Whispers of Darkness (The Deadwood Hunter Series) Read Online Free PDF

ring today, now eat up and then you can have presents!”
    “Presents!” The smile returned to her face as the first bit of waffles filled her mouth.
    Lexia savoured every bite of waffle and when she finally finished, she turned to Lincoln who had two presents in his hand. “Open this one first.”
    Lexia took the biggest package from him with a smile. She slowly untied the red bow wrapped neatly around the box.
    “God you’re one of those annoying people who folds the paper instead of tearing it open, aren’t you?” Lincoln said.
    “Shush you! It’s my birthday, I can open my presents how I want.”
    With the paper peeled off and folded on the countertop, Lexia pulled the lid of the box and peered inside. Sitting on a velvet pad was a knife about three and a half inches in length, the handle decorated with a delicate filigree pattern and it was inside a sheath that would strap to her leg.
    “Wow, it’s so pretty.”
    “Trust you to call a weapon pretty,” Caden laughed.
    “It’s for when you go out in public to have on under skirts because it’s pretty hard to hide that nasty looking blade you’ve taken a fancy to.” Lincoln’s eyes wandered to the blade that sat on the kitchen table, the red rubies bright and shiny. It was the knife she’d taken off the asshole who’d sliced at her skin and cut open her top.
    “I like that knife, it reminds me to never give up and I love this one, too, baby, thanks! Now if only I could go out in public,” she sighed.
    “Open your next one.” Lincoln’s eyes lit up as she started to peel the wrapping off the next present. Under the paper was a velvet box.
    Lexia sucked in a breath, a huge grin spreading over her face as she opened the box. Inside was a silver necklace with two charms threaded on it, an L and a small delicate panther.
    “It’s so nice, I love you.” Lexia threw her arms around Lincoln, feeling a happy warmth spread throughout her body.
    “Okay, enough you two! Here Lex open mine,” Caden said, handing her a larger black box from across the breakfast bench.
    She smiled pulling at the single white bow on top and pulled off the lid. “Oh my God! You bought me a dress! Caden did you really go into a clothes store for me?” She giggled, holding the dress up to her body.
    “It’s so nice!” she squealed.
    “Bit short, mate!” Lincoln grumbled.
    “I thought you liked short dresses, Lincoln. That’s what you said the first time I met you in Deadwood! Remember you were being a complete creep?” Alice said as she walked through the back door.
    Lexia turned at the familiar voice of her best friend; surely she was hearing things? Was that really Alice?
    “ALICE!” she screamed, running and throwing her arms around her. “OH MY GOD I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’RE HERE!”
    Both girls squealed, hugging each other and dancing about; Lexia glanced over Alice’s shoulder to see the men in the room covering their ears.
    “Oops , sorry,” she said, silencing Alice’s loud squeals.
    “Lex, this is Tate.” He pointed to the new man that had walked into the room behind Alice. “He’s a –“
    Lexia cut him off, “Wolf.”
    Three things happened all at once :
    Alice found herself shoved behind Lexia, Lexia’s eyes flashed to gold, and power tingled across her skin as echoes of memories bounced through her mind: a wolf stalking her through the streets, his blood spilling over her as she sliced his gut; being attacked in a drunken haze, chasing a wolf through the trees and smiling as the light left her eyes. Lexia shook her head. I do not get pleasure from killing.
    She looked at the three men in front of her, all showing the beast in their eyes.
    “Lex?” Lincoln asked, holding out his hand to her. She looked at him, confused. Why am I acting this way?
    “What the hell, Lex ?” said Alice in a disgruntled voice.
    “Lex , Tate is the cop that has been assigned to protect Alice,” Lincoln said, he kept his voice even, looking at her like she might