Onyx Elixir: Mixologists and Pirates Book Five by Kay Frost

Author:Kay, Frost
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Renegade Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

7

Never make a deal with the devil

Allie blinked at herself in the mirror. Lord Almighty, her eyes stung.

She leaned a little closer to the glass, staring at her red-rimmed eyes. There was no trace of the contacts she’d put in. They blended seamlessly to her blue irises. She wiped at her burning eyes; they kept watering. Even though she couldn’t feel the contacts, her brain was still telling her that there was something foreign in her eyes that shouldn’t be there.

She exhaled and tried not to squirm as she stared at her reflection. Was Sloven watching her right now? The hair at the base of her neck rose at the thought, but so did her anger. Allie smiled dangerously and gestured rudely at her reflection. Her hands settled on the edge of the vanity as she leaned even closer to the mirror, the tip of her nose almost grazing the glass.

“Listen here, you evil bastard. I’m doing what you want, but I don’t like it. I’m going to make your life so miserable, you’ll be begging me to leave you alone.”

She half-expected Sloven to answer her back and almost jumped a foot off the floor when Jer banged on the door. “You almost done in there? You’re taking forever.”

Allie placed a hand over her racing heart. “I’m almost done, wench. Wait your turn.”

“Yeah, yeah,” Jer grumbled, padding away from the bathroom door.

Allie patted the moisture from her eyes and glanced at the mirror one last time. The redness at least covered the hideous black bags that had taken permanent residence underneath her eyes. Last night had been brutal. She touched the velvet ribbon around her throat and lifted the heart-shaped bottle from inside her shirt. Whatever the onyx liquid was, it had about killed her, but when she woke, she’d felt a million times better.

She nestled the vial between her boobs and squared her shoulders. She could do this.

Allie exited the bathroom and slipped on her coat as Jer rounded the corner.

“About time,” Jer grumbled, slipping into the bathroom.

“Oh, stop being a baby,” Allie teased. “You and I both know no matter how long you stay in that bathroom, your hair isn’t going to be tamed.”

A snort. “Well, isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black.”

She giggled nervously and trembled as she tried to button her coat. Her nerves were getting the best of her. “There’s a difference. Your hair won’t be tamed, but mine defies gravity.”

“Mmmmhmmm … you working tonight?”

“Yep,” Allie called as she slipped on her little blue flats. “See you later.”

“Bye!” Jer called as Allie slipped out the door.

The sleek apartment door hissed shut behind her, and she paused to stare at Virgil casually leaning nearby. So, he was her guard for the day. A laugh escaped her. Despite their best efforts, Sloven had already gotten to her, and no one had a clue. Goodness gracious, she was unlucky. Luck seemed to hate her.

The alien gave her a big wrinkly smile. “You ready to go, Miss Allie?”

She nodded and followed the alien blob down the hall.

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