Sloth (The Damning Book 4) by Katie May

Author:Katie May [May, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Expresso Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

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I left Dair a few hours later, when the sun had finally disappeared completely and a silvery streak of moonlight bathed the forest in white.

I kept one hand on my dagger as I ventured down the familiar pathway, back towards Paco’s shed-cottage-deathtrap.

What the fuck was even happening with my life? These people had come…for me? Why? Was it because of what I did at the Bloody Carnival? What would the kings think of this?

Those thoughts plagued me as I picked up my pace, suddenly desperate to find my men and lose myself in their embraces. The memory of my coupling with Jax had heat rising to my cheeks, though I bit down on my lip to stop the girly smile that wanted to emerge. That urge to smile faded when I thought about what was waiting for me.

What did we do about these humans? Would Paco allow them to remain on his land? Would he tell the kings? Bash seemed adamant that he didn’t give a shit enough about the world to do anything, but I wasn’t so certain. That mage… He’d once held absolute power. It ran through his veins and permeated his very soul. He couldn’t just switch it off, despite his eccentricity. Still, we needed him, needed his power and potions, and until we received what we wanted, we had to remain on his good side.

I was so lost in my thoughts that my brain almost failed to register the pounding of footsteps breaking branches. I ducked behind a tree, my dagger extended, and waited until the figure passed my hiding space, heading in the direction I knew Dair still to be.

Before the stranger could take another step, I leapt forward and placed the blade against his neck.

“Who the fuck are you?” I demanded.

“Let go of me,” a decidedly feminine voice squealed, struggling in my arms. I stared at the back of her thrashing head before releasing her. She stumbled, curses spilling from her lips, before spinning around to face me. One glance in her young, elfin face confirmed she was human, though I’d already suspected as much. Unlike the nightmares, she didn’t emit any power.

Rocking back on the balls of my heels, I nonchalantly dropped the blade back into the waistband of my pants. Despite lowering my weapon, I wasn’t relaxed.

Not at all.

But I didn’t need a dagger to kill her if the need arose. My hands were plenty capable.

With her face shrouded in darkness, it took me a few tries to make out her features. The moonlight illuminated a pasty, freckled face surrounded by stringy red hair. She was probably a few years older than myself, though her face had a sickly tint to it that made her appear younger. Her bones stood out prominently beneath her translucent skin, almost as if she hadn’t eaten a full meal in days.

A pang took up residence in my chest, and I instinctively brought my fist to my heart and began to rub at it. I remembered far too well how it felt to go hungry.

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