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pissy when he can’t play his games,” Dev explained, winking my way. We had put together a “you have to spend several hours in a hot coffin” care kit for Danny. Danny and I had also done some fooling around in the small box because he said he liked my scent. It made him more comfortable when he could sense me near him. I was his companion, and we were connected on a basic level. He’d finally started asking me for what he wanted, and I worked hard to make sure I gave him what he needed.
    Declan frowned and crossed his arms petulantly over his chest. “How exactly is the vampire doing anything in his coffin when you were supposed to make certain he was wrapped in silver chains?”
    Dev didn’t bother to look guilty. He stared his brother down. “Well, he is my partner. Those chains are uncomfortable. They burn his skin. He’s also good at revenge. I wrap him in chains and I assure you he spends the entire trip coming up with some way to get me back.”
    “Are we there yet?” Daniel must have been screaming because even I heard him.
    “No,” Dev screamed back, not caring that his whole town was watching the byplay. “Suck it up, Donovan. I’m drinking.”
    “That beer better be worth it, Quinn!”
    “Would the man in the coffin like a drink?” Ross asked, confused because unlike the tabloids, he apparently hadn’t heard the rumors.
    “Oh, he’d like one,” Neil explained. “He just has to wait until Dev’s blood alcohol level is up.”
    “Working on it,” Dev said, finishing off beer number two. “Keep ’em coming, Ross. I have an ‘interview’ with my mother in a couple of hours, and I would like to be shit faced before I have to deal with that. If I work hard, Dan can be drunk off his ass too when we finally have to deal with the royals.”
    I noticed Lee out of the corner of my eye. His head came up suddenly and he yelled. “Neil, six o’clock. Cover her!”
    Neil was starting to leap as I saw the man on top of a building to our left. He drew back an arrow and sent it flying my direction.
    I’ve had many people try to kill me before but this was my first assassination attempt. And I’d only been in Faery for a few hours. Yay, vacation!

Chapter Three

    “Oh, god, it’s in my ass.” Neil fell to the ground, pulling me under him. He had done his duty, tossing his body in front of mine just as the archer let loose his arrow. Neil had leapt high, covering my torso with his body, and the arrow that would have hit my heart did indeed lodge itself in my best friend’s butt cheek.
    I hit the ground hard, my breath fleeing in an instant. Amid the screaming and general confusion, there was a mighty crack that split the air. Daniel kicked open the coffin and burst forth, his feet hitting the table we’d just been sitting at. I nodded at him to let him know I was all right.
    “Let’s go, Donovan.” Lee jumped onto the roof of the tavern, moving to catch the man who had shot at me.
    I lay beneath Neil as Daniel took off. Lee quickly climbed up the tavern and started leaping across rooftops in pursuit of the assassin. I turned to try to see Dev. The royal guard had appeared at the first shouts, and it was obvious they had orders. Dev had five guards on him and Declan four. They formed a protective wall around the twins.
    “Let me go.” My husband struggled against his guard. He tried to get to me, but they were well trained and in this case did not listen to their charge. They had one and only one duty and that was to get the heir and the spare to safety. Anything else could wait.
    “I have an arrow in my butt,” Neil said, his face close to mine. He covered me even as everyone around us ran.
    “I know, sweetie.” I wished I could see what was going on. Dev was gone, dragged away by his guard. Danny was off chasing an assassin.
    “It hurts and I think it’s in my left cheek,” he whispered.
    I raised my head slightly and caught a glimpse of the offending arrow. It was lodged firmly in