Free Blood Lust by J. P. Bowie Page A

Tommy still didn’t feel good about his lover’s meeting with Marcus, and he said as much to Roger and Micah while they waited in the movie complex foyer for the next screening.
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    “It’s not that I don’t think Andrew can handle himself in a tough situation—he’s already proven to me he can—but demons , guys. Shouldn’t we be included in whatever they’re planning?”
    “Oh, we will be,” Roger said. “At least Micah and I will, and Marcus’ other loyal vampires. I don’t think Marcus wants to endanger you mortal guys.”
    “Well, darn it…” Tommy wondered what Ron, Chris and Joey would think of that. He guessed they wouldn’t want to be left on the sidelines when their vampire lovers could possibly be in danger.
    “We know what you’re thinking,” Micah remarked with a grin.
    “I know you know,” Tommy said a deal more abruptly than he’d intended. “Look, I also know we mortals won’t be as strong or as quick as you guys if it comes to a fight with these demons, but we’re not wimps either. Even Joey… I bet for all his fey ways he could be a tough little fucker when the chips are down.”
    “But fighting demons is a whole different game,” Roger said, rubbing Tommy’s shoulder affectionately. “We know you’d jump in if Andrew was in danger, and that’s the problem, quite frankly. The demon that possessed you now knows what he’s up against. If he plans on coming at us again, he knows he’s going to need help—a lot of help.”
    “What kind of help?” Tommy asked.
    “A small army, I’d guess. More demons, humans he has under his control, more demons…”
    “Demon spawn, “Micah added.
    “What the heck is that?” Tommy asked.
    “Half demons, born of demon and human,” Micah told him. “Not quite as lethal as the real thing, but pretty formidable in a fight.”
    “Strangely enough we have a friend in Rome, Constantine, who is half demon, half human,” Roger said. “For a while there he was on the side of the bad guys, until he met Gustav, a mortal, and fell in love, then couldn’t go through with his father’s plan to rule the world through the papacy.”
    Micah chuckled at Tommy’s wide-eyed expression. “It’s all unbelievable, we know, Tommy, but after what you just went through, you have to admit it’s all really possible.”
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    Tommy groaned. “Guys, it seems anything’s possible, and as hard as it is for me to get my head round some of this stuff sometimes, I know the danger is real—that’s why I don’t want to be left out. I want to help!”
    “Okay, okay…” Roger glanced quickly around the crowded foyer to make sure no one was eavesdropping on this strange conversation. “We’ll talk to Marcus and Joseph after the movie. Just get a grip for the next couple of hours.”
     

     
    Andrew smiled as he accepted another glass of an excellent red wine from Marcus then walked over to stand by Joseph in front of the fireplace.
    Joseph touched his glass to Andrew’s. “It would seem Tommy is not at all happy about this meeting,” he said with a rueful smile. “He is very protective of you.”
    Andrew nodded. “He feels he should be a part of anything we plan against Dakar and Kardis, especially as it was his body Dakar inhabited in order to infiltrate our ranks.”
    “Tommy is a brave young man,” Marcus said, joining them. “He faces danger every day in his line of work, but I’m afraid even he would not be able to defeat a demon in mortal combat.”
    “I have tried to tell him that.” Andrew shook his head, remembering Tommy’s aggrieved expression when they’d had words about the situation. “I had hoped that Roger and Micah would be able to persuade him to back off.”
    Marcus chuckled. “According to the message Roger communicated to me, Tommy feels that our respective mortal lovers should be given the opportunity to