Echoes & Silence Part 2 by Angela M Hudson

Author:Angela M Hudson [Hudson, Angela M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780648328070
Publisher: Oakland Press
Published: 2015-01-28T05:00:00+00:00

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When I came down the stairs, David wrapped my hands around a hot cup of coffee, and Lord Eden smiled at me over a plate of Mike’s bacon and eggs. I sat down beside him and took a long sip of the sugary brown liquid in my cup, sending David a smile for this one. He always did make the best coffee.

“Here you go,” Mike said, sliding a plate in front of me. “Just the way you like it.”

The scrambled eggs looked as light and fluffy as a summer cloud, and the strips of bacon had been crisped to just the right amount. I bit into my toast, and the golden butter melted deliciously against my lips. “You really should open your own restaurant, Mike.”

He flopped down on the bed beside Emily and put his arm around her. “I’ve been thinking about it.”

“Seriously?” I stopped chewing.

“Yeah.”

“But what about the teaching thing?”

“I’ll still do that.” He shrugged. “No reason I can’t do both.”

I raised my brow at him.

“I’m immortal, Ar,” he explained. “I need as much to fill my long days as I can get.”

I nodded in approval, taking all my questions about whether or not that was a good idea to the plate of food in front of me. And the eggs had me convinced. Mike could do it all—he’d always been that kind of guy.

“By the way, I’m firing Blade,” I said with my mouth full.

Everyone stopped eating, talking, and I think even breathing.

“Why?” David asked curiously.

Em toyed with her fingertips in her lap, biting her bottom lip.

“That’s why.” I nodded to her, and the heads all moved in unison to look. “He used Emily to keep his position on my council. He’s unworthy of her and he’s unworthy of the position.”

Mike pulled Emily a little bit closer and hugged her tight with one arm. “I agree. What kind of a man does that?”

“He’s a good man, Ara,” Jason offered, “and a damn good soldier. Are you sure about this?”

“Had he not used her to hide his true feelings for me—to hide the curse—had it not been done to keep his position, I might have thought differently. But I feel like a betrayal to one of us is a betrayal to all.”

Lord Eden nodded behind his morning paper.

Mike bowed his head then went back to talking quietly with Emily, and David sat down between Jason and me, patting my hand before starting in on his eggs.

“So, Dad,” I said casually, biting my tongue after. I really needed to stop calling him that. “What brings you here this morning?”

“I came to collect you.”

“Me? Why?”

“You’re coming with me to see Vicki and Sam.”

I heard my own throat make a noise as I swallowed. “Why?”

“Because I need a referee. Just in case.” He winked at me and buried his nose in his paper again.

I looked at David, horrified.

“I’ll come,” Mike offered. “I kinda need to drop in and see Sam anyway.”

“That would be marvelous,” Lord Eden said, picking up his coffee and sipping it.

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