Embrace of Darkness (The Shadow Sorceress Book 6) by Bilinda Sheehan

Author:Bilinda Sheehan [Sheehan, Bilinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-30T22:00:00+00:00

Pushing open the door to the diner, we slipped inside. There was one booth in the corner free. I headed there and flopped into the seat. I was grateful to be doing something other than driving. My stomach grumbled and I grabbed the menu, flicking through the pages quickly as I tried to ignore the curious stares from the patrons in the restaurant.

“You think they know we’re from the Elite?”

Victoria cast a speculative glance at the other customers. “Most certainly.”

I spotted four familiar faces observing us from the booth across the aisle. The moment they realised they’d been caught, they turned away and leaned in together, conversing in hushed tones.

“We can hear you,” Victoria said loud enough for the boys to hear.

They glanced amongst themselves before finally digging up some courage. They scrambled from their booth and crowded around ours instead.

“Is it true you hunt monsters?”

“We eat children too,” Victoria said without the slightest trace of humour in her voice.

“You work for the Elite, right?” the serious one with the dark eyes asked.

“Paolo, isn’t it?” I asked.

He nodded.

“Yeah, we work for the Elite.”

“And you’re here about the disappearances?”

It was my turn to nod. “Yeah, we’ve been asked to investigate. Why, do you know something?”

He shrugged. “Maybe…”

The middle boy jabbed him in the ribs. “Don’t be such a douche,” he said. “We do know things.” He gave me a coy smile and held his hand out. “I’m Harrison…”

“Amber,” I said, taking his hand and pumping it up and down.

“So, boys,” I said, “what have you got for us?”

“We know it’s trolls,” he said. “We think me might even know where they…”

It was Paolo’s turn to jab his friend in the ribs. “Don’t mind him, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”

I nodded and bit my lip, trying to keep my smile in check.

“I don’t want you boys investigating on your own, it’s not safe.”

The one I remembered as Keith rolled his eyes dramatically. “You sound just like my mom…”

“Well, she’s right. These are dangerous creatures. You could get hurt. Or worse.”

“Or die,” you mean the one with the glasses said, shoving them back up the bridge of his nose.

“That’s right,” I said. “Leave the investigating to us is all I’m saying. But if you find something out, feel free to call us.” I fished a business card out of my pocket and held it out.

The one with the glasses took it.

“If it’s all the same with you, we’ll probably just call the Sheriff,” Paolo said. “He’s a real cop.” He turned on his heel and stalked away from the table. The other three boys followed, making me think Paolo must be the ring leader.

“I think I’ve lost my appetite,” I said, pushing up from the table. Victoria hopped to her feet too.

“I’ll order to go,” she said, making her way to the counter, leaving me to follow the boys outside but by the time I’d made it out there, they were long gone.

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