Iron Heinrich by A B Keuser

Author:A B Keuser [Keuser, A B]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-24T04:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

Mina paced back and forth in front of her fireplace and Silvia inhaled deeply, letting the incense's heady perfume relax her.

"What are we going to do about this?" She asked, turning not to her and Heinrich who sat on the fainting couch by the window, but to Ivy who had shed the outer layers of her clothing and sat in the middle of the room, legs crossed as if meditating.

When Ivy's response was a scowl, Mina let out a huff and threw her hands in the air. "And you," she pointed an accusing finger at Heinrich, "Are you sure you didn't see their face, anything identifying about them?"

"No, they wore a jackal mask and a full hood on their cloak. You're not the only one who wants to catch them."

Mina pursed her lips—today they were a delicious burgundy that made Silvia want to call for wine. Instead, she inhaled more deeply and reclined further, the movement pressed her legs against Heinrich's and he slipped a hand onto her thigh. It seemed an unconscious movement... like he'd done it a hundred times before.

Snapping her fingers in front of Silvia's face, Mina gave her a questioning glare. "Did they say anything that might help us?"

"No, that's why I thought they were you at first." She sighed and glanced from Mina to Ivy. "If it happens again, I'll try harder to get the mask off."

Ivy shook her head. "We'll find out who they are before it comes to that."

Heinrich's grip on her leg tightened momentarily. If his touch through the thick fabric of her skirt felt this good....

Mina started talking again and dragged her thoughts away. "We should start a search of the castle. Ivy, you should take the servant's quarters and the stables. The staff likes you better than they do me. They don't trust the amount of gold I wear."

Silvia sat upright. She wasn't going to sit idly by while they worked to find her attacker.

"I'll take the East wing and the ballrooms." Mina said, her mouth screwed into a frown. "If someone's in one of the guest rooms, I think I can still pretend that I got lost. I don't think anyone will expect me to have memorized the palace layout in the brief time I've been here."

"And we'll take the west." Silvia said before Mina could find someone else to do it. "I can go into any room without causing a fuss, and we both know that my mother would flip if you were to go into her chambers."

"Do you think we need to search hers?" Heinrich asked, still sitting in the rigid posture that reminded her of the iron around his waist.

"It's the one place no one would expect to find someone. Seems like a pretty reasonable place to hide if you want to avoid detection."

Mina nodded and glanced at her once more. "You're sure you don't know who it could have been?"

Shaking her head she said, “I cut them.” Motioning to the place her blade had struck. “In case that helps.

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