Deadline by Belladonna Bordeaux

Author:Belladonna Bordeaux [Bordeaux, Belladonna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Paranormal
Published: 2011-11-18T13:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

There is something to be said for basking in the sunshine.

With his roster of priority clients out of the way, Niko let Morpheus have his will.

Since their discussion regarding Mayor Fergus, Lyra had remained stubbornly quiet. He took the bag of sleep sand from her hands and shoved it into his pocket. “Where to, Lyra?”

“Are you done for the night?”

“Yes.”

She nibbled on her lower lip. “I think I’d like to go home,” she muttered, so low he had to bend his head to hear her. “I’m a little tired and I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a long day.”

“What gives you that idea?”

“Because when is it not a long day when you’re around?” She sighed. “Ever since I’ve met you it feels as though time has crept by.” He chuckled. “You aren’t the first person to ever tell me that.”

“Why?”

“Mostly because my duty is long and drawn-out.” He turned solemn. It was part of the reason why he’d been bound to Eternity way back in the day. Unlike other gods who’d had multiple duties, both of theirs were dedicated to one aspect of mortality. Both were tedious and required a great deal of personal fortitude. He shoved the thoughts of his mate away. “Not only do I release the souls appearing on my lists, but then I have a mountain of paperwork to fill out. Death registries, the log of souls and their final destinations…”

“Where do you think I’ll finally end up?”

“I thought you didn’t believe in life after death.”

“I don’t know what to think anymore.”

“Let me just put it this way.” Niko tugged sharply on Morpheus’s mane when the Pegasus snorted. “The afterlife is what you make of it.”

“Okay.”

Again the conversation broke down. He sensed that she was genuinely curious, but she wasn’t willing to get into a heavy theological discussion with him. Glad for that, he directed Morpheus toward Strange Hollow. “Are you sure you wouldn’t like to visit New York City or Paris?”

“Maybe tomorrow.” She leaned her head against his chest and snuggled against his cloak.

A clog of emotion formed in his throat. Tomorrow. My last day in Strange Hollow.

Your last day of life. “Would you mind if we took a short detour?” Torturing himself wouldn’t make this easier on either of them. The plan was to get Lyra to live a little. If that required him showing her a place no mortal saw before they died, then so be it. “We won’t be there long.”

She shrugged. “Sure.”

“Morpheus, take us to the closest Ethereal Gate.” He knew exactly where he was going to take her. The place he went to when the stress of his duty made him nuts and the one he’d shown her in her mind’s eye when he was performing his preferred type of foreplay. The Goddess Falls located in the Third Realm.

“Are you sure?” Morpheus asked.

“Yes.” He knew he was taking a risk for bringing a mortal to the Third Realm before her death. Hell, he was burning a

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