Free Niccolo (Blood Brothers) by Eve Vaughn Page A

why did this happen?”
    “Not too long ago. No one will give a reason, but I think it has something to do with the Council.”
    Niccolo stiffened at the mention of the Council. “Why do you say that?”
    “Something that Cutter let slip. I’m not sure what he meant. My brothers haven’t been very forthcoming about the situation, but one night Cutter came over to visit. I think he and Papa had just argued because he was extremely upset. He was evasive when I tried to find out what was going on, but I was eventually able to get some information from him. Cutter said Papa had been plotting for years with a few unsavory characters, but he wouldn’t explain. He also said the plot will change life as we know it and that Papa has the Council’s backing.”
    “Did he tell you anything else?”
    “No. That was it. It was hard enough getting him to reveal that much. I love my brothers, but they always feel they have to protect me. I know their hearts are in the right place, but it’s frustrating at times.”
    Niccolo had a sneaking suspicion that what was going on with the Council and the massacres were tied together, but he wasn’t sure how. He vowed to find out. For now however, the most important was finding his son before it was too late.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
     
    Chapter Five
    “Keep up, young one. We should be there shortly.”
    Although he was faster than any human could ever be, Jagger had a hard time keeping up with the red-haired, older vampire. He felt as though his heart would explode from the exertion. They must have run well over a hundred miles already, but even now he couldn’t believe what had happened and what he’d witnessed. Jagger wasn’t sure why he continued to follow this vampire, but he felt somehow compelled to do so. He didn’t know if it was his quest for answers or some dark force driving him. How in the hell did he get involved in this mess?
    It was only a week ago when he had been working at an engineering firm. He had had a comfortable life with no attachments, except a lady friend every now and then whenever the urge took him. His Uncle Blade was training him to unleash the full potential of his powers as a warlock, and he wanted for nothing except to know his father.
    His mother had done her best by him. She had filled his life with so much warmth and compassion that he knew he was loved. Maybe she had spoiled him a little, because when he finally took a mate he would want someone with a big heart like her. He didn’t consider himself a mama’s boy in the traditional sense but there wasn’t anyone he was closer to than her. Her unwavering love had enabled him to grow and express himself freely. Still, there had always been a void. One he could no longer ignore. His father.
    All his life Jagger had been told his father had loved him very much, but there were never any other details. When he was younger, he hadn’t minded so much, but as he grew older, it had become harder to suppress his vampire side, and he had had no one to discuss such matters with.
    Jagger had been fifteen when he’d fucked his first woman. The entire time he was with her, he could think of nothing he wanted more than to sink his teeth into her soft flesh. He’d had to settle for feasting on her cunt juice instead. It had soothed him then, but now it was no longer enough.
    Although his mother and uncles had answered his questions to the best of their ability, he needed answers about his vampire heritage. And there was only one person who he could turn to. The night he had gone to see his mother, it had felt as if he were burning from the inside out.
    After leaving his mother’s home, he’d known then what he had to do. It was still hard to believe that his father was a member of the Grimaldi clan, and even harder to comprehend that though he’d been prepared to go to Los Angeles, he was still in Europe. He had already