Bound (A Faery Story 1)

Dellacourt. The heat of the desert scorched everything it touched.

Beck was filthy and covered in blood and he didn’t like to think what

else, but the job was over.

Colin took the King’s sword and reverently wiped it clean. He

motioned to the employees walking around camp. A young vampire

walked up to answer the sidhe’s call.

“His Highness is finished,” Colin said. “Take the telemetry unit

and gather the data we need.”

The young vampire looked to the mouth of the cave with anxiety.

“He’s sure?”

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Colin’s brown eyes narrowed. Beck hid his smile as the former

farmer scared the shit out of a young executive with just a look. “Are

you questioning His Highness?”

The young executive shook his head. “Not at all, Mr. Dellacourt.

I’ll get you those readings immediately.”

Colin stared at the small group of Dellacorp employees as they

scrambled to do his bidding. Beck pulled his filthy shirt over his head

and reached for his robe. He needed a shower. The vampires had set

up the camp with all the luxuries their technology had to offer. One of

those luxuries was the portable shower that cleaned with something

called sound waves.

Beck preferred a good soak, but that wasn’t available out here in

the desert. He thought about the gift he’d approved before he left for

the Bad Lands, as they called this place. Susan had been insistent on

getting Beck a wedding gift. It was probably being delivered this very

day. Beck couldn’t wait to lie in the soaking tub with Meg in front of

him. He would hold her as they soaked in the hot water and talked

about their days. He would tell her about the work he’d done in the