Hidden Goddess (Shadows of the Immortals Book 4) by Marina Finlayson

Author:Marina Finlayson [Finlayson, Marina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Finesse Solutions
Published: 2017-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

10

We hit a takeaway joint for dinner once it got dark. Syl got a funny look from the guy behind the counter when she asked him why there were no motorboats on the city’s canals.

“Shapers won’t allow them,” he said. “Too noisy.”

Figured. Watershapers didn’t need them, so why would they make life easier for the others who lived in their city? We saw one as we walked back to the motel beside a well-lit canal. Or, at least, we saw his boat. It was a large cruiser, with a group of people drinking champagne on the rear deck. A small wave rose up behind the boat, constantly renewed, pushing it down the canal at a great rate, leaving the other muscle-operated rowboats and punts rocking in its wake.

At midnight, we figured it was late enough to make our move. The city was considerably quieter as we took to the road. We turned off before we reached the house, and parked near an access point to the canal. Cerberus leapt down from the tray when we got out. The car rocked almost as much when his weight left it as those little boats had.

We were in the parking lot of a small park. A children’s playground loomed out of the darkness, deserted now, of course. A few scattered trees probably provided nice shady picnicking spots during the day.

I patted my pocket to make sure I had the key to the collars still. My knives were in their sheaths, and I had my lock picks in another pocket. Ready to rock and roll. We headed to the water’s edge and followed it toward the house we wanted, moving easily in the dark.

A tall fence ran right to the canal’s edge, dividing the park from the house next door. We hung out over the canal as we swung carefully around the end of the fence. I wondered how Cerberus would manage, but he solved the problem by leaping the fence instead, clearing it with room to spare. There were no lights showing inside the house. Either they were all asleep or there was no one home. Some of these places were probably only holiday homes and not their owners’ main residence, rich as they were.

The fence on the far side of the property ran right out into the water, and stood well above even Lucas’s head. He cursed as he looked up at it. “I’m a wolf, not a bloody monkey.”

Syl eyed the water doubtfully. Most cats hated getting wet, and she was no exception. Sure, she could take such a long shower that she used all the hot water in our little tank in the apartment, but cold water was a no-no. “Looks like it’s climb or swim.”

He grumbled, but managed to scramble over with a running start. But when we arrived at the other side of the property and found an even taller fence extending out into the water, he growled and turned around.

“Where are you going?” Syl hissed.

My night vision was good, since I had connected with Cerberus to boost it.

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