Night Shift Dragons (DFZ Book 3) by Rachel Aaron

Author:Rachel Aaron [Aaron, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aaron/Bach
Published: 2020-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

It was a good thing the DFZ considered this arena stuff top priority, because completing the setup for my dad’s plan took a huge chunk out of my cash card and the rest of the afternoon. In a perfect world, we would have gone to the Skyways for everything, but the upper levels were way too risky after last night’s attack. Fortunately, you could find anything in the Underground if you looked hard enough, and by the time we returned to my apartment for final preparations, we were all set. I just wished I could say the same for myself.

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” I asked nervously, staring at the ridiculously ruffled—and ridiculously expensive—dress I’d just pulled out of its garment bag. “It seems reckless, and that’s saying something coming from me.”

“‘Good’ and ‘bad’ are meaningless distinctions,” my father replied, tying his deep-blue tie perfectly without even looking in the mirror. “It’s a practical idea with a good chance of success. That’s what matters.”

I bit my lip. Despite the staggering number on the price tag still dangling from his sleeve, my dad’s severe black suit was a lot cheaper looking than his usual. It was a huge upgrade from his vending machine clothes, though. My dad looked so much more like himself in a suit and tie, it was actually making me nervous. That said, there was definitely something different about him. Something very not “Great Yong of Korea,” and that worried me.

“It just feels crazy,” I pushed, picking up my own costume, a pale-pink dress that looked like something you’d see on the “classy” kid at a child’s beauty pageant. Just looking at it made me feel ridiculous, which was why we’d picked it. The dress was the exact type of thing I used to wear all the time to all my father’s various parties and events. If his plan was going to work, we both had to look the part.

“We’ve been working so hard to keep you hidden,” I went on. “Now we’re going to walk into the Gameskeeper’s office like nothing’s happened? Not to be a doubter, but I don’t see how that’s going to end in anything other than catastrophe.”

“It’s a calculated risk,” Yong said, carefully biting the tag off his jacket with his sharp teeth. “Last night’s attack proves we’re out of time to be timid. Up until last night, I considered White Snake to be our primary concern. As my sister, she has the strongest claim to my territory, but no one would accept her as Dragon of Korea without proof that I was dead. In that scenario, staying out of sight until I recovered was the most logical strategy. Now that we’ve learned she’s run away with her tail between her legs, though, we’re in an entirely different situation. With White Snake out of the picture, Korea is fair game for whomever is strong enough and bold enough to claim it. Assuming the whelp was telling the truth last night, the vultures are already circling.

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