Skin Deep (Laura Blackstone, Book 1) by Mark Del Franco

Author:Mark Del Franco [Franco, Mark Del]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Washington (D.C.), Druids and Druidism, Blackstone; Laura (Fictitious character), Magic, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Fairies, Contemporary, General, Fiction, Disguise, Mystery Fiction, Undercover operations, Epic, (The first book in the Laura Blackstone series), Laura Blackston
Publisher: Ace
Published: 2011-01-28T08:31:14+00:00

He nodded. “I had to know if I could trust Janice, so I imprinted on her. I was watching Gianni tonight, too, when I saw you park. I thought you were scoping out Blume’s meeting, but when you followed Gianni, I followed you.”

“Where did you get the medallion?” Terryn asked.

Sinclair picked up the chain and rubbed the medallion. “My grandfather made it. He didn’t like the human tendency to kill what it doesn’t understand. He thought I would have an easier time in life if people thought I was fully human. He was afraid if anyone knew about me, I would be studied like an insect. Much like this moment, I imagine.”

“We’re not examining you, Jono. We’re talking,” said Laura.

“Interrogating,” he said.

“Fine. Call it that. But you have to understand the position this puts us in-puts me in. Lives would be at risk if people knew what I do.”

“My life feels at risk right now,” he said.

We can’t let him go, Terryn sent.

There has to be another way, she sent back.

“Who are you working for?” Terryn asked.

Sinclair shook his head. “I’m done. I told you about the medallion because you would have found it anyway. We’re even. You keep your mouths shut. I’ll do the same.”

“Why should we trust you?” Terryn asked.

He shrugged. “Why should I trust you?”

They stared at each other across the table. A pit formed in Laura’s stomach. This is what she had always feared would happen to her someday, glamours removed, trapped in a room, and interrogated.

When that day came, she would pay the price for years of lies and betrayal.

“We have more to lose than you do,” said Terryn.

Sinclair snorted. “Sure. My life’s not worth much, right?”

Laura glared. “That’s not what he meant. If we expose you, you can disappear and start over. If you expose me, I might manage to stay alive, but there will be political ramifications. You’ll probably become a target, too. There will be angry people who will blame you and be a lot more relentless in looking for you than anyone you’ll have to deal with if we expose you.”

“Now that’s a subtle threat,” he said.

Laura shrugged. “Those are the facts, Sinclair. I’m not happy you’re in this position either. I wish I had never met you. But I have to tell you, if you expose me, I will not stand in the way of anyone who wants to kill you. I might even help.”

He smiled. “Does this mean you’ll say no if I ask you to dinner?”

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