Reaping Me Softly by Kate Evangelista

Author:Kate Evangelista [Evangelista, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Published: 2012-10-28T05:00:00+00:00

Though autumn hadn’t officially called Georgia home, a fire danced in Niko’s ornate fireplace. He liked keeping the temperature in his bedroom frigid so he could enjoy the shadows a fire brought into a room. He sat cross-legged on his plaid upholstered reading chair, leafing through the pages of A Man of Peace in a World of War, a biography of Kofi Annan. He found the fascination for the man relaxing since it reminded him of Arianne blurting out a quote that saved his life.

“Boy, do I feel popular today,” Niko said. He snapped the book shut and it disappeared. A chair, matching his own, appeared opposite from where he sat. “Might as well sit down while you’re here.”

Tomas strode out of the shadows, removing his suit jacket as he went. He draped it over the chair’s back before settling into its cushions. Niko snapped and a small table with a snifter of the finest brandy materialized by Tomas’s left. His mentor picked up the glass and swirled its contents before taking a sip. He closed his eyes and sighed as the amber liquid made its way down his throat.

“You always know what I like,” Tomas said.

“Only the best for you.” Niko sat back and studied the flames. “I’m assuming you’re here because of the little incident with Janika this afternoon.”

“Travis has that handled. She’s unpredictable at the best of times.” Tomas returned the snifter to the table and mimicked Niko’s pose. “You’re still alive, so I assume she didn’t do any lasting damage.”

“Nothing I can’t handle.”

“Nikolas…”

“Get on with it.” He removed his gaze from the blaze to level it at Tomas. The golden light played over the planes of his face. “You’ve never been one to mince words with me.”

Tomas folded his arms. “Tell me about the girl, then.”

His treacherous eyebrows, a part of his anatomy he’d always been hard-pressed to control, rose. “I won’t even get a chance to play ignorant, will I?”

The older Reaper shook his head from left to right slowly. “You already mentioned her earlier. And you know you can never hide anything from me for long.”

“Oh?”

“Well, almost anything.” The lines at the sides of Tomas’s lips deepened. “I must apologize for not seeing your condition sooner. I would have helped if I’d been more observant of you. But knowing that you are all grown, and that you know what it means to be a Reaper, I assumed you’d be careful. I assume many things.”

Niko didn’t acknowledge the concern he found on the face of his mentor. He preferred to leave his lapse into depression behind him for better, sweeter things. “Have you ever been in love, Tomas?”

Regaining his composure, Tomas unfolded his arms and had them resting at his sides. “Yes. With each lifetime, I’m fortunate to find someone to share my life with. You’ve seen my wives.”

“And you loved all of them?”

Tomas nodded. “Every time I am reborn, I find that women are different. And each of my wives were perfect representatives of her time.

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