Hexmaker (Hexworld Book 2) by Jordan L. Hawk

Author:Jordan L. Hawk [Hawk, Jordan L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Jordan L. Hawk
Published: 2016-10-14T00:00:00+00:00

Mal sat on the edge of his bed, sipping a cup of tea. His bed—it seemed like such a luxury, still. Almost as much as the tea set, painted with hexes to keep the contents hot.

The apartment was surprisingly lonely without Owen to keep him company. He’d grown used to having his witch around.

Once Owen got married, though, he probably wouldn’t have much time for Mal. Not with a wife, and eventually children.

No sense brooding over it. Mal had known what he was getting into when he agreed to bond with Owen. Besides, a little bit of loneliness was a small price to pay for his own bed, and fancy clothes, and not having to wonder where his next meal was coming from.

Still, it would be nice to spend some time together now. Take advantage of their arrangement. Mal had made a detour between the Coven and the Folly that evening. Bertie had seemed dubious when Mal asked him to wait outside the pharmacy, but the last thing Mal wanted was half the MWP gossiping about his private life.

The pharmacist hadn’t so much as blinked, of course. The contents of the box were sold as medical devices, and hell, maybe someone even used them that way. A second stop at a hardware store had secured a length of rope.

Owen was in for a treat. If he ever came home.

It had been just as well Owen wasn’t with him this evening, though. He’d caught sight of Sophie, loitering just outside The Folly when he and Bertie arrived. After saying goodnight to Bertie, he’d waited a few minutes, then slipped back out into the street himself.

He hadn’t gone out of shouting distance of the guard, of course, or down an alley where he might be cornered. Sophie had just winked at him and passed a small package, before going her own way. He’d sauntered back into The Folly less than five minutes after leaving, and had a leisurely dinner of coq au vin in the restaurant before returning to the apartment.

Only then had he taken out and unwrapped the package she’d given him. Inside was a replica of the necklace he was meant to steal, glittering with glass diamonds. He couldn’t even imagine how much the real thing must be worth. Even if the necklace was broken up into its component gems and sold off, it would represent a small fortune. Whole, it would be worth a large one.

There was a note with it, too, telling him where to meet Sophie once he had the necklace. That he burned in the fireplace, all the while trying not to think too hard about what he was planning to do. Of course, Owen would be furious if he found out…but he wouldn’t. No one would learn what had happened for years to come.

Everything would be fine. He’d give Madam Galpern what she wanted, and she’d give him what he needed. He was trying to save his own life and bring a killer to justice. There was no reason to feel guilty.

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