Green-Eyed Demon 3 by Jaye Wells

Author:Jaye Wells
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780316037778
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Thirty minutes later, Rhea wrapped up her debriefing of the situation to Orpheus and the Queen. Adam

sat next to his aunt, occasional y clarifying points or answering questions. I stood behind Adam like a

spectator. We’d agreed, given the Queen’s dislike of me, that it would be best for the mages to take point

on the discussion.

“Judging from the evidence you’ve presented,” Orpheus began. He stood next to the Queen, who sat

in a throne at the head of a conference table made from burled wood. Apparently the treehouse court had

state-of-the-art conferencing and computer systems, because it took no time for them to pop up on Zen’s

computer. “The best course of action would be for you to sit tight tonight. We wil send a contingent of

Pythian Guards and Fae Knights to assist you in the attack tomorrow at midnight.”

I tensed but kept my mouth shut. Adam shifted uneasily. “Sir, with al due respect, I feel that any delay

on our part would not be advisable. Lavinia is expecting us at midnight. Why not attack tomorrow

afternoon or at sundown at the latest?”

Zen spoke up from her position next to me. “Actual y, during the day won’t work, either. Tomorrow is

November 1—the Day of the Dead. The cemeteries wil be ful of families leaving flowers on the graves

of their relatives. Some cemeteries even host masses completed with brass band parades, second lines,

and picnics. If you try to attack before the cemetery closes at sundown, you’l risk human casualties

and/or police intervention.”

“Which means Orpheus’s plan is stil the best option,” Queen Maeve said. “Draw up a list of supplies

you’l need and we’l send them with the team tomorrow.”

Almost as soon as she stopped talking, Adam was ready with a rebuttal. “While I agree that waiting

until dark is probably the best option, I real y think we—”

“Who asked you to think?” the Queen snapped. “We have made our decision.”

My gut clenched for Adam. How dare that bitch belittle him like that? I jumped in. “It’s the wrong

decision,” I said in a loud, clear voice.

The Queen’s eyes widened. “You dare?”

“Sabina,” Adam said.

“No, this is bul shit. We told you what David said—”

“David? You mean the ghost you supposedly saw who claimed he was sent by the goddess Lilith?”

the Queen snorted. “Surely you don’t expect us to make battle plans based on a hal ucination.”

My mouth fel open. “You’d rather make plans based on the lies of a human who conspired against

us, then?”

“Sabina,” Orpheus said. “Stand down.”

“No, I—”

“Sabina,” Adam gritted out. The tension in his tone told me I was only making things worse.

Onscreen, the Queen’s expression went permafrost.

With a tight jaw, Adam spoke quickly. “She meant no offense, Your Magnificence. We’re al a little

tense.”

“Yes, wel , I’m sorely tempted to demand she be taken off the mission altogether for her insolence,”

the Queen said.

I tensed to speak again, but Zen grabbed my hand in warning. I looked up at her and she shook her

head hard. “Trust Adam,” she whispered so low I barely heard it.

“I’l keep her in line,” Adam said.

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