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  “Well gosh, darn,” Hauk drawled. “Why didn’t I think of that?”

  “No need to be a smartass.”

  Hauk drained his glass of tequila. “But I’m so good at it.”

  “No shit.”

  Hauk pushed aside his empty glass and met Rafe’s worried gaze.

  “Look, everything that can be done is being done. Teagan has tapped into the traffic cameras. Unless our visitor is a ghost he’ll eventually be spotted arriving or leaving. Max is working his forensic magic on the note, and Lucas has asked the local cops to contact the neighboring businesses to see if they’ve noticed anything unusual.”

  “I don’t like this, Hauk.”

  “It’s probably some whackadoodle I’ve pissed off,” the older man assured him. “Not everyone finds me as charming as you do.”

  Rafe gave a short, humorless laugh. Hauk was intelligent, fiercely loyal, and a natural leader. He could also be cold, arrogant, and inclined to assume he was always right. “Hard to believe.”

  “I know, right?” Hauk batted his lashes. “I’m a doll.”

  “You’re a pain in the ass, but no one gets to threaten you but me,” Rafe said. “These notes feel...off.”

  Hauk reached to pour himself another shot, his features hardening into an expression that warned he was done with the discussion.

  “We’ve got it covered, Rafe. Go to Kansas.”

  “Iowa.”

  “Wherever.” Hauk grabbed the cellphone on the table and pressed it into Rafe’s hand. “Take care of the house.”

  Rafe reluctantly rose to his feet. He could argue until he was blue in the face, but Hauk would deal with the threat in his own way.

  “Call if you need me.”

  “Yes, mother.”

  With a roll of his eyes, Rafe made his way through the crowd that filled the bar, ignoring the inviting glances from the women who deliberately stepped into his path.

  He was man enough to fully appreciate what was on offer. But since his return stateside he’d discovered the promise of a fleeting hookup left him cold.

  He didn’t know what he wanted, but he hadn’t found it yet.

  He’d just reached the door when he met Teagan entering the bar.

  The large, heavily muscled man with dark caramel skin, golden eyes and his hair shaved close to his skull didn’t look like a computer wizard. Hell, he looked like he should be riding with the local motorcycle gang. And it wasn’t just that his arms were covered with tattoos or that he was wearing fatigues and leather shit-kickers.

  It was in the air of violence that surrounded him and his don’t-screw-with-me expression.

  Of course, he’d been thrown in jail at the age of thirteen for hacking into a bank to make his mother’s car loan disappear. So he’d never been the traditional nerd.

  “I’m headed out.”

  “So early?” Teagan glanced toward the crowd that was growing progressively louder. “The party’s just getting started.”

  “I’ll take a rain check.” Rafe said. “I’m leaving town for a few days.”

  “Business?”

  “Family.”

  “Fuck,” Teagan muttered.

  The man rarely discussed his past, but he’d never made a secret of the fact he deeply resented the father who’d beaten his mother nearly to death before abandoning both of them.

  “Exactly,” Rafe agreed before leaning forward to keep anyone from overhearing his words. “Keep an eye on Hauk. I don’t think he’s taking the threats seriously enough.”

  “Got a hunch?” Teagan demanded.

  Rafe nodded, as always surprised at how easily his friends accepted his gut instincts. “If someone wanted to hurt him, they wouldn’t send a warning,” he pointed out. “Especially not when he’s surrounded by friends who are experts in tracking down and destroying enemies.”

  Teagan nodded. “True.”

  “So either the bastard has a death-wish. Or he’s playing a game of cat and mouse.”

  “What would be the point?”

  Rafe didn’t have a clue. But people didn’t taunt a man as dangerous as Hauk unless they were prepared for the inevitable conclusion.

  One of them would die.

  Rafe gave a sharp shake of his head. “Let’s hope we have culprit in custody when we find out. Otherwise...”

  “Nothing’s going to happen to him, my man.” Teagan grabbed Rafe’s shoulder. “Not on my watch.”

  About The Author

  Alexandra Ivy is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Guardians of Eternity, as well as the Sentinels, Dragons of Eternity and ARES series. After majoring in theatre she decided she prefers to bring her characters to life on paper rather than stage. She lives in Missouri with her family. Visit her website at alexandraivy.com.

  BOOK LIST

  GUARDIANS OF ETERNITY

  WHEN DARKNESS ENDS

  May 26, 2015

  ISBN: 978-1420125177

  HUNT THE DARKNESS

  May 27, 2014

  WHEN DARKNESS COMES

  ARES SERIES

  KILL WITHOUT MERCY

  DECEMBER 29, 2015

  ISBN: 978-1420137552

  BAYOU HEAT SERIES

  ICE/REAUX

  RAGE/KILLION

  BAYOU HEAT COLLECTION ONE

  ISBN: 2940148435235

  July 19, 2013

  BAYOU HEAT COLLECTION TWO

  ISBN: 2940149957668

  ANGEL/HISS

  ISBN: 9780986064173

  MICHEL/STRIKER

  AMAZON: http://amzn.to/1ydqfqS

  AMAZON PRINT: http://amzn.to/1Eptq1s

  DRAGONS OF ETERNITY

  BURNED BY DARKNESS

  AMAZON PRINT: http://amzn.to/1G4cpVy

  SENTINELS:

  BLOOD LUST:

  May 31, 2016

  978-1420137590

  AMAZON PRINT: http://amzn.to/1OyQaiu

  ON THE HUNT

  About The Author Laura Wright

  New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Laura Wright is passionate about romantic fiction. Though she has spent most of her life immersed in acting, singing and competitive ballroom dancing, when she found the world of writing and books and endless cups of coffee she knew she was home. Laura is the author of the bestselling Mark of the Vampire series and the USA Today bestselling series, Bayou Heat, which she co-authors with Alexandra Ivy.

  Laura lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two young children and three loveable dogs.

  BOOK LIST

  Mark of the Vampire

  Book 1: Eternal Hunger

  978-0451231499

  Book 2: Eternal Kiss

  978-0451233844

  Book 2.5: Eternal Blood (Especial)

  Book 3: Eternal Captive

  978-0451235879

  Book 4: Eternal Beast

  978-0451237729

  Book 4.5: Eternal Beauty (Especial)

  Book 5: Eternal Demon

  978-0451239754

  Book 6: Eternal Sin (November 5, 2013)

  978-0451240163

  Bayou Heat Series

  Bayou Heat Raphael & Parish

  Book #1 and #2 in the Bayou Heat Series

  ISBN 978-0-9886245-0-4

  Bayou Heat Bayon & Jean-Baptiste

  Book #3 and #4 in the Bayou Heat Series

  Bayou Heat Talon & Xavier

  Book #5 and #6 in the Bayou Heat Series

  Bayou Heat Sebastian & Aristide

  Book #7 and #8 in the Bayou Heat Series

  Bayou Heat Lian & Roch

  Book #9 and #10 in the Bayou Heat Series

  Bayou Heat Hakan & Severin

  Book #11 and #12 in the Bayou Heat Series

  Bayou Heat Angel & Hiss

  Book #13 and #14 in the Bayou Heat Series

  Bayou Heat Michel & Striker

  Book #15 and #16 in the Bayou Heat Series

  Bayou Heat Rage & Killian

  Book #17 and #18 in the Bayou Heat Series
r />   1001 Dark Nights Novella

  Bayou Heat Ice & Reaux

  Book #19 and #20 in the Bayou Heat Series

  January 7, 2016

  WICKED INK CHRONICLES (New Adult Series- 17+)

  FIRST INK

  Book 1 in the WICKED INK CHRONICLES

  SHATTERED INK

  Book 2 in the WICKED INK CHRONICLES series

  REBEL INK

  Book 3 in the WICKED INK CHRONICLES

  CAVANAUGH BROTHERS

  BRANDED

  Book 1 in THE CAVANAUGH BROTHERS series

  BROKEN

  Book 2 in THE CAVANAUGH BROTHERS series

  BRASH

  Book 3 in THE CAVANAUGH BROTHERS series

  BONDED

  Book 4 in THE CAVANAUGH BROTHERS series

  MASTERS OF SEDUCTION SERIES VOLUME ONE

  MASTERS OF SEDUCTION SERIES VOLUME TWO

  INCUBUS TALES

  SPURS, STRIPES and SNOW Series

  SINFUL IN SPURS

  Book 1 in the SPURS, STRIPES and SNOW Series

  Table of Contents

  ICE

  PROLOGUE

  CHAPTER 1

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  CHAPTER 4

  CHAPTER 5

  Reaux

  CHAPTER 1

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  CHAPTER 4

  CHAPTER 5

  CHAPTER 6

  CHAPTER 7

  CHAPTER 8

  CHAPTER 9

  CHAPTER 10

  CHAPTER 11

  KILL WITHOUT MERCY (ARES SECURITY)

  About The Author

  BOOK LIST

  About The Author Laura Wright

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