bryn n sinjin 02.5 - blood lust Read Online Free PDF

retail therapy? Or maybe to Venice for some cultural enrichment? Or wait, no, let me guess … You’re off to the Swiss Alps!”
    I laughed while shaking my head. “I am afraid you are incorrect on all accounts.”
    “Okay, I give up! Where are you going?”
    “With all due respect, my queen, I would rather keep the particulars of my destination to myself,” I answered with a sheepish smile.
    She nodded, but eyed me in a way that suggested she knew more than she was letting on. “Just be careful, please.”
    “What makes you think my mission might be a dangerous one?” I inquired, taken aback.
    “Because I know you, Sinjin,” she responded as she looked upon me fondly. “And I know that I should investigate anything you aren’t willing to discuss with me.”
    “You do know me very well,” I admitted with a chuckle. I shook my head and tickled the princess’s round stomach with my index finger. She immediately broke into a gummy smile and I found myself laughing in response.
    “Thank you,” Jolie said, taking me by surprise. I glanced back at her and found her studying me with a nearly imperceptible smile.
    “For what, my queen?” I asked, my tone revealing my surprise.
    “For caring as much about her as you do,” she answered with a slight shrug.
    “Well, she is a lovely baby …”
    “No, I wasn’t talking about Emma,” Jolie insisted. “I meant, thank you for caring about my sister, for taking care of Bryn.”
    “What does,” I began, but Jolie immediately shook her head, interrupting me.
    “I have an idea of where your business is taking you,” she said with a deep breath, which she exhaled slowly. Whatever the thoughts going through her head just then, they were causing her visible distress. “I will not attempt to get in the way,” she continued as she eyed me with concern. “I will admit that I am worried for you, though.”
    “I should know better than to think I can keep anything from you,” I said with a sigh. I shook my head and offered her a smile. “But I do appreciate your allegiance and your support.”
    “I know my sister isn’t exactly easy to get along with,” she said as she dropped her gaze back to her daughter, now greedily chewing on her mother’s thumb. “Some might even call her difficult.”
    “Yes, difficult is not a stretch when one is describing the Lady Bryn,” I agreed with a smile in spite of myself.
    “I also am well aware that there are many who don’t appreciate her presence here.”
    “Your sister is a good woman,” I countered, feeling suddenly angry toward anyone who would say otherwise.
    Jolie smiled and nodded. “Yes, I know she is. But she’s also stubborn and she turns most people off.” She eyed me for a few seconds. “But not you.”
    “Perhaps I see beyond her rough exterior.”
    “Yes,” she nodded. “You do. You see her the same way I do. And for that, I am deeply grateful to you.”
    I did not say anything more, as I found subject suddenly unbearably uncomfortable. I stood up and smiled down at my queen and the little princess. “I shall not tarry long.”
    “Thank you for what you’re doing … for her,” Jolie added. “I’m sure she would thank you herself if she knew what you were planning.”
    “She would not,” I argued. I did not dare imagine the conversation that would ensue if I were to inform the shrew of my plans.
    “You’re right,” Jolie said as she shook her head and laughed. “She wouldn’t let you go through with it! Of course, I wonder if I should be saying the same.”
    “Regardless, it is my choice,” I reasoned.
    “Yes,” Jolie answered with a small nod.
    “And on that note, I bid you adieu, my queen. I will report back to you as soon as I am able.”
    “Thank you, Sinjin, and please be very careful,” she said. I nodded and started to turn away. “Sinjin?” she called out to my retreating back.
    “Yes?” I answered as I turned to face her.
    “She’s perfect for you,” she said with