Rise of Winter by Charlotte A Harper

Author:Charlotte A Harper
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-03-30T04:00:00+00:00

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They left in the morning. Before they went, they both said goodbye to Quinn on her front porch in the alleyway.

“You might just have saved our lives,” said Jane, looking at Quinn and noticing how her skin looked particularly blue this morning.

“I think it’s safe to say that you did,” said Damion.

“I said we’re even last night, so you don’t owe me anything. But I am going to take this” Quinn leaned forward and kissed Jane full on the lips. The kiss was full of passion and Jane found herself too in shock to do anything but stand there and take it until Quinn pulled back.

“I’ve wanted to do that ever since I met you. Even more so after I heard the two of you last night.” Jane blushed before she could stop herself. Quinn shot a quick glance in Damion’s direction. “I hope you don’t mind.”

Damion looked back with a fair amount of confusion on his face. “Not at all” he said, clearly in a daze from what he just witnessed. “If you really don’t mind, perhaps then if you ever come back this way, we can do a little more of that. Maybe with the three of us?” She presented a sly smile at the two of them. Jane still reeling from the kiss, chocked out a “maybe.”

“Sounds like a date. See you.” She closed the door, leaving Jane and Damion looking at one another in utter bemusement.

“What was that?” said Damion, no anger in his voice, just curiosity and maybe even a hint of eagerness as well.

“I don’t know” she said. “It wasn’t bad though.”

“I was just thinking the same thing.” Damion gave an embarrassed cough as he turned away from her. “We should get going. Hopefully, they’ve left this area and are busy searching another.”

They made their way quickly through the streets which were covered in a thin layer of fog this morning, something Jane was grateful for. Any reduced visibility on their part, was to their advantage. The crossed a bridge, its stone walkway casting a shadow on the river that ran below. They ran up the street, pushing past several vendors who were out early to make their case for their cheap goods and sub-par food. They turned a corner and Jane recognized the street and subsequent ramp at its end that led to the platform where their ship was docked. She felt relief at seeing the Winter’s Edge, a relief which quickly turned to panic when she realized it was surrounded by armed men. Bernard Winter had gotten here first.

“Hey Damion?” said Jane as they both looked at their captured ship with a certain amount of hopelessness.

“Yes?” said Damion. It was an empty word that hung in the air.

“I really hate your father,” she said. He turned to look at her.

“Welcome to the club.”

Jane bit her lip and tried to think of what their next move could be. Nothing came to her and for the first time, she wondered if they were all out of choices.

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