Choose The Slain by Charley Case

Author:Charley Case [Case, Charley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Urban Fantasy
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-04-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Mila finished her soup and took a sip of coffee, then leaned back and crossed her arms. “How do you deal with living in a tribe?”

Remmy looked up from her sandwich and raised an eyebrow. She swallowed her bite and took a drink of water to wash it down. “I don’t really deal with it; it’s just the way I was raised. Why?”

Mila bit her lip as she stared off into the distance. “I was just thinking about how working with the Valkyries is more irritating that satisfying most of the time. I was just wondering if it gets easier.”

“Oh, I guess I can understand that part. Sometimes in the tribe, there’s someone that’s an elder that really gets on your nerves. It sucks, but it’s only temporary.”

“What do you mean?” Mila took another sip of coffee. It was an excellent roast. She hoped she could get a bag to take home for Finn; it was strong without being bitter and had a sweet, fruity aftertaste.

“Well, the point of elders is that they got old with experience and pass that experience down to the next generation, then they die, and the ones under them become the elders. If someone annoys you, all you have to do is outlive them.”

Mila barked a bitter laugh. “Then I am well and truly fucked. Valkyries are basically immortal. Unless we leave Earth, the sisters I have right now are the sisters I’ll have forever. And to top it all off, it’s always going to be either Victoria or Missy who’s in charge, and both of them treat me like I’m a child. It’s so frustrating.”

Remmy sniffed, then shrugged. “That sucks, I guess. But you have to admit, compared to them, you are a child.”

“No, compared to them, I am young and maybe lack experience, but I am an accomplished woman in my thirties, with a doctorate in anthropology that got me a leading position at an internationally renowned museum. I also stopped the Dark Star, using my Valkyrie powers just days after learning I even had them. I didn’t see the sisterhood out there tracking that crazy witch down. My point is I’m capable and can get a lot of shit done if I put my mind to it, but they treat me like I don't know how to wipe my own ass.” Mila angrily flicked a crumb off the table. “The worst part is my ‘elder sister’ looks like some little goth punk, and it’s really hard to take her seriously. If she’s so old and wise, why would she continue to act like that? She must know it’s distracting.”

“What’s so distracting about her?” Remmy pulled out her phone. “What’s her last mane?”

“Walker. Missy Walker. I know she’s from SoCal, but she could tone it down a little. At least stop dying her hair electric blue and wear a skirt that comes down more than an inch past her ass cheeks. I know I shouldn’t be judging her by the way she dresses, but dude, she’s the leader of an ancient sisterhood of Valkyries; at least act like it.

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