Sharpest Edge: Mercenaries and Magic by Alessa Thorn

Author:Alessa Thorn [Thorn , Alessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thornstar Publishing Pty Ltd
Published: 2022-02-04T16:00:00+00:00

18

Silas woke the following morning with Izabella curled into his side. He had slept a lot the previous day. Izabella woke him up to feed him again before they watched a movie and went back to bed.

It was domestic and comfortable in a way that made him love her more. She had never been hard to hang around, and they had always enjoyed comfortable silence. Silas had to admit, the quiet was a lot nicer when he could have his arms around her.

Maybe don't get too used to it until you know she wants you permanently. It was too late for that. He was too far gone.

Silas was still embarrassed that he had cried in front of her, but Izabella hadn't made him feel lesser for it.

They walked hand in hand until Athena's warehouse came into view. Izabella stopped walking and tugged him into a side street.

"What's wrong—" Silas began. Izabella silenced him with her lips. Silas wrapped an arm around her, pulling her closer and plundering her mouth. They were breathless when they pulled apart minutes later.

"What was that for?" he asked.

"I just wanted to taste you on my lips today, that's all," Izabella replied, cheeks flushed with color.

Silas shook his head. "Damn, Bella, you're dangerous when that romantic streak comes out."

"You don't like it?" she asked with a teasing smile. Silas loved that smile; it made everything in the world seem a little less shit.

"I don't like the hard-on I'm going to be dealing with all day."

Izabella laughed and danced out of his reach. "Come on, Jefe, let's see what Julian has sent us."

Athena was up and pacing when they arrived. She looked like she hadn't slept, but at least she was calm.

"Hey, Dad," she said, hugging him tightly. The fact she wanted to be hugged was a good indication she was still raw about what had happened the day before. Silas held her and rubbed her back.

"Hey, kiddo. Any idea what Julian's up to?" he asked.

"Nah. He'll be here soon, though." Athena looked at Izabella and back to Silas, her head tilting curiously. "So, Iz, the camera signal came from Toulouse?"

Silas took the opportunity to slip away to see Kon. He was in his office, nose in a book where it was most days.

"How is she?" Silas asked from the doorway.

Kon looked up, blinking rapidly to come back to the present. "As good as she can be. She's worried about whether or not she killed everyone the night you found her. I've been looking through Liddell's stuff, trying to find the magic he used to get everyone to kill each other."

"Any luck?"

Kon shook his head. "No. There's nothing here. Maybe we were wrong. Maybe there was magic used in Russia and that one trip I took to Ireland, but it wasn't something that made people attack themselves. Did you suspect she was responsible when you found her?"

Silas nodded. "Yeah, I did, but I dismissed it because of the weird smell and vibe in the air. I didn't know it was magic at the time.

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