Damned and Desolate (Damned and Dangerous Quartet Book 1) by S.D. Hegyes

Author:S.D. Hegyes [Hegyes, S.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brimstone Books
Published: 2020-06-11T05:00:00+00:00

12

Most of the trip was quiet. Sorsha didn’t have a lot to say. She ate the sandwich she’d packed and drank her second bottle of water. She offered Abaddon part of the sandwich, but he declined.

After finishing it, she spent most of the time looking out the window at things as they passed. The closer they got to the city, the wider her eyes got.

A handful of times she thought she saw Abaddon open and close his mouth, as if he wanted to speak but thought better of it.

Finally, she laughed. “It’s been so long,” she said in a low voice as she shook her head. She glanced over her shoulder at Abaddon. “I’d forgotten how big the city was, how much stuff is here.”

He nodded. “Where to first?”

“What time is it?” She glanced at the car’s clock without waiting for an answer. “Neither place I need to go will be open yet. I guess I really didn’t think this out well.”

“Where do you need to go? Remind me?”

She nodded. “Recruitment office and courthouse.”

“Courthouse?” He glanced at her, his brows coming together in his confusion.

“Yeah. When I leave, I want to make it so they can’t bring me back, can’t find a way to pull me back in.” She shrugged. “Plus, my father will probably disown me, and if he does, I don’t want anything reminiscent of him.”

“Including his name?” Abaddon guessed.

Sorsha snapped her finger, pointing at him. “Right. You got it.”

“What are you planning on changing your name to?”

“My mother’s maiden name.” She remembered she’d introduced herself to him as Phantom, which wasn’t her name. . . yet. She sighed. “Currently, my name is Sorsha Johnston, but I plan on changing Johnston to Phantom, as I told you my name was.”

He grunted. “You lied about your name?”

“So did you,” she pointed out and was surprised when he flinched.

“I didn’t lie,” he said in a low voice even as he bent over the steering wheel as if trying to curl in on himself. “I stretched the truth a bit.”

“Well then, so did I. I’m not a Phantom yet, but in another year or so, I will be, so it wasn’t a lie.”

He grunted. “Depends on your viewpoint, but I get your point.” He grinned at her. “I also understand why you’re doing it. I hadn’t thought of changing my last name.” He rubbed at his jaw, considering. “Maybe I should do the same. Might make it harder for—” He stopped, glancing at her. “Nevermind.”

“You mentioned before that you escaped a bad situation?” Sorsha kept her voice low, afraid he might clam up and not answer her questions.

Abaddon sighed. “Yes. A bad situation with a bad person. Not someone you’ll ever meet in this lifetime.”

She held up her hands with a grin. “Whoa there. I think you’re moving a little fast. I never said I was interested in meeting the family yet.”

It had the effect she wanted. He laughed, the sound boisterous and loud in the small space of the car, but infectious as well.

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