The Avebury Legacy (Vampires: The New Age Book 1)

The Averbury Legacy, By Natasha Duncan-Drake

The bar was dimly lit. Just how most of the patrons liked it. Nate walked through the room slowly, taking in everything around him with careful precision. He could see better in the low light than most, but it never did to upset anyone in an establishment like this. It wasn't the kind of place where a polite ‘I'm sorry' would smooth things over.

He had spotted the man he was looking for the moment he walked in, but he skirted round the rest of the bar just to make sure he knew the lay of the land. Trouble wasn't likely, but he preferred to make sure.

“Laven,” his contact said as he finally walked over to the back table.

“Ren,” he replied with a nod.

“Take the weight off,” Ren invited.

“Thanks,” he replied and took the chair opposite the other man.

“Something to drink?”

“I'm good,” he said.

“Been a while,” Ren said chattily.

“Hunting was better up north,” he said with a shrug, “until Mac called with your local problem.”

“Any difficulties?”

Nate smiled.

“I'm still breathing aren't I?” he pointed out.

“Point,” his companion said with a nod. “I heard you've taken up with some woman.”

“That's none of your business,” he countered, bluntly, making sure there was an edge to his words.

“Hey,” Ren said, holding up his hands in a peaceful signal, “I was just making conversation. Just always taken you for the loner type. Expected to hear you'd been found in a ditch one day.”

Nate just shrugged, that was fair, but he wasn't about to tell Ren anything about Lexie.

“I don't kiss and tell,” he said which made Ren grin.

The fact that Lexie was much more than a casual lover was not something Ren needed to know. Grinning back he knew the man would get the wrong impression. However, he wasn't in the mood for playing games, so he pulled a small bag from his pocket and threw it on the table.

“What's with the meet?” he asked. “I could have mailed these the normal way.”

“Special clients,” Ren replied; “and they want the proof. They weren't believers until recently, if you know what I mean.”

Nate knew that feeling and waited as Ren held up the bag to what little light there was at their table. The enamel of the slightly blackened fangs within the plastic picked up the brightness and he saw Ren's lips moving as the man counted them. Ren had never been the brightest, but Nate knew he was reliable. That's why Macintyre used the ex-hunter as a liaison.

Macintyre was the number one man to go to in the world if you needed an independent vampire hunter. He had contacts everywhere and fingers in a lot of pies. He was the type of person who would sell his own grandmother's remains as relics of a saint if he thought it would make some money, but he never screwed around when it came to vampires. Nate appreciated that.

“One alpha, three spawn,” Nate said; “not an experienced brood. They were either a breakaway or something took out their original alpha.”

Ren nodded and pocketed the bag.

“Any sign of more of the bloodsuckers?” Ren asked.

Nate shook his head.

“The area is clean,” he said, “and these hadn't been here long. Your clients don't have anything to worry about for the moment.”

With a nod Ren pulled out a phone and typed in a quick text message. To look at Ren didn't seem the type to be up on the latest technology, but Nate was well aware appearances could be deceiving. Ren's phone was the latest model and Ren could take a man down at ten paces without even breaking a sweat. Just because Ren wasn't up to hunting vampires anymore didn't mean he couldn't handle regular humans. Seconds after the message was sent Ren's phone beeped as information came back and after a quick glance Ren put the device back in his pocket.

“Money will be in the bank in twelve hours,” Ren said.

“Good to know,” Nate replied and stood up. “Good doing business with you, Ren,” he said and held out his hand.

Ren smiled and shook his hand. They weren't friends, they never would be given the nature of their business, but it was always good to show respect.

“Don't die,” was all Ren said; “at least you never try to shoot me.”

Nate grinned; some of their brethren were paranoid bastards.

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