Read Online To Hell and Back (Hellcat Series Book 4) by Sharon Hannaford - Free Book Online

early days of adapting to the effects of the Lycanthropy virus,
but she was coping remarkably well.
    “ I’ll spill if you spill,” she challenged Gabi
cheekily.
    “ Lah lah lah lah lah,” Gabi responded, pretending to block her
ears. “It’d be like hearing about my brother’s sexual exploits,
which is almost as bad as hearing about your parents having sex.”
She shuddered theatrically. That wasn’t strictly true; she and Kyle
had often swapped notes on their sexual partners in the past, but
she had no intention of discussing exactly what went on in the
bedroom with Julius. She’d never been a wilting violet in the
bedroom before, but Julius, and the addition of blood-taking as
part of the fun, had taken her places she’d never dreamed
of.
    Trish giggled. “Chicken,” she accused, but dropped the
subject. “So?” She put a questioning inflection into the word as
she dropped her voice to a low rumble. “How did you cope with all
the introductions last night? Some of those Vampires are just
creepy. And the females…some of them looked like real pieces of
work.” There was a brief lull in conversation as a waitress brought
over their iced coffees and took their meal orders.
    Gabi pulled a face. “It was a long night, that’s for sure.”
She paused, not wanting to bring up the unpleasantness, but knowing
she had to. “How is Derek? I’m sorry about what I said.”
    True to form, Trish waved her concerns away, but sighed. “He’s
fine,” she said, pulling an exasperated face, “and he deserved what
he got for the things he said about Julius. He was trying to rile
you in a very stressful situation. He’ll get over
himself.”
    “ I still should have handled things better.” Gabi pulled a
face. “You’ll have to teach me how you do it. You keep such an even
temper, even with the Change.”
    Trish chuckled wryly. “Someone has to be the adult in the
family, and right now Derek isn’t doing a very good job of
that.”
    “ Do you think we can find him a Werewolf shrink?” Gabi asked,
only half joking; it was getting to the point that she might just
start asking around.
    “ Maybe we just need to find him another sexy female to pine
over instead of you,” Trish suggested. “Speaking of females…some of
those Vampire females were dressed seriously OTT. Talk about
dressing to impress.”
    Gabi rolled her eyes. “And you should’ve seen the poisonous
stares I got from some of them when Julius wasn’t looking; if looks
could fry, I’d have been a spit roast before the evening was over.
I’ll be watching my back for the next while.”
    “ But surely they wouldn’t dare, not with the reputation that
follows you around or with that overprotective, super-powerful
Master Vampire doting over you?” Trish looked aghast at the
thought.
    “ You never know.” Gabi shrugged. “They might be Vampires, but
that doesn’t necessarily make them intelligent. I hope I don’t have
to kill too many to make my point.” Both women grinned
evilly.
    “ So, how do you feel about being his Consort, aside from all
the Vampire politics?” Trish pressed cautiously.
    A small smile tugged up one corner of Gabi’s mouth. “Well, it
all happened a lot sooner than I was comfortable with, but I don’t
regret the decision.” She looked down into her tall glass. “I know
it’s early days and that we’re cocooned in the bliss of love and
passion, that it all might wear off in a few years or few months,
but I guess it’s got as much chance of lasting as anyone else’s
relationship. It’s something we’ll have to work at, and there’ll be
times that it’s difficult, but we’ve had bad things thrown at us,
we’ve both made bad decisions, and we’ve found ways to deal, so
that’s gotta be good, right?”
    Trish smiled as though she’d said something as obvious as
sunrise. “Of course you’ll have to work at it, but the way the two
of you have dealt with the shit that’s come your way in the last
few months