Hypnotizing Beat by Katherine McIntyre

Author:Katherine McIntyre [McIntyre, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

They had only walked paces out of the Otherworld exit when an unknown brownie stepped into view. Based on the way he glowered at them, he wasn’t here to offer a polite escort out of the casino.

Danica gritted her teeth. Her feet were bloodied and bare, her limbs throbbed, and she needed to find an open mic show to tap some energy like no one’s business, because hers was zapped. To make matters worse, all her weapons lay back in the bag she’d tucked in the food court.

Trevor’s shoulders tensed, and his brows furrowed. “Crags, what are you doing here?” he asked. Based on the tension in his voice, their association wasn’t old bar buds.

Danica didn’t let her guard down. She began inching to the side away from the wall. The guy didn’t pack on the heft and stature of a redcap—quite the opposite. If she got the chance to dart past him, she’d seize it. Except Trevor now had the mirror, and she couldn’t leave him or her bargaining chip for freedom behind.

“Do you need to ask?” Crags stepped forward, knives gleaming in both hands. “You’re not going to make it past here, Trevor. Hand over Tymarch’s mirror and I’ll spare you.”

A caustic laugh rolled from Trevor’s throat. “On a first name basis now? Next you’ll tell me you’re sucking his cock every night.”

“He’s a good master,” Crags responded, those thick brows tugging together with his frown. “If you’d stayed instead of escaping, maybe you could be enjoying a comfortable life instead of this desperate on the run business you’ve been about.”

“If I had stayed,” Trevor growled, something deep and animalistic in his voice, “I would still be in the cage, waiting in the dark for hours until the next time the bastard needed to use my abilities.”

Bile rose in Danica’s throat. She’d heard stories of what life was like for Alberich’s menagerie, and she knew they didn’t have picnics and afternoon tea, but the words from his lips with that expression on his face cemented the terror deep inside her. He had suffered more than anyone—human, hunter, or fae—ever should.

“Look, just hand over the mirror,” Crags responded, a tension in his tone that set Danica’s nerves on edge. “I’ll overlook your outstanding bounty—both of yours. You can stay on the run.”

Trevor lifted his brow. Even though Crags arrived armed with knives, there were two of them and one of him. She’d weather some cuts if it meant escape. Trevor glanced to her, the same understanding gleaming in his eyes. Getting the mirror out was worth the risk of charging the brownie.

“I wouldn’t run,” Crags continued, those dark, gimlet eyes sparking with a knowing light. “You won’t get far before Alberich’s employees arrive. I sent them the alert, which means they know you have the mirror. Even with the chaos brewing out there, they understand the brand of loyalty he commands.”

“Sure, fear and terror leave such wonderful memories,” Trevor drawled, rolling his shoulders. He took one step forward, then another.

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