Genie Knows Best (Magically Ever After Book 5) by Judi Fennell

Author:Judi Fennell [Fennell, Judi]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: gems, romcom, sapphires, lantern, persian, Elizabeth Montgomery, romance, diamonds, sultan, Barbara Eden, gemstones, emeralds, animals, arabic, persia, cartoon, comical, crazy, Sahara, wishes, gold, bottled, dreams, zany, Genies, adventure, Arabia, Larry Hagman, bracelets, 1960s television, humor, sitcoms, desert, tent, middle east, morocco harem, rubies, action, magical, contemporary
Publisher: Mergenie Books
Published: 2019-06-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Goddamned lizard had some nasty claws on him, and those baby teeth were like razor blades. Obviously, dragons didn’t nurse their young.

Didn’t watch them all that closely either.

Albert jostled the treacherous little thing in his coat, the lining of which was now in shreds. So were the pockets, and the trinkets had dribbled out like bread crumbs all the way from the dragons’ house. He’d had to spend far too much time trying to hunt them down when they’d rolled away, until, ultimately, he’d just made sure no one could track him back to his hideout. It’d killed him to lose the treasures, but if he got the genie out of this, it’d all be worth it.

He would get the genie out of this. And damned soon, hopefully. The dragon might be a baby, but it was a handful.

He set the thing in the circle of bricks he’d hastily built when he’d arrived back at his hideout after snatching it. In a city full of magical beings, many of which were birds, there hadn’t been one birdcage anywhere around, so he had to make do with what he found.

Hopefully, he’d find the genie soon and could give this little Ginsu knife back to its parents.

The thing started chirping. Great. Just what he needed.

Albert tossed what was left of his jacket over the top of the pen he’d made. Birds quieted down when covered; hopefully the same principle would apply to dragons.

Luckily, it worked.

Albert leaned against the wall, shifting when his spine bumped the edge of a brick where he’d pried another one loose. He checked his pants for the thousandth time, making sure he hadn’t lost the coin or the crystal he’d put in those pockets when the dragon had made mincemeat of his jacket. They were the two treasures he couldn’t afford to lose.

Except… The obelisk was gone.

Albert yanked the coin out and shoved his hand back into the pocket so hard he ripped the fabric. He stood up, jumping in case the crystal was stuck in his pant leg.

No.

He felt around in the other pocket.

Nothing.

Son of a bitch! How was he supposed to find out where the genie was if he didn’t have the damn crystal?

Albert dropped to the ground, running his hands through the rubble and mortar he’d created when building the makeshift pen. Maybe he’d dropped it here and not along any of the hundreds of streets he’d traversed to cover his tracks all fucking night long.

Ten minutes later, all he had to show for his trouble was a pair of bloody hands, an aching back, destroyed knees, and a whiny dragon.

Albert slumped against the wall, one leg stretched out in front of him, the other bent. He rested his elbow on the bent knee, running the gold coin through his fingers. Worthless. It was worthless to him now. That damn thing didn’t work to get him where he needed to go, and it couldn’t locate the genie like the crystal. What good was it?

He contemplated chucking it across the room, but besides the noise it would make, it was still gold.

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