All In: A Sin City Collectors Novella by Carlson Amanda

Author:Carlson, Amanda [Carlson, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: azw
Publisher: Amanda Carlson, Inc.
Published: 2014-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

Luke grumbled as he made his promise to Ginger. “Fine. I won’t kill your brother—if he doesn’t try to kill us first…or do something unspeakable,” he muttered. Ginger stood with her hands on her hips, the ward-breaker thing in her hand. She was waiting for him to say something she could agree with. He ran a hand through his hair. “Okay. You win. I won’t kill him. I’m giving you my word, but I want you to know I’m not expecting him to sit down and shoot the shit with us. He has nowhere else to run, so my guess is he’ll fight like a caged rat.”

“I’ll handle him,” she promised. “But I have something for you in case of an emergency.” She walked to where Luke had set her backpack, and unzipped it. She took out a small black box the size of a pack of cigarettes and handed it to him.

He lifted the lid. Inside was a small dart. The color of the spell was deep blue. Luke raised an eyebrow at her. “Is this the spell that knocks a supe out?”

“One and the same. It’s in dart form, so it’s very easy to use. If my brother…resists, instead of killing him, all you have to do is hit him with this and he’ll be out cold.”

Luke shut the lid and put the box in the front pocket of his jeans. He knew keeping Damien alive was the right thing to do, but he disliked Ginger’s brother immensely and was wary of engaging him when the demon felt backed into a corner. If the incubus tried to kill either one of them, Luke would be scot-free to defend himself by ending the bastard’s life, but he had to admit—the SCC would want Damien taken alive. Since this was Luke’s first official job, he would try to do his best to comply.

Even if his instinct was to take the asshole down.

Another reason to keep him alive wasn’t lost on Luke, either. If he wanted to, Damien could corroborate Ginger’s innocence. And if he didn’t want to, Luke knew a few ways to convince him. He cracked his knuckles absentmindedly as Ginger cleared her throat. He glanced over at her.

“Are you ready?” she asked as she turned and walked purposefully to the front of the massive boulder.

He followed closely behind. “Is your plan to just bang that thing on the rock?”

She tossed a look over her shoulder. “Yes. Why? Do you have a better one?”

“Nope, just checking. Do you have to utter any words to make it work?”

Ginger brought the mallet up to inspect it. “I don’t see anything marked on it, and there weren’t any specifications in the case. I’m assuming, since there’s just one of these, it will break all the wards that came in the spellboxes. I guess we’ll just have to try it and see.”

Luke sidled up to her. “I’m going to stand behind you. If there’s a blast, I’ll take the brunt if we’re tossed backward.

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