Easy Money by Rik Hunik

Author:Rik Hunik
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: mystery, sacrificing virgins, kidnapping, fantasy, alternate history, roman republic, magic talent, novel, serial killers, murders

Chapter 26

Despite a few lingering misgivings I did sign Marco's papers on my way out. Since Lucina hadn't paid me enough for even half a day I figured I might as well be on the police budget while I checked out the Minotaur's Mansion. My first job as a special consultant. Or was that "Special Consultant"?

Tiona carried a sword, which she assured me she could use, and a police night stick for less lethal defense. I made sure I was armed with my cudgel, my brass knocker, and my spell packets for smoke and flash.

We weren't in any particular hurry so I led her around by the road, rather than clambering up the overgrown slope. We talked about our days together as students, how happy we had been together, and how things had changed when we went our separate ways. "I still love you," she said. "Until we met in your office this morning I'd just forgotten how much."

I couldn't deny that I still had strong feelings for her, but I didn't know if I had a place for her in my life, so I just nodded, then walked in silence for a while.

"I missed you but I have no regrets about the choice I made." She reached out and took my hand. "I'll miss you again when I have to leave Agrippina, but I will leave."

And that was the reason I couldn't tell her how much I loved her. I squeezed her hand. "I understand. How long are you going to stay?" I was really asking how much time we had together.

She shrugged. "Depends how long it takes to get this guy." She sounded like she thought for sure we would, but however much I wanted to catch him, I lacked her certainty. "We should be staying at least a week, maybe two, because while we're here Acastus wants to track down a couple of other serial killers that are operating in Agrippina, and some of his new spells might shed light on other unsolved cases."

As we approached the gate the wind shifted, blowing the rank odor of the slaughterhouse next door into our faces. Even though I had warned Tiona, a smell like that has to be experienced and she turned her head away in disgust, but of course that didn't help.

The gate now hung open wide, sagging on its hinges. "The house looks creepy," she said, folding her arms and hugging herself. Sunlight poured down from a cheerful sky spotted with fluffy white clouds, but the sunlight didn't seem as bright near the mansion and the dense vegetation was an off color of green, too yellow to be healthy. The weathered walls seemed to be hiding secrets while the glassless windows dared us to come in and find them. "You're right, and if you find it easy to believe it's haunted now, you should try it at night in the rain."

"No thanks." She stepped through the gate but stopped a few paces inside. "Should we look in

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