(eng) Martha Carr & Michael Anderle - I Fear no Evil 06 by Tomb Raiding Emeritus

Author:Tomb Raiding Emeritus [Emeritus, Tomb Raiding]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

12

Shay nibbled on a slice of Peyton’s latest creation, a mouth-watering sausage pizza with a touch of bacon. If he kept this up, he wouldn’t just be Pizza King, he’d become Pizza Emperor. Not that she wanted to tell him that. Despite living under her stern eye and sharp tongue, the man’s ego threatened to spill out of control—just like his sense of fashion.

Still, it was nice to have a little late-night snack that was so damn delicious. She’d gotten lucky that he was even still there so late.

The hacker was kneeling on the floor in front of Osiris. His ridiculous flared purple pants made her wonder if he was just going through a 70s phase. Whatever it was, she hoped that he’d cycle back to something less obnoxious soon. She wasn’t a fashionista since a lifetime of violent and up-close killing had lowered its importance in her mind, but she still had certain basic standards.

People always claimed that fashion ran in cycles, not that she’d seen any of his recent outfits popular with anyone else. There still was plenty of time left in the 2030s. Maybe the decade would close out with a true revival of sartorial crimes long since forgotten.

Peyton pushed a small hollow ball with a bell toward Osiris. The cat meowed and knocked it back. They pushed the ball back and forth several times, the man smiling as if it were the most exciting thing he’d done that day.

Maybe I should get a pet. I can train my pet to threaten Osiris and keep him in line like I keep Peyton in line.

Let’s see. Got a boyfriend, a protégé, and a daughter in all but name. Might as well complete the domestication set with a pet or two.

Shay snickered.

Maybe not. An attack falcon would be cool, though. Sky Shay.

Peyton frowned and looked up from his tabby. “Should I be scared?”

“What? I’m not allowed to think anything funny without telling you first?”

“Just saying, someone sitting there cackling without saying anything is kind of freaky. And that’s just normal people, let alone you.” He shrugged. “You’re scary enough without cackling. If you ever lose it, I don’t think even Brownstone could handle you.”

Shay smirked. “I wasn’t cackling. I was just thinking about getting a pet.” She pointed at the cat. “I’m inspired by your cat. Maybe.”

“A pet? You? Seriously?” Peyton frowned as if the idea were absurd inherently.

“Why not? If I can train a person, I can train a pet. The only difference is that a pet is less mouthy and easier to bribe.”

Peyton snorted. “If you believe that, you need to spend more time around cats.”

“I don’t need a cat. If I were to get a pet, I’d want something…I don’t know, more tactical.” Shay frowned and tried to run through the possibilities in her mind. She kept circling back to attack falcons or bears.

He laughed. “Don’t think you can go to a pet store to get the kind of pet that would suit you, Shay.”

“Oh? What do you think would suit me then, smart guy?”

Peyton shrugged.

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