Camille Prentice: The Complete Series by S.A. Moss

Author:S.A. Moss [Moss, S.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-23T07:00:00+00:00

18

The diner was open.

Like it had been last time we’d met the Council here, it was empty except for the group of us. They could’ve easily closed up shop for the day with no harm done, but I had a feeling this was the kind of place that didn’t close for anything. Debra would be here unenthusiastically serving coffee come rain, shine, blizzards, or chimera attacks.

Speaking of…

“Let me guess? Coffees all around?” My favorite surly waitress asked, somehow managing to simultaneously give us all stink-eye and wink lasciviously at Owen.

“Yes, thanks,” I told her. At least I knew she’d been tipped well last time. She couldn’t hate us too much.

“And the breakfast special for me,” Alex added, flashing her a smile. She simpered a little. Okay, so she liked Owen and Alex.

As soon as Debra walked away, Arcadius leaned forward, his expression dark. “What happened?”

“A big freaking chimera attacked the Magnificent Mile,” I said bluntly.

His steely gaze landed heavily on me. “That much we know. You defeated it?”

“Yeah. It wasn’t easy. Even once Alex turned it mortal, it was like the damn Energizer Bunny. I had to hit it a few times to bring it down. If Reeva hadn’t taught me how to make aether blades, I don’t know if we would’ve been able to kill it.”

Arcadius’s brow lifted. “Reeva?”

“Yeah. The ghost Arjun told me to see. She’s…”

My voice trailed off as I noticed the sudden tension in Arjun’s body. Arcadius had turned to glower at my fellow Guardian.

“A ghost?” Arcadius’s voice was calm, but there was steel beneath his words.

“I’m sorry, sir.” Arjun’s head dipped. “She’s harmless though, really.”

“No ghost is harmless.” Adele snorted derisively.

“Umm, this one sure seemed to be,” I interjected. “And more than that, she was helpful. She knows how to manipulate aether better than anyone I’ve met—except my father. She may have a weird system of payment”—I shot a glance at Alex, who grinned and ducked his head—“but she’s legit. You should have her train more Guardians.”

Adele’s large body quivered with outrage. “A ghost! Train Guardians! Don’t be absurd.”

“Why not?” I shot back.

Sada answered, gazing at me thoughtfully. “Ghosts are not of the Shroud or of Earth. They are therefore out of our purview. We do what we can to control them, but they’re unpredictable and prone to outbursts when disturbed. They are better left alone.”

I glanced around the table, blinking. Alex looked as confused as I felt, but everyone else in the booth—Arjun included, that traitor—was nodding in agreement with Sada.

“That doesn’t—I don’t—” I shook my head. “Okay, fine. Ghosts are bad. We shouldn’t learn from them, even though this one knows skills that already helped us defeat a powerful supernatural today.”

Sada’s lip twitched at my obvious sarcasm and she inclined her head. “Perhaps we’ll revisit the subject soon. You make an interesting point.”

“I’d be all for that.” I blew out a breath, gathering my thoughts. “But back to today—what do we do now? The Fallen are obviously getting close to having a portal big enough to allow the strongest of their members to pass through.

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