How to Rattle an Undead Couple (The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy Book 9) by Hailey Edwards

Author:Hailey Edwards [Edwards, Hailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Ten

Lethe woke me with her flailing limbs, and once I registered that, it came as no surprise Linus had chosen to set up camp in his old bedroom. She bit him once for waking her, and he never forgot it. Though bedroom wasn’t accurate these days. Over time, we had transformed it into an upstairs office. There was a sofa, for the rare occasions when Linus catnapped while I was at work or on patrol, but he didn’t require much sleep. He tended to save those hours to spend with me, and I wasn’t complaining.

Hovering in the doorway, I watched the muscles flex in his back as he bent over his laptop.

“I can feel you watching me,” he murmured, glancing over his shoulder. “How did you sleep?”

“I can’t tell if LJ or Lethe kicked me in the bladder, but tonight is already off to a rocky start.”

Sliding back from his desk, he rose and crossed the room to me. “I’m sorry to hear that.”

“It’s not your fault.” I looped my arms behind his neck. “I never sleep well without you.”

Even when he stayed up all day, his fingers clicking softly on his laptop’s keys, I rested better knowing he was safe beside me.

“Lethe looked comfortable.” He ducked his head. “I thought it for the best she remain that way.”

Tickling his ribs, I grinned when I stole a laugh from him. “You’re not chicken, are you?”

“Chicken implies I’m afraid. I prefer to consider it due caution.”

“Very wise.” I drew him down for a kiss. “How did you spend your day?”

“Let’s head downstairs for breakfast, and I’ll give you an update.”

“That’s an offer I can’t refuse.” I rubbed my hands together. “What did you make me?”

“The smoothie is from me,” he admitted. “The rest will be Corbin’s doing.”

Taking his arm, I let him help me down the stairs. “Since when does Corbin cook?”

“He wanted to apologize,” Linus explained. “He’s not being evasive on purpose.”

“Let me guess.” I exhaled. “He signed an NDA.”

“Yes.”

“Even though your mother promised to exempt him?”

“So it would seem.”

“I really, really hate those things.”

“Trust, unfortunately, can’t be bought.” He guided her into the kitchen. “NDAs, magical or otherwise, are a requirement to work in sensitive fields. The contractors must accept the terms.” The corner of his mouth twitched. “They are, however, headache-inducing if you find yourself on the wrong side of one.”

“Have we ever been on the right side of one?” From their time working for Lacroix, Lethe and Hood had learned firsthand more about my mother and the father I had never met than I would ever piece together, but they couldn’t tell me a thing. “Every time we bump into this, it’s like smacking face-first into a brick wall.”

“That’s what happens when you make friends who work in law enforcement and personal security.”

We entered the kitchen, and he settled me at the bar before opening the fridge to retrieve my smoothie with an extra dose of Vitamin L that had me wetting my lips in anticipation.

Exercising my extreme maturity, I stuck my tongue out at his back.

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