Paid In Full by Rachel Rawlings

Author:Rachel Rawlings [Rawlings, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“What in the absolute fuck?” Dane peeled out of the cemetery, a cloud of dust and gravel in our wake. “Where to?”

“Mt. Royal.”

We were out of moves and out of ideas – the tavern was the only place we could go. The only place still neutral. If the Principles or their little assassin wanted to take us out, they’d at least have to wait until we left the bar. It wasn’t much, but it would buy us some time.

“We can’t stay in the bar forever.” Dane flicked on the headlights when we hit paved road, checking his rearview more than once to ensure we weren’t being followed.

Not that they wouldn’t find us.

“We can stay as long as we want. There’s alcohol, peanuts, a little fruit for the mixed drinks, and alcohol. Everything we need to survive.”

I wasn’t entirely joking. Raising my butt off the seat, I carefully removed the dagger wedged in my belt and set it on my lap. I took off my shirt and wrapped it around the blade, then shoved it inside my messenger bag. With one hand firmly on the wheel, Dane reached behind his seat with the other, snagged a hoodie off the seat and tossed it at me.

“We need to regroup. The Principles and their lackey bitch can’t come at us in the bar.” Risking the ticket should a cop pass us on the road, I undid my seatbelt and slipped the hoodie on, zipping it up over my tank top. “Neither can the demons. What the fuck was that thing?”

“I was kind of hoping it killed her. We’ll be exposed. They’re going to find us.” Dane slowed as we approached the art district, watching for anything resembling a winged creature.

“If she’s anything like me, she’s down but not out.” Checking the side mirror, I noticed something lurking in the alley across the street. “As long as we stay inside, the worst they can do is talk us to death.”

“This is the Principles we’re talking about – that is a very real possibility.” Nodding to acknowledge that he saw whatever was hiding in the shadows on the opposite side of the street, Dane slowly pulled up alongside the curb. “Anything?”

Referring to my internal demon alarm, Dane wanted to know if I was picking anything up. Shaking my head, I confirmed what we both suspected. Angels. Waiting in the wings. Not all that comforting when you know they aren’t there to help you.

“Make a run for it?” Dane had one hand hovering over the door handle and the other over the key in the ignition, just waiting for my decision.

“On three.” Slinging my bag over my shoulder, I started the countdown.

On my mark, we burst from the car and barreled up the stairs into the bar. For a moment everything stopped as all heads turned to see the commotion. The air vibrated as the patrons whispered about who we were, quietly questioning what we were doing there and why we looked like we’d just crawled out of the bowels of the Earth.

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