Dark Lies
The moment Jace Jericho stepped into Boneyard’s staff room, he knew there was trouble.The entire crime scene unit was assembled. Lyra, their young witch, sat on the sofa, her petite frame rigid with nerves. The chief, Caine, leaned against the corner as if unaffected, his new wife Eve next to him, not quite pulling off the same impassive look. Her hand rested on his forearm in a sure sign of support and affection.
Jace still had a difficult time accepting that his best vampire friend had married a human. But it was obvious that Eve made Caine deliriously happy, so he didn’t protest. At least, not out loud.
Kellen, the firearms expert, Gwen, the lab tech and Dr. Givon Silvanus, the medical examiner, sat at the long wood table. Even the baron himself, Laal Bask, was present. He stood in the center of the room, trying to command the attention of the others. As usual, everyone on the team ignored him.
When Jace entered, Caine acknowledged him with a nod. “Thanks for coming in on your night off.”
Jace shrugged. “It didn’t sound like I had a choice.” “You didn’t.”
Settling in beside Lyra on the sofa, Jace glanced aro ... read full excerpt from Dark Lies ebook
