Runebreaker by Alex R. Kahler

Author:Alex R. Kahler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-09-19T11:34:24+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

His new room was definitely a downgrade.

Most of the Hunters’ barracks had been hidden belowground, the logic being that if a necromancer attacked the Guild, they’d go for the top bits first. Aidan personally thought it was stupid, and any Earth mage with half a brain would just collapse the warren of tunnels beneath the Guild and be done with it, but he hadn’t been high enough in rank for his opinion to matter at that point in the planning process.

In any case, this had clearly been one of the first rooms created. The walls and floor and ceiling were all the same flat stone, melded from the earth by magic. A single lantern sat in a nook carved into the wall, and the bed was a twin.

His last room had been in an upper level, an old office. There had been an armchair and Persian rugs and heavy throws. King-size bed. A fireplace and small liquor table. Perfect for entertaining guests.

This was basically a casket with some extra leg room.

He stared up at the ceiling, freshly showered and in pajama bottoms, Fire burning in his chest and small flames dancing through the air around him, sparkling like stars or dust motes. He didn’t know how late it was and told himself it didn’t matter. Nothing seemed to matter right now.

It wasn’t a morose thought, honestly. It filled him with anger. He should have been on a throne right now. He should have at least had a room with a window.

For a while, he considered leaving. Just packing up his shit and going back to the flat Kianna had prepared for them. Telling the whole Guild to fuck off—he’d done his time, Scotland was free and he could do what he damn well pleased.

But Kianna was right.

If he did that, he would die of boredom. He’d killed one of the Kin. He couldn’t settle for going around mopping up a few starved Howls. Where was the fun in that?

Frankly, he’d peaked. And the only way to find a new pinnacle was to head to Europe and find the next Kin. And the only way to do that was to have the support of the Guild. Once more, bureaucracy was a pain in the arse. Frustrate him though it did, he knew he couldn’t make it over there on his own. Neither he nor Kianna knew how to sail, for one thing, and the Chunnel between England and France was collapsed. And no doubt the borders were heavily guarded, to prevent more Howls or necromancers from coming over.

Kianna was right, damn her. He needed to play it smart. Needed to bow to whatever whims the Guild had for now. If only so he could influence them later.

He would get what he wanted.

He just had to be patient.

And Fire was horrible at being patient.

After a while, he became aware that he wasn’t alone in the room, but he didn’t make any movements, not right away. He recognized the feeling of eyes on his body.

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