Blood Past - By Samantha Young Page 0,24
that passed across the older man’s eyes. Surely they could all feel the kind of power Teagan was emitting. “Eden Winslow is with him. He’s her guardian. I’ve got an informant who’s going to tell me where they are. If I find them, I bring you Cyrus and you let me and Eden go.”
“Miss Winslow has crimes to pay for.”
Teagan snorted. “Eden didn’t do any of that stuff you found in the house. She’s as pure as the driven snow.”
“Does not matter. She is responsible for allowing it to occur without reporting the crimes to The Tribunal.”
He snarled at the thought of these guys getting their hands on what was his. “Look, I bring you Cyrus, you let me have Eden. Take it or leave it.”
“Then we’ll leave it.”
Fuck.
“OK, OK. What if I were to tell you I could get Cyrus and Valeria of Corsica. I hear she’s pretty friendly with Darius of Mesopotamia. She might draw him out.” Darwin grimaced. “I’m not impressed.”
“It’s the truth. Cyrus and Valeria were last seen with Eden.” The older Blessed was silent for a moment and then he turned to gaze at one of his companions, who nodded. With a reluctant sigh, Darwin looked back at him. “Fine. We’ll give you six weeks to fulfil this promise. Cyrus and Valeria for your and Eden’s freedom.” Teagan grinned. “No problem.”
“We’ll be putting a tracking device inside you to make sure you don’t just run, boy.”
“Hey, I’m not agreeing to that crap.”
Darwin sighed wearily. “We stick the tracking device in you and when you bring us Cyrus and Valeria we’ll take it out. To sweeten the deal we’ll even turn a blind eye to the desires you can’t see to keep under control.” He flicked a disgusted look at the corpse on the bed.
Chewing on it, Teagan decided it was the best deal he’d ever receive. He nodded carefully. “Fine.
We’ve got a deal.”
Chapter Nine
All in a Day
Oh crap, Cyrus and Val were going to kill her. Eden frantically scanned the crowds of pedestrians for October but there was still no sign of her.
Cyrus had decided to leave Eden in Val’s capable hands since he wasn’t really into the whole shopping thing. It had been determined that Eden would not go anywhere without one or the other as a precautionary measure, in case Arcos and her people somehow miraculously discovered Eden’s whereabouts. That morning Cyrus had headed out after Noah, who was apparently checking out the Neith training centre (built under that cool old art deco theatre they had passed), and Val and October had led Eden outside for the first time in days. It was a warmish day, and they had done quite a lot of walking from Morningside into Old Town, but Eden enjoyed it. She was surprised by how much she liked the hustle and bustle, the hissing of buses (they were everywhere!) stopping and taking off, the millions of accents that floated past her ears, the smells of coffee and exhaust fumes in the otherwise crisp air. She gazed wide-eyed as she passed people, no longer consumed by the urge to eat their souls. God, she’d forgotten how free she had once been before Noah had awoken her hunger.
They had just made it into Old Town when Val’s cell rang. She’d gone all serious when she answered and then covered the phone telling them she needed to take the call. They were standing outside The National Museum of Scotland. After deciding she didn’t really want to be stuck inside on a day with clear skies, Eden had shaken her head at Tobe’s suggestion they go in. Instead October had told Valeria to catch up with them on The Royal Mile outside of a place called The Filling Station. Val had nodded tightly and disappeared around the corner, leaving Eden watching after her with a tight knot in her chest. She hoped there wasn’t anything serious going on.
October had tugged on her sleeve and Eden had begun following her but they both drew to an abrupt halt at the sound of someone shouting October’s name. A tall, cute guy was heading towards them.
“Oh gawd,” October had mumbled. “This is a friend from school. Completely human. Be cool.” Eden had thrown her a look as if to say, ‘ Moi? How could I be anything but cool? ’
October had introduced the guy but Eden hadn’t really been listening, she was too busy worrying about Val’s telephone conversation. Anyway, the guy was going on about