Bringer of Chaos by Kayelle Allen

Author:Kayelle Allen [Allen, Kayelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Romance Lives Forever Books
Published: 2017-12-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-six

A sound to the left put Joss on alert. She hadn't hidden, but she hadn't been standing in the open either. She crept back along the canyon wall, waiting to see who might reveal himself. Had to be one of the men. All the women were in sight. She counted the male members of the Council.

All present. Then who...?

Beside a cluster of brush, Six eased onto the cliff edge. On one knee, he rested a fist against the ground and leaned out to take in the action below. A breeze tousled his dark hair. In profile, he had a strong chin and firm mouth. Lean, muscled body. The smile so quick to show around Pietas was missing up here. Six was all soldier. He might be a beta to Pietas, but on his own, he was alpha.

Interesting.

Then again, wherever and whenever Pietas showed up, he became the alpha almost by default. Everyone deferred to him. He didn't have to take control. People gave it to him.

Except Mahikos. Which always led to fireworks, and now--this.

Joss remained still, keeping Six in sight. Why was he here? Shouldn't he be with Pietas? What was this human up to? And why could she not read him?

Six pulled off his pack. After opening the flap, he reached inside and withdrew something. He'd turned enough for her not to be able to see. He shifted position and raised his hands, revealing a handmade weapon. Six nocked an arrow and drew back the small hunting bow. Excellent form. In a tournament, he'd win points. He might even be deadly against a human, but at this distance and with the size of the bow, he'd do nothing more than annoy an Ultra.

Although, if the point was distraction, that bow might be more than enough. It depended on how many arrows he was prepared to waste.

"Joss." Six didn't take his focus off Mahikos. "You can come out. I won't bite."

She showed herself. "Neither will I."

He never took his gaze off the target. "Good."

He said it as if the single word gave him great pleasure, the way Pietas always did, but she decided not to mention that. "Why are you up here?"

"Waiting for a signal. Pi sent me to cover him." He steadied his hand. "Although I suspect it was more to keep me out of harm's way and make me feel useful. No offense, but he doesn't trust Mahikos."

"No one with any intelligence trusts Mahikos."

"He was Chancellor. How did that happen?"

"Mahikos? Because people are afraid of him. There's an old saying, 'better the demon you know' and Mahikos is the people's favorite untrustworthy demon. Although Pietas is thousands of times better than his father, he's their second favorite. Father and son leapfrog the office. Now and then a token representative gets elected instead."

"Token?"

"Me. Half dozen others. Helia. Although when she's in office, it might as well be Mahikos because she does whatever he tells her to do."

Six gave a slow nod. "Gathered that."

"Did you?"

"Doesn't take eyes to see she and Pi adore each other.

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