’t bother to read the paper, or read it electronically, Kane was still old school.
Riley dished out eggs onto three plates. She turned to the table with plates in each hand and waited as Kane folded the paper so that the article was on top. Riley set the plates, as well as the bacon and biscuits, on the table. She motioned for Court to sit as she gathered utensils and napkins. Court hurried to put on his shirt from the night before.
She was the last to take her chair at the round table. Then she looked at Kane and asked, “What did you find?”
“An article on the supernatural in New Orleans.”
Court shook his head as he cut open his biscuit and slathered it with butter. “That’s nothing new.”
“It is when this reporter is going to clubs were the supernatural visit and writing about it.”
Riley choked on her coffee. She wiped her mouth with her napkin, her eyes wide. “Are you serious?”
Court watched Kane nod his head of golden blond hair. “It’s just a piece in the paper. No one is going to read that drivel, and even if they do, no one will believe her.”
“It’s not the article that has me so upset,” Kane stated around a mouthful of eggs. “It’s that she points out the factions and describes some of the leaders perfectly.”
Court waited until he swallowed his bite before he asked, “Who is described?”
Kane leaned over the paper and read, “Though tattooing has always been appreciated in our fair city, there is a faction who likes to tat their heads. These beings should be steered clear of at all costs.”
“At least she recognizes the Djinn are dangerous,” Riley said.
“People are going to be heading out to the Viper’s Den and Boudreaux’s looking for these tattooed people.”
Court realized that Kane had a point. “How long is the article?”
“Long enough.” Kane stabbed the eggs with his fork for a bite and held the utensil at his mouth. “This is her third article, so I don’t expect it to be her last.”
Riley swallowed the last of her biscuit while she held another piece of bacon in her hand. “Perhaps I should go have a talk with her.”
“That would be a bad idea.” Court pushed his clean plate away and scooted down in his chair as he leaned back. “If we go to her, she’ll know that we know something. I don’t want to be mentioned in any of her articles.”
Kane’s lips twisted in revulsion as he chewed. “Her first articles merely mentioned the supernatural part of the city. It seemed harmless enough until this morning. She’s visiting these bars, Court. If she’s not careful, she’s going to die.”
“That’s what we’re for.” Riley smiled when they turned to her. “I say ‘we’ because I have been helping out.”
Court stared at his beautiful cousin. Riley had long black hair and the same blue eyes that all the Chiassons and LaRues had. She was tall, lithe, and had a smile that could make the Devil beg her take over Hell itself.
He understood all too well why his four male cousins in Lyons Point had done everything in their power to keep her away from the monsters they hunted. What Riley’s brothers didn’t understand was that she was stubborn and completely immovable when she focused on something she wanted.
There was no way Riley wasn’t going to help them whether it was hunting a rogue vampire, or protecting a human getting too close to danger. All the LaRues could do was make sure that Riley never went out alone. One of them was always with her to watch her back.
Because none of them wanted the Chiassons descending on New Orleans because Riley got hurt.
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© 2014 by DL Grant, LLC
Excerpt from Moon Thrall copyright © 2014 by Donna Grant
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