Circus of the Dead: Book 2 by Kimberly Loth

Author:Kimberly Loth [Loth, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-01T06:00:00+00:00

I show up at Samuel’s door just after seven, and my hair is blowing in all kinds of different directions even though there isn’t a breeze in the air. Obviously, Benny doesn’t want me here.

Dinner, to Samuel, means something different than it does to me. He would expect me to wear a nice dress and stay for hours, but I’m wearing jean shorts, and as soon as I see an opportunity to, I’ll bail.

I knock on the door and wait. Jeffery answers it, wearing a cute suit.

“Come in, miss,” he says, tugging at his collar.

I cock my head and don’t move. “What are you doing here?”

He pulls on his collar again. “I’m Master Samuel’s new servant.”

He’s only six. Amy would not make him come here and work. I storm past him and into the dining room.

Samuel grins. “Ah, you made it.” He looks past me. “Jeffery, please get Miss Callie’s chair.”

Jeffery struggles to pull the big chair out for me. I sit and pull it close to the table myself. “What’s he doing here?” I ask.

“You noticed my newest acquisition, have you? He’s a little young and will take some training, but I think he’ll make a fine butler. Don’t you?”

“You haven’t answered my question. Why is he here?”

Samuel looks at Jeffery. “Please go tell Lizette we need wine. And let Ruth know we’ll expect the first course in ten minutes.”

Jeffery gives a small nod and races to the kitchen.

“Why do you have Ruth in your kitchen?”

“You ask an awful lot of questions.” He’s so nonchalant it makes me see red.

“Yet you’ve answered none of them.”

He lets out an exaggerated sigh. “Very well. I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and make my life on the island easier. The new contracts all had additional clauses in them.”

I grip the edge of my chair. This was not what I had in mind. “Like?”

“Ruth, for example, is my new full-time cook in addition to her healing duties. My dinner comes first, though.”

“Even if someone is sick?” I ask. What a pig.

“Yes. She understands my priorities. Let’s see… Luke will now assist me in making sure the islanders do what I want. Elias will take care of my plumbing, and the female acrobats and clowns will join me in my bed whenever I ask.”

My heart nearly stops. I’ve made life worse for everyone. I take a sip of my water to slow my thoughts. “And the male acrobats and clowns?”

Samuel’s smile widens. “I’m constantly trying new spells and experimenting with magic. They will assist me.”

Now, I might throw up. He’s going to torture them. “Assist you how?”

“As my guinea pigs. I expect some of the experiments might be quite painful. Shame Ruth will be tied up making my dinner.”

Lizette walks into the room carrying a wine bottle and wearing a very tight bodice and short skirt, and she looks much older than her fourteen years. She pours Samuel’s wine with shaky hands and then mine. Samuel watches her appreciatively. As she turns to go, he reaches over and pinches her butt.

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