Kissed by Shadows_A Reverse Harem Romance Prequel by Sadie Moss

Author:Sadie Moss [Moss, Sadie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

“She’s a real bitch, sir.”

Well, hello to you too, world.

I moaned, trying to force my eyes open. They were so heavy they felt glued shut, and I could feel my pulse in my skull, every beat of my heart intensifying the pounding headache.

A voice I didn’t recognize spoke dryly. “I’m not surprised to hear you say that, Garin. You look like you got into a bar fight.”

Footsteps moved toward me. “Yeah? That’s because she took a cheap shot, that bi—”

“All. Right,” the voice snapped, and the footsteps stopped. “Play nice now, Garin. It looks like she’s about to rejoin us, and I don’t want her to get the wrong impression.”

“Yeah, Garin,” I slurred, still struggling to open my eyes. “Play nice. Wouldn’t want to have to hit you again.”

My brain felt fuzzy—dull and giddy at the same time. I knew it probably wasn’t a good idea to antagonize a demon, but there was an entire hemisphere of my brain that didn’t care about that at all right now.

The unfamiliar voice chuckled. Edgar, I guessed.

“You’ve got guts, girl. I’ll give you that. Not just stealing from me but giving two of my men a run for their money. Not many of the Blighted could manage that.”

“Yeah, only a raging b—”

“Enough, Garin!” Edgar’s voice cracked through the air, losing the friendly tone he’d had since I woke up. “If you can’t shut your mouth, take your wounded ego outside.”

“Sorry… sir,” the demon muttered, sounding mutinous. But he didn’t speak again.

“As I was saying,” Edgar continued smoothly, his voice like honey once more. “Quite impressive for a Blighted girl.”

My eyelids slowly dragged up; it took everything in me to keep them there. I wanted to tell him that fighting and thieving were skills a lot of the Blighted possessed, but I stopped myself. I wasn’t sure if that fact reflected well or poorly on us, and I didn’t want to give him any reason to stop underestimating my fellow humans.

So instead, I forced my thick tongue and numb lips to slur the word, “Thanks.”

Edgar tipped his head. I’d seen him around camp a few times since he arrived two days ago. He was a large man, even larger up close. His dark hair was slicked back, and his suit looked cheaper than he could probably afford.

“Well, I call it like I see it. How did you get past my protective spells though?”

I didn’t see any harm in answering, so I muttered, “Ward stripper.”

He nodded. “I thought as much. Those wards are impossible to break without magic. Still, that you got your hands on a ward stripper at all is impressive in itself. Did you steal it?”

I scowled at him, oddly indignant. “I bought it.”

“Must’ve cost you a pretty penny.”

“It did.” I chose not to mention the fact that I’d paid for it with stolen goods.

Edgar cocked an eyebrow. “What about the wards inside? The trip wires?”

I shrugged. “I maneuvered around them. I’m bendy.”

He leered at me, licking his lips. “Oh? Is that so?”

A sudden fear gripped my chest, shocking me out of my lingering stupor.

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