Heart of the Thief by Katerina Martinez

Author:Katerina Martinez [Martinez, Katerina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Supernal Publishing
Published: 2019-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

“You son of a bitch,” I growled, “You told him?”

I’d blind-sided Axel as he went to enter his room. One of his bodyguards went to turn his gun on me, but my blood was running hot. I flicked my wrist at him and fired a stunning spell straight into his chest.

He went down hard. Luckily his finger hadn’t been sitting around the trigger, otherwise there would’ve been a bunch of bullet-holes in the walls and ceiling. A second bodyguard raced up behind the first and raised his gun, but Axel put his hand up.

“Stop!” he yelled. The guard didn’t fire, but he kept the business end of that gun trained on me. That was fine. I was ready to bring the full might of the Tempest on him if he decided to go against his boss’ orders. “What are you talking about?” Axel asked.

“Your dad,” I said, “You told him about Karim, didn’t you? Why?”

“No, I didn’t. Wait, have you spoken to my father?”

“Oh, yeah, we had an awesome chat just a few hours ago where he threatened to kill my entire team for no good reason. I suppose you don’t know anything about that either, though, do you?”

My heart was pounding, and I was seeing red. That guard was gonna get it if he tried to be a hero. There was no way any of his bullets would touch me if he started shooting, but they’d find their way back to him. I tried to assure him as much with a cold, hard stare.

“Alright, everyone needs to calm down,” Axel said. He turned to look at his bodyguard. “Stand down, and get him out of here.”

“I can’t do that,” the guard said, “I’m under orders to neutralize her if she poses a threat to you or this house.”

“And I’m overriding those orders, or don’t you think I have just as much authority as my father does?”

The guard glanced at him, then looked over at me, and with that he’d said enough. No. Axel clearly didn’t have as much authority as his father did around here. I could see his jaw clenching as the realization came to him. His eyes narrowed, his nostrils flared, and without a moment’s hesitation, he pressed his fingers against the guard’s neck.

The guard’s eyes rolled up, his mouth sagged, and a little drool slipped past his lips. “Take him back to the barracks,” Axel said, “And the next time I give you an order, you follow it.”

I could feel Axel’s magic as it entered this world. It was like a hum, a kind of vibration that bounced against your chest. Blinking repeatedly and rubbing his eyes like he’d just woken up from a deep sleep, the as-of-yet healthy guard picked his friend up and carried him down the stairs without a fuss, leaving Axel and me alone outside of his bedroom door. It was brave of him to let himself be near me, considering the state I was in. I was ready to wage

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