Feuding with the Wolf Lord (FEUDING HEARTS) by Kimbra Grace EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Oliver
The air in the conference room is thick enough to cut with a claw as I
stare down Councilperson Gerard Kray across the ironwood expanse
of Father’s prized conference table. He always bragged that the glossy black
monstrosity was crafted from trees brought to Ravencourt as seedlings
when the Veil fell so many centuries ago. Those seedlings just happened to
be nurtured in the Northern Quarter—the exact subject of our discussion
today.
Maybe Father imagined the table to be a kind of shield against the likes of
Kray, a corporate bloodsucker if ever there was one. While antique
tapestries on the wall depict the phases of the moon and oil portraits testify
to the long, respectable lineage of Faulkner business people, there’s no
hiding the fact that, even in this modern age, we wolf shifters remain wild
at heart. Suits, fountain pens and cell phones can’t really disguise our
bloodthirsty natures.
Nor can I forget that the Lycan and Vampiric factions still have an uneasy
relationship. While my father has partnered with the Krays for decades to
the benefit of us all, he taught me never to trust them.
One look at Kray and it’s easy to see why—he smells too cold and hungry
for my comfort. He probably still pines for the good old days of sipping
virgin blood, before the synthetics made vampires less ‘bitey’ and more
bureaucratic.
I lean forward, my hands clasped tight to hide the clamminess of my
palms. “Mr. Kray, our proposal offers a mutually beneficial solution to the
territory dispute in the Northern Quarter. The Faulkner family is prepared to
make significant concessions in exchange for your support at the upcoming
Business Council meeting. But there are certain areas that we will not give
up.”
Kray lounges back in his chair, a smirk playing at the corners of his
mouth. “Concessions are all well and good, my Lord.” He coughs as he says
my title. “But let’s not forget the history between our families. Your father
made similar promises, and I must say I am less than thrilled with the
outcome. We shouldn’t be negotiating at all. We are old friends, your father
and I. We’ve always had a gentleman’s agreement.”
I grind my teeth at the mention of Father, the familiar mix of anger and
shame rising in my gut. No one seems ready to accept that, like it or not, I’m
in charge here.
I can feel sweat prickling along my hairline, and I silently curse Irene’s
assistant, Rebecca, for being so…distracting last night when we were
supposed to be fleshing out a report on the history of Faulkner-Kray joint
ventures. Irene warned me not to get too involved with her but then Irene
warns me about everything. Constantly. She takes her role as surrogate
mother wolf a little too seriously.
Oh well, I will have to wing it and hope my natural charm can carry me
through.
“I assure you, Mr. Kray, we are ready to put the past aside in your favor.
The terms I’m offering are ironclad and backed by the full support of the
Faulkner family.”
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