Sil in a Dark World: A Paranormal Love-Hate Story by Brindi Quinn

Author:Brindi Quinn [Quinn, Brindi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Paranormal Romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

It’s possible my mark is reachable after all.

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Lady Libido stands eating yogurt and looking illegal in the kitchen. “I heard you up there last night. Messing around,” she says to me. There is a forlorn aura about her. “If you want company . . .”

I shake the cereal box in my hand vigorously, so as to block out any propositions the aged thing may be making. Sil comes to the rescue, trotting down the stairs, wide-eyed and rabbity. “I’ve got to get to morning practice, Wayst. You ready?”

Ready to get away from the matron succubus. As we pass, said succubus licks the end of her spoon much more erotically than necessary. Shudder.

“When’s she leaving anyway?” I ask once we are safely outside into the overcast morn.

“Actually tonight, I think. My cousin Tally’s coming this week.”

Another traveller? “Why is your family in constant motion?” I ask tiredly. “Are all human households like that?”

“Nope. Just ours. My family likes to roam.” And faraway Sil goes. What’s she ruminating on in that undersized brain of hers, I wonder.

She doesn’t say. Not on the way to morning practice, nor after. I meet her at the door of the blocky school and together we make strides to the classroom.

“What do you think of him, Sil?” I ask while pointing to a clean-shaven mortal ahead of us in the hall.

“Think of him?”

“Would you like to taste him?”

“As in kiss?”

Sure. If that’s what she takes it as.

“Nope.” Sil is sure of it. Her mouth curls downward at the thought.

“What about him?” I gesture to an angst-ridden boy with long hair and patched jeans.

“Naw.”

We make a game out of it.

“Him?”

“Nope.”

“Her?”

“Nope.”

“Just me?”

At this point, Sil stops to scrutinize my lips. After a sincere moment – “Guess so,” she says with a shrug.

“Really?”

“What do you want me to say, demon boy? If I had to take my pick, I’d pick no one. But if I was forced to make a decision, I guess kissing you wasn’t so bad.”

I’ll take it. My lips curve upward at the thought. Any daydreaming is halted abruptly, though, when Chif the tick comes pestering. “Tran-a-lan! Last time I saw you, we were conjuring spirits!”

“That was last night, Chif.”

“So it was.” He rubs his jaw with leisure. “So I was thinking if you aren’t doing anything after school, my buddy and I are gonna head to –”

I put up a hand. “I’m going to have to stop you right there. I assure you that anything you offer will be turned down.”

“Harsh, man.”

Sil pushes on ahead. Her fat teammate is flagging her over. Chif catches me as I watch her go. “Ah,” he says. “I gotcha. Right on. You’re gonna kick it with Sil tonight, aren’t you?” He doesn’t stall for long enough for me to answer. “No, no. I understand. Just remember our agreement. You can play the outcast as long as you share your findings with the masses.”

That won’t be happening.

He takes his seat behind me. “Godspeed, Tran.”

The teacher at the front begins his garble. I do not hear him.

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