Forever Together (The Undead Detective Agency Book 4) by Shelby Rhodes

Author:Shelby Rhodes [Rhodes, Shelby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

Scarlett tried to keep the blush off her cheeks when she slipped her arm through Min-ji’s and clung to her. She didn’t think she succeeded, but oh well. Scarlett glanced at the decorations in the trees as they walked past. Octavius really had gone all out this year. She had a feeling that next year would be worse.

“So, who are we looking for?” Min-ji asked, smiling down at her…which caused the blush she’d been attempting to fight off to spring forward. Damn pale skin…

She cleared her throat and tried to appear unaffected. “A man named Fedric Noric. He’s out here in the woods somewhere.”

“I see.”

“There is someone hidden up ahead. Perhaps, it is him?”

Min-ji hummed in response.

Right as they neared, the person appeared out of nowhere, a flash of fire shooting out above them as the man dressed as a witch let out an eerie laugh. Scarlett instinctively bent her head down a bit, but otherwise didn’t react. Fire and zombies did not mix.

“Are you Fedric?” Min-ji asked.

The witch—as he was a witch in species not just costume—stood there for a minute, looking shocked that neither of them had reacted.

Scarlett sighed. “Yes or no?”

His eyes narrowed on her. “I am? And you are?”

“Owner of the estate that way.” Scarlett pointed to the right, feeling slightly bored by this conversation already.

“There’s been a murder. One of the other performers, Kristof,” Min-ji drawled.

Fedric gasped, eyes widening in shock. “Kristof is dead?” He then frowned and shrugged. “Well, it makes sense, I suppose. His perfectionist qualities were annoying at times. Always so full of himself. Thought himself better than others.”

Apparently, that shock…had not been out of sadness.

“I take it that you two did not get along?” Min-ji mused, sounding just as bored as Scarlett felt.

It was odd, yet pleasing, how similar they were. Not that she didn’t like the differences of those around her. Octavius wasn’t a thing like her, but she loved him.

“Oh, that’s why you are here. You think I did it? No. I rarely interacted with the naga. He didn’t like me much. But I fear that’s just his bad taste,” Fedric said haughtily.

Scarlett smirked. “And why didn’t he like you? Difference of opinion or your attitude?”

“What are you implying?” the male witch asked with a sniff.

“It’s a simple question. Just answer it.”

Fedric scoffed. “Zombies sure aren’t as well trained as they used to be.”

Scarlett’s eyes widened. “Excuse me?”

He ignored her, his gaze flicking to Min-ji. “You should really tighten the reins on your familiar. Her species needs special care and discipline, or they will constantly embarrass you in public.”

Scarlett’s arm slipped free of Min-ji’s. And when her hands started to shake, she balled them into fists to stop it. To stop all of it…her anger…the memories…

‘Special care’, he said… What he really meant was abuse, manipulation…humiliation. Just them doing whatever they can to break her kind down into silent, unquestioning slaves.

This witch was like all those monsters she had met before.

But…Min-ji wasn’t… She looked at the female witch and found her looking back, eyes filled with anger and worry.

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