 This week's teaser is from Shifting Chaos (book 4 of The Sleepless City). It wasn’t exactly a glowing endorsement of friendship, but it was a start, so Declan plowed ahead. “You two are bonded. Sharing such thoughts will strengthen that bond and help you both accept each other. If you feel him so much, then of course he feels you.” “Don’t you think I know that? As a matter of fact, I know a whole lot more than either one of you think I do.” Blair picked up the tablet and spun on his heel. He held up the tablet. “You write very well.” “Blair, wait.” Declan was honestly surprised when Blair turned back to him. “Once one of a soulmate pair is marked, the ability to feel the other so powerfully diminishes. What you and Jonas have is incredibly rare and special.” This last part was true, and Declan had to find a way to make Blair see that, for all their sakes. The front door opened, and Blair looked away from Declan, but not before he saw a hint of understanding cross Blair’s face. In the next instant, Blair’s expression softened to a smile. He’d likely heard, as had Declan, the approach of Simon’s human soulmate, Ben. Ben joined them, taking his bike helmet off and dropping it on a chair. “There are no jobs anywhere.” “I could check at the university,” Blair offered. Simon was a few steps behind Ben. “I just had a call from Marion. Apparently, Lucas and Forge were involved in some fracas at Council.” That got Declan on his feet. “What?” “What happened?” Blair asked. He turned his head toward the back door. A second later Moose was running to the back of the house. Jonas strode in, jerked his jacket off, and tossed it down beside Ben’s helmet, muttering as he went. He stopped and faced them. “Those fools have decided I have to be head detective.” Lucas came to a stop behind Jonas, grinning. “Wait, you’ve been pissed off all day because you got a promotion?” Blair asked. Ben lunged forward and threw his arms around Jonas’s neck. “Sweet as! We need to celebrate. It’s about time they recognized you like this. I think it’s crappy you haven’t been promoted until now.” Jonas pulled in a breath and stepped back from Ben. “Thank you, but it’s a fucking disaster.” “Another of the Council’s tricks,” Declan added. “They can’t do this, can they?” Simon said and sat down abruptly on the couch. “That’s against the Council rules.” “What’s wrong with all of you?” Ben turned in a circle, glaring at each of them in turn. “I can’t be the head detective.” Jonas took a DVD from the shelf under the television and put it in the player. He grabbed the remote control, aimed, and pointed. “This”—he waved at the scene appearing on the TV—”is why I can’t have this job.” An image of Stewie in relation to some incident that, by the looks of it, had happened a few years ago appeared on the screen. Underneath were the words “Boggslake, Ohio, Head Detective Stewart Belle,” and Stewie was speaking to a reporter. “Oh crap,” Blair said. He and Ben stood side by side. “Yes. Oh crap covers it nicely. The head detective must be a human, has always been a human. You know, someone who can be seen by a camera and is available during the full moon,” Jonas said. “Before Stewie there was some dick by the name of Felton, and before that we had the oh-so-delightful Smyth.” Ben nudged Blair and waved one hand between Declan and Jonas. “Have you noticed that between the thief and the cop, the cop is the one with the problems with authority?” “Oh yes, I have,” Blair said and nodded. He rolled his eyes, and Ben grinned. Jonas glanced back at Blair and cocked an eyebrow. “Those morons on the Council cannot do this and I told them so.” All the books in The Sleepless City series are available in
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