Daughter of Smoke: A Mayhem of Magic World Story (A Girl and Her Hellhounds Book 2) by Nicole Zoltack

Author:Nicole Zoltack [Zoltack, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Calli lifts a perfectly arched eyebrow.

“I’m not a fan of my father and his methods, and what he wants… I want the opposite.” This time when I smile, Calli returns it.

“That so, huh?” But she shakes her head. “How can I trust you?”

I hate that I feel so angry that she’s suspicious of me, but I get it.

“I can’t help who my father is,” I spit out.

“I know, but…”

“I don’t want your father dead,” I assure her. “Seriously. I’ve denounced my father, and I’m actually at war against him, so whatever he wants—”

“Why my dad? Why now? Is it because…” She narrows her eyes.

“Is it because we happened to bump into each other?” I huff a breath. “Honestly, I don’t know. Maybe. And if that’s the case, I can’t tell you how sorry I am, but I will do this. I will go and be a bodyguard to your father, and nothing will happen. No harm will come to him.”

“You’re absolutely right. Nothing will happen to him.”

She stands and makes to leave.

“Where is he?” I ask.

Calli shakes her head, her blond hair flying everywhere. With a head flip, her hair's back off her face again.

“You don’t trust me, but if he’s not where you think…”

“I asked him to relocate from Allentown—”

“Near Bethlehem?” I ask, inhaling sharply.

“Yeah.” She eyes me curiously. “Not that long ago, he was dealing there.”

“Dealing what?”

She says nothing.

I lift my hands. “Not my business. Got it.”

“I haven’t seen him since. He was to clear out that night, get all the vampires out of there too.” She blows out a breath. “I’ll find him. I’ll keep him safe. You don’t need to worry.”

Translation? I’ve done enough by getting her family involved in my mess.

I nod, and off she goes, disappeared so fast I’m not sure if she ran off using her speed or if she used fairy dust to teleport away. Or maybe she inherited teleportation abilities from her demonic father.

Either way, she’s gone.

My stomach rumbles, so I finally start to eat whatever it is that Calli ordered for me. It tastes good, a bit too cinnamony, though.

Her drink sits across from me. There’s about a third left, and curiosity has me reaching over. I remove the lid and take a tentative sip. Um. Wow. Okay. There is a ton of caramel in it. Like, a ton.

My heart’s a bit heavy, though, and I can’t help but feel like this is all my fault. I have to do something.

Scrolling on my phone, I head to supes.com and try to find anything I can about Riskel Cruorem. There’s not a lot on him, which frustrates me to no end, but what can I do? It’s not much of a surprise.

But then, I find a message about his leaving Allentown and having a bounty out for any vampire’s fangs if they dare to set foot in Allentown. Hmm. Isn’t that interesting? Seems like Calli might be like Clarissa, doing what she can to keep Allentown safe.

Which means my meeting Calli has nothing to do with this.

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