Southwest Nights (Semiautomatic Sorceress Book 1) by Kal Aaron & Michael Anderle

Author:Kal Aaron & Michael Anderle [Aaron, Kal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Lyssa lay on her bed in her regalia. Her mask was on her nightstand. She had spent most of the day in bed, trying to heal her ribs. Between the Night Goddess and healing herbs, they were now in one piece, though she still needed painkillers to do anything useful.

She would be fine by tomorrow. Any thoughts she had about luck giving her more time to recover died when her burner phone rang with the expected call.

Lyssa grabbed her mask and put it on since the vocal filter wouldn’t activate without it. “Reed, I’ve had a crap day, so I hope you have something useful for me about Alvarez and the shards. I don’t want another ‘Hey, I totally led you on’ deal like last month.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Reed replied. “I’m here to help you out. You have to trust me.”

Lyssa snorted. “I trust you to give me information in exchange for money. Nothing more, nothing less.”

“Then we’re on the same page.” Reed laughed. “I ain’t gonna piss off a Sorceress, especially one with a temper like yours.”

“Until you can make enough money doing it.”

“That would be an interesting day.” Reed clucked his tongue. “But I get you, and I’ve got you, so let’s get down to business.”

“That would be nice.” Lyssa sat up. There was something ridiculous about being in her full regalia, including mask, in bed, but it wasn’t like Reed could see her.

“You know about the Lone Five Stars?” Reed asked.

“A little.” Lyssa frowned. “They’re a big organized crime group out of Texas. I don’t know much about them other than that.”

“All you Sorcs have tunnel vision,” Reed whined. “It’s always about the magic for you. It’s going to bite you in the ass.”

His observation applied more to her than to the Society in general. The Society had had its hand in many aspects of the Shadow community in the past, including using influence on certain criminal groups. She’d found it repugnant, but through the centuries, the argument had always been that no one could eliminate all corruption, so it was better to have a hand in guiding it to minimize its excesses. The Society had allegedly pulled away from such groups by the twentieth century, but most people doubted that.

“Get to the point before I eat your soul,” Lyssa said.

“You’re joking, right?” Reed asked.

“Maybe,” Lyssa growled. “Do you want to find out?”

“You ain’t gonna do that over the phone. You can’t.”

“Says who? You? You’re a sorcery expert now?”

“Okay, okay. Calm down.” Reed let out a mirthless laugh. “The Lone Five Stars ain’t just about Texas anymore. Yeah, they’re from Texas, but their reach stretches all over the Southwest. Some of the guys at the top are as smart as they are ruthless, and the word is they’re trying to grab the best of the best from other gangs. They don’t care about where you’re from or who you are, just that you can take orders and keep your mouth shut and do your job.”

“They’re the UN of organized crime.

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