An Asssassin's Kiss by Serenity Snow

Author:Serenity Snow [Snow, Serenity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781773391229
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2016-12-19T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Jasmia woke to a pale light cascading through the room where she lay on her back. The scent of honeysuckle tempted her into a sitting position and her stomach grumbled. Her head swam for a moment and then it stopped as she put her fingers to her temple.

She wasn’t at home or—where am I?

She drew in the air around her picking up lavender and musk as the undertones to fish with lemon. She climbed out of bed, feet landing on a soft surface of carpet. Jasmia glanced around finding the source of light and walked to it. The bathroom was small but functional.

She stepped inside finding a note on the vanity. There were clean towels and new toiletries in case she wanted to freshen up.

Jasmia washed her face and brushed her teeth before heading back into the bedroom. She left it, following her nose to a small kitchen where Ace stood at the counter.

“I remember how much you enjoyed the couscous so I made some to go with the fish.” She turned to look at her. “Iced tea or white wine?”

“I can’t believe you kidnapped me,” Jasmia muttered. “Where are we?”

“Don’t worry, you can leave whenever you like, but I have something for you.”

“What?” she demanded moving to the breakfast bar which was set with plates and glasses. The rolled napkins she assumed held silverware.

“Only part of the file has been translated,” Ace told her. “Your brother’s a fed huh?”

“Is the food drugged or do you just use herbs for knocking people out?”

“If I’d wanted to knock you out, I’d have hit you,” Ace said with a smirk. “The powder was my contingency plan. The honeysuckle was my plan.”

“You jerk,” she muttered. “That honeysuckle is worse than catnip.”

Ace laughed. “The food isn’t drugged, but I’ll prove it by eating a bite of yours and mine.”

“I don’t know if I should even bother trusting that.”

“I’d never hurt you, Mia,” she said softly. “Not like that.”

“But you are a hit woman and you did kill the State’s Attorney,” she muttered. “What was I, collateral damage of the sexual kind?”

Ace studied her and then piled food onto their plates. “If you’d said yes to my terms, I’d answer your questions, but you’re a woman who will in all likelihood stab me in the back. I won’t put us in the position that will get you and your family killed.”

Jasmia’s eyes widened and her breath lodged in her chest. “You just said you wouldn’t hurt me like that.” The words came out a whisper but it was funny that her cat didn’t fear the woman who’d spoken them. The cat was stretched out lazily in her mind watching the byplay considering it nothing more than a prelude to the chase.

“I’d never poison you, sweetheart,” she told her as she turned to put the pan back on the stove. Ace faced her again as she was trying to understand her cat’s refusal to fear the assassin. She strolled toward her, eyes glittering with hunger.

She

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