Bounty Hunters and Black Magic by Kristen Banet

Author:Kristen Banet [Banet, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-15T05:00:00+00:00

15

Adalyn

A hand tapped Adalyn awake gently. She reached out to find a body to curl into but there wasn’t one.

“What?” she asked. “Time for me to take watch?”

“It’s dinnertime,” Maxwell said patiently. “Remy and Easton are cooking.”

She took a deep breath. They had let her sleep the entire damn afternoon and part of the evening. Of course.

“Thank you. I’ll be down in a moment.”

“Certainly.” He began to walk away but paused, looking back at her. “How are you? You okay?”

“Why do you ask?” she said, pushing her untamed black waves off her face. Sitting up, she made sure to keep her blanket over her chest, so she didn’t flash the man. “Maxwell?”

“No reason.” He turned and left quickly.

She had a distinct feeling it was about just how much she had been screaming earlier in the day. He was probably worried she was in over her head, and she really couldn’t blame him. Maybe I am. Outlaw demon gangs, black magic, casual sex with not one, but two bounty hunters. It’s a real possibility.

The first thing she realized after he walked out was that she was clean. There was no sign of the sex she had earlier. One of the bounty hunters? She got out of bed and dressed quickly, readying for the night ahead. She slid back into her pants and a simple white blouse with a camisole underneath. Skirts and corsets wouldn’t be the best idea. At least she wasn’t one of those women who wore bustles, those damned bird cages. Those would be a nightmare to deal with if outlaws were coming for her.

All my fault. This is all my fault.

That really started to haunt her as the moment when those demons would ride into town drew closer. She’d never meant to bring trouble to the town. She had just wanted to test her new spell, one she shouldn’t even know. A spell she planned to use to protect everyone, sure, but still, one she shouldn’t know.

She walked into her kitchen and sat down next to Maxwell at her table. There was a tension in her house that hadn’t been there even just the night before.

“We eat, then we take position.” Maxwell sighed. “Remy, can you-”

“Midnight, at the rate they’re going,” the hellhound shifter answered, looking up from what he was doing. “We have plenty of time to eat and make sure everyone is in place. Are we in agreement about the work, Marshal?”

“You’ll be given custody of them and you can turn them over for the bounties. I’ll sign off to my superiors that you should be paid for the work. You’ve been invaluable in this.”

She raised an eyebrow. She didn’t say anything though, considering what that meant. Maxwell was playing nice. Not even an attitude, surprisingly.

“Hey,” Easton whispered as he put a bowl in front of her. They had reheated the stew and pulled out some of her fresh bread for it.

“Hi.” She looked up at him and smiled. She didn’t really know what else to say.

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