They were worried, I realized. All of them. Whoever these High Fae were, they were dangerous enough to make even the vampires concerned. That, more than anything, told me how much I didn’t want them in my city.
I frowned thoughtfully.“Dahlia seemed to think they might be trying to establish a barrow here.”
The three of them traded looks at the news.
“How good is her information?” Eric asked.
“She’s my go-to person for gossip,” I said.“A lot of information runs through her bar and she hears all of it.”
If she said they were trying to establish a barrow, I was inclined to believe her.
“What’s the game plan, boss?” Nathan asked.
Liam was quiet, his forehead creased in thought. I remained on the edge of the group, watching and waiting.
“I want you and Eric to head back to the Gargoyle and watch over Thomas,” Liam said.“They’ll eventually need to meet with him to formally declare their intent.”
“What about you?” Nathan asked.
“Aileen and I are going to visit a friend of hers,” Liam said.
Nathan cocked his head. He looked like he wanted to protest as he shot me a glance devoid of his normal friendliness.
“You can’t go alone,” Nathan said.“You need one of us at your back.”
I tried to keep from feeling insulted. I wasn’t a big fat zero. I might not be as powerful as the others, butI’d shown on more than one occasion I could hold my own.
“I’ll be fine. I need both of you with Thomas. Keep your eyes peeled.” The tone of Liam’s voice dissuaded any further discussion.
Irritation flickered on Nathan’s face. There, and gone in an instant. I probably wouldn’t have noticed if not for the amount of timeI’d been spending with him lately. Whatever emotion it was, it was quickly masked, and I couldn’t be sure of whatI’d seen.
His expression changing like quicksilver, Nathan resumed his easygoing smile, replacing the faint awkwardness of moments before.
He sat back, his arms coming up to rest against the couch back.“Since you’ve stuck us with the unpleasant task, what will you two lovebirds be up to?”
There was a bit of insinuation there I didn’t like. I narrowed my eyes at him and frowned. He wasn’t acting like the Nathan I knew.
“We have business to take care of from last night.” Liam’s voice was crisp, the dismissal clear.
Eric stirred at the window.“We’ll keep you updated on our progress.”
Nathan betrayed only the faintest bit of reluctance as he stood and strode from the room, not looking at either of us.
Liam waited until both men had left the house, and their car had started before he turned to me.“Is there something you’d like to tell me about the relationship between you and my enforcer?”
I blinked dumbly at him, not understanding the question for a long moment. When I did, rage boiled up.
Surely, he couldn’t be that stupid.
“Because if that’s the case, I need to know so I can make the appropriate decisions,” he said, not giving me a chance to answer.
Yes, yes, evidently, he really could be that stupid.
“Yes, our training sessions have mostly been us getting naked and sweaty,” I said in a completely serious voice.
That seemed to set him back. Thunderclouds gathered on his face.
I turned and stalked out of the room.
