Chapter 34
“Sweetie?” Lenny c****d his head. “What’s fae?”
“Why don’t you go inside, dear,” his wife responded rather than answering his question. “You know you love the Sunday crossword. Those puzzles are much more fun than this one is.”
Her voice was as soft as her jowls. Still, Lenny nodded as easily as if he was a werewolf slapped with an alpha order. “Good idea. Call me if you need anything.” The words trailed behind as he wandered away, into his house, as if there hadn’t been a dagger at his throat moments before.
I held my breath until the door closed behind him. Then I led with my words rather than my weapon this time. “Natalie told me you babysat her children. Was that just a ruse so you could place them in harm’s way?”
And, yes, I was speaking to give Rune time to creep up b
